Month: October 2015

This picture makes me smile so big. First off, the fact that both kids are in their costume and smiling. Secondly, the amazing job Rob does to capture these two on camera. Finally, we kicked off another Halloween with the …

We have been counting down for weeks in anticipation of Daddy getting to go to preschool with Cooper for Daddy pumpkin carving day. Success! They carved the sugar pumpkin that they had picked out earlier at the pumpkin patch field …

Developments: First Words! Nicholas now has a few “parents understand only” words: Up, Yes, Beer. Mama is his go to sound for when he is sad or wants a snuggle, but doesn’t necessarily mean he wants me specifically. His sign …

We joined Cooper on his first preschool field trip to a local pumpkin patch today. It was a special treat to get to do this midweek activity with Daddy too. Nothing to see here… the ground was really uneven and …

This is what a kid with a 103 degree fever looks like. I could tell he didn’t feel good when he became so relaxed in the swing he nearly fell asleep. I didn’t realize how bad it was until I …

I almost cried I was so happy. Both boys willingly put their costumes on for this Halloween party. I had the odds close to 5% to have them both in a costume on Halloween, I never dreamed it would happen …

Cooper muscling the top off of a pumpkin. We still meet weekly with our PEPS friends, but some of Cooper’s friends are in everyday preschool and can’t make it. We have added a few family weekend dates to the fall …

Cooper is taking the opportunity to nap each day with ~20% success. Most of the time he plays pretty quietly moving his books around or dumping and reloading his hamper. When he does fall asleep he looks so peaceful it …

The boys have just discovered they can reach each other in the backseat. This seems like the sweet spot when they can only reach each other if they both want to do it 🙂 A favorite afternoon activity is to …

We went to The Farm at Swan’s Trail for some pumpkin patch fun. The kids loved the slides, water games and digging in the corn kernels. We picked out our perfect pumpkins and had a great day in the sunshine. …