Gramps!

Gramps came to visit us this weekend, and the boys loved every minute of his stay. Scott was out of town for work, so my Dad was a great help to me, too! I am pretty sure he was pretty wiped out after a weekend of the boys' gymnastics, reading books, playing MANY rounds of Toy Story Yahtzee, playing choo-choo trains, cheering on the bike rider, playing outside, watching Toy Story 3 and more. We were all sad to see him go!


Gramps and Jack



Gramps and See-Saw


Gramps and the boys (in their new hoodies...thanks Gramps!)


Gramps took both boys out to select a few new toys and books. Sawyer is consumed with this new train!


Jack chose to add Jesse to his Toy Story collection. He does NOT consider her a doll, but she does seem to be very special to him!

Looking forward to seeing our Gramps again!

A bit nutty!

Sawyer loves to sing these days! One of his recent favorites is this tune from school...

I'm a nut (cracks his head)
I'm a nut (repeat)
I'm a nut (repeat yet again)
I'm nutty (makes goofy sounds with his mouth!)

As you can see from the picture, our See-Saw IS a bit nutty!

Happy Halloween!

Our first Halloween in Indiana, and what a treat it was! Jack loved sketching out the designs for our pumpkins this year, and both boys had fun carving with Daddy. Pumpkin seeds baked all weekend long in our oven, too!




Our little pumpkins!



Finally the much anticipated trick-or-treating time arrived! Our neighborhood asks everyone to make their rounds between 5 and 7, and that time couldn't come soon enough for my boys.

Sawyer, the Tiger


Jack aka. Buzz Light Year (no shock there!)



"Let's get this party, started!"



Fellow trick-or-treaters from our cul-de-sac.



Like many other facets of their lives, Jack and Sawyer are very different! Jack ran through the neighborhood with his friends as his pumpkin was busting at the seams. Sawyer took his sweet time, and enjoyed sampling his treats after each house. As a result, this is one of the only shots I have of them at the same house together! With enough candy between the two of them to give our dentist a heart attack, the boys then loved coming home to pass out candy to other kids.


The weekend was full of wonderful "treats"...minus the University of Texas football game. I guess that was the "trick" part of the weekend?

Mummy madness

The boys have loved mummies in particular this Halloween season...mummy books, mummy shirts, mummy decorations, mummy snacks and more. Here are my two little mummies (one continuously ripped off his wrap before I could snap a picture, so this is the best shot I could get.)

A shift in priorities

I never thought the day would come where my little boy would pass on food...particularly a treat. Just looking at his cute belly you can see how food has always been a priority for Sawyer! Much to my dismay, he passed up a cupcake at the birthday playgroup we attended this afternoon. The train table captured Sawyer's attention for nearly two hours...his friends played with him, played around him, ate cupcakes and played outside, but Sawyer never parted from his beloved trains.

Click, click, click

Jack recently downloaded over 400 pictures from his camera. Here are a couple shots (one he enhanced) of his leading model.

Away he goes!

Jack has been asking to take his training wheels off of his bike for a couple months. Scott and I have been a little hesitant (primarily one of us...guess who?), but decided to just give it a try this past Friday evening.

Scott started Jack on a gradual slope in our yard (a path recommended by our neighbors) and within minutes, our adventurous 4 year old had mastered that terain and was begging for the open road. 15 minutes later, Jack was able to stop himself with his brakes and get himself started, too. The neighbors were all part of the excitement and cheered Jack on in his success! Our little Lance Armstrong turned to Scott after one of his rides and proudly exclaimed, "Daddy, I'm SOOOOO happy!"

Jack's friend from next door, Adrienne, actually captured the best video of Jack's rides. I had gone in to finish dinner, and Jack rushed in a few minutes later and declared, "So far, so good!" So far, so GREAT, Jack!