Zach's toy drawer

Toys - Zachary loves to crawl to his drawer to get his special toys.  It's the perfect height now that he loves to stand and pull himself up on everything.

Favorite toy

Gorilla - Zach is going after one of his favorite toys.  He loves to make the Gorilla talk and throw it around on the floor.  It's in HIS special drawer which he knows has all of his toys inside.

Fall Foliage

We love the fall - Zachary and I posing after church.  I pulled out my fall hat in the spirit of the beautiful weather and colorful leaves.

Carpenters

 
Turkey Napkin Holder - We love to go to the Home Depot Kids Workshop every month.  In November the boys made napkin holders.  It was fun and they will be used this Thanksgiving. 

Rescue Bots and a Puppy Dog

Happy Halloween - the boys had a super time Trick or Treating with Aaron.  It was a gorgeous night and they received a ton of candy.  Zachary was a 3rd generation puppy dog (last time for this costume) and Braden was Optimus Prime and Reece was Bumble Bee.  The boys love Transformer Rescue Bots and knew exactly what they wanted to be. 

Carving Pumpkins

Traditional ~ Spooky ~ Silly - We always have fun carving pumpkins.  The boys were super helpers and helped scoop out the seeds and insides.  They loved that they each got a pumpkin and could help this year.  I think they turned out pretty fun!

High School Football

City Rivalry - We took the boys to a HS football game.  Lawrence HS played Free State HS. It was cold but fun to bundle up the boys and get out.  Each team had one loss for the season and it was a good game. 

Pumpkin Patch

Trip to the Pumpkin Patch - We took our annual trip to the pumpkin patch to get the perfect pumpkins.  It was a beautiful fall day...little windy...but still great.  The boys enjoyed a hayride, searching for the perfect pumpkin and going through the hay bale maze.  As always, fun to be out together!

Train Track destruction

Train Table - One of Zachary's favorite things to do is destroy the train track on the train table. It is the perfect height and in perfect reach of his little fingers and hands.
 

 

Halloween Cookies

Decorators - We invited some friends over to decorate Halloween Cookies.  There was a lot of decorating and taste testing going on.  The kids had fun.  After some decorating, the kids played for a bit.  It was a nice afternoon.

Halloween Cookies

Bakers - The boys helped me make some cut out Halloween cookies.  It is a family tradition that my mom did with us.  We made a bunch in preparation for friends coming over to decorate them.  The boys had fun baking (or should I say getting messy).  More flour on Braden or in the cookies?

College Game Day

Go Tigers - the boys and I were all ready to cheer on the Clemson Tigers.  They looked good until the end.  Unfortunately we lost to Florida State but it was a fun game to watch.

Look Whose FIVE

Braden Turns 5 - I took Braden to have his five year photos taken.  He put on a new outfit and after putting it on realized he needed a belt so we bought one minutes before our appointment.  I did not realize it until I was looking at the photos just what that belt did....turned my little boy into a little man!  He's so grown up looking....but thankgoodness he is a typical 5 year old and fun loving!

Standing Tall

Zachary loves to stand - our little boy is not only crawling all over but loves to stand up. He enjoys looking out of the windows and pulling himself up to new heights. He's quite proud of himself and so are we!

5th Birthday Take Two

GG's visit - While Aaron and I were out of town in Maine, GG came and watched the boys.  While here, she celebrated his birthday with him.  A Scooby Storybuddy and some gifts from Uncle Robert.  A cool Transformers shirt and special crab frame.  It was a fun 'party' that also included yummy cupcakes!

Monarch Butterflies

Monarch Butterfly Migration - KU Research had an exhibit for everyone to come and tag butterflies before they migrated to Mexico. We met up with some friends and it was a really nice morning. It was really fun and the boys loved holding all of the butterflies.

 

 

Braden Turns 5

5th Birthday Party - Braden had a Transformers Rescue Bots Birthday party at McDonald's with some of his friends.  Hunter (cousin), Chase and Cooper (from daycare) and Reece. 

He was so surprised to have all of his friends there and had so much fun.  This was his first party with friends so it was quite special.  The boys played, enjoyed Happy Meals, opened presents and we ended with some yummy cake.  It was a great day!

Baking Cookies

New Cookie Recipe - Aaron and the boys decided to try out a new cookie recipe. They were yummy and the boys had a blast helping.  We all had fun taste testing!

Trip to the Zoo

Family Morning Out - we took the boys to the Zoo and enjoyed a beautiful morning.  The weather was gorgeous and the animals were out and about.  The boys love being a lion as you can see in several photos.

Football time

#1 Clemson Fans - The boys are dressed and ready to cheer on the Tigers in the kick-off game to the season.  Clemson beat Auburn thanks to some loud cheering by the boys.  Go Tigers!!