Karate

Here is our new after-school activity.  After 5 classes, he loves it.  I hope it is something that he really sticks with.

Halloween Pumpkins

Still some Halloween stuff--pumpkins.  First, my only other creative Halloween decoration this year.  I have some big candlesticks on my mantle that we covered in spider webs.  Then it suddenly dawned on me one day, pumpkins.  So I got three little pumpkins and replaced my candles with them.

Then, we have some carved pumpkins.  Our neighbors host a pumpkin carving party each year; this year it was last weekend.  Tyler wanted to do a werewolf; we found this wolf howling at the moon online.

And here is everyone's pumpkins all line up outside.  Did you notice I had to set my camera on the grass to keep it still enough?  Kind of a fun and different angle.

We are going to have to carve another pumpkin closer to Halloween.  Our poor wolf is covered in mold and already taken to the trash today.

Happy Halloween!

Halloween Decor

While I haven't posted on my blog in a long time, I have certainly still been reading blogs.  I saw this idea on one of my favorite decor/crafty blogs.  She simply spray painted sticks and stuck them in a container.  So when I was driving down my street and saw my neighbors' tree getting cut down, I ran over and stole a few branches.  Ok, I asked the tree cutters first if I could take them, and after they looked at me oddly, they said yes.

I loved the way this simple, easy, and thrifty idea turned out. 

For grandma and grandpa

I am back with a fully functioning laptop!!
And because my parents have missed their grandchildren fix, I will now attempt to to remedy that.

Eating spaghetti for the first time:

This is Carter demonstrating the proper way to hold a taggie:

Carter sporting his new haircut:

Tyler's lost tooth:

And the boys playing in the back of Dad's new truck:

I'll be back soon.

I discovered that I missed blogging.  I have really missed my laptop, but I will be getting it back this weekend.  Hallelujah.  I have still been taking photos, and trying to get better shots.  I have been doing projects and getting ready for Halloween.  I have a list of  future blog posts, so hopefully I will be back soon with a vengeance.

I will leave you with some bath pictures.  All three boys had a bubble bath in my big tub.  Some liked it better than others.

A Day of Firsts

We made our FIRST trip to an ENT and found out Carter has fabulous hearing.

The babies got haircuts, which means Carter had his FIRST haircut. We finally cleaned up that baby fuzz.

While at their hair appointment, they had another first. Miss Jen gave them their FIRST lollipop. Boy did they love that.

And finally, I had a first. I had to clean up my FIRST poopy bath thanks to one of those twins. And now you're glad I am not able to do pictures, aren't you?

Random Stuff

So I haven't been blogging much. I blame it on two things: first, life has been pretty non-exciting lately, and second my laptop is in the hospital. I mentioned it was having issues, and my kind brother-in-law agreed to fix it. I left it with him in Austin over Labor Day, and will get it back the first part of October.

So here I am, posting, from the iPad (yay for two finger typing--forgive the typos), some random thoughts and stuff.

1. The babies are really walking now. It hasn't been any worse than crawling. I am waiting for the running/climbing/opening door stage. That will be fun.

2. Carter was evaluated by ECI (Early Childhood Intervention) and qualifies for their services. He has always been a few weeks behind Brady, but when it comes to communication he is really lagging. He still doesn't make consanant sounds, which puts him at about 6 months. We start speech therapy next week.

3. We've been looking at Halloween costumes here, still deciding. However, the other day we threw out the idea of Batman and Robin for the twins. "you know who would be Batman, right?" I asked. Dan and Tyler answered in unison, "Brady."

4. I had to stifle a very inappropriate laugh while I was reading a little book to Brady and Carter. Page 3 of The Playful Puppy reads, "Don't play with your bone like that," said Sparky's dad. "You might hurt someone."

5. Over the weekend I saw in my driveway a snake (about 12 inches long), a 3 inch slug, and a spider the sizes of Tyler's fist.

6. But the weekend wasn't all horrible; I did get a lovely new haircut.

7. I have been sewing up a storm lately, well lots of curtain panels. I did some in my dining room (which I need to show off, I really like them) and have been working on some for my sister in law. I am no seamstress, but I can whip out a panel. Maybe I should go into business.

Well, that's my life lately. I wish I had some pictures, but it is all I can do to type. We'll work on it. Man do you know how many apostrophes I use, and it's not on the main board; I have to shift to the second keyboard every time I use one. I sure must love you all.