Okay, I have to post one more from tonight because this was the funniest game I've seen - two donuts hang on a string, contestants can't use their hands, and whoever finishes the donuts first wins. Cal crushed Sammy and ate his entire donut before Sammy could take a bite. Sammy didn't mind too much because he did get to eat the donut in the end. It was freaking hilarious. Thanks for being good sports, kids!
Saturday, October 31, 2009
Trunk or Treating
We have one of the best Halloween parties at a church in our neighborhood. J and I took the kids there for Trunk-or-Treating and fun indoor party games perfectly geared toward little kids. The boys probably could have closed down the party but we had to head home when it turned dark for neighborhood trick-or-treating and to hand out candy. Oh! And for the Texas Longhorn game.
Minnehaha Falls
The Falls are back in full-force thanks to our Wet-tober (term coined by Ian Lenord, Fox 9 Meteorologist) and look beautiful as ever with the crispy fall backdrop. Sammy and I went down there this afternoon for the annual Halloween/Fall Party at the Falls to do some trick-or-treating and enjoy a few fun fall activities, including a hay ride and roasting marshmallows.
Friday, October 30, 2009
Cleaning out the pumpkin
Both boys were engrossed in this project much longer than I expected, and I think may have even been helpful!
The boys love the air mattress.
Note the matching Cars slippers. I had to get Freddie a pair because they kept fighting over Sammy's. They wear them all the time around the house.
The Buenos visit!
We were happy and excited to host Holly and her kiddos for a night in Minneapolis. All afternoon Sammy kept asking me when Kennedy was going to be here, and in turn he was so sad that she had to leave. They had a lot of fun playing together, and Sammy even learned how to play two new, more girl-ish games "house" and "school" - thanks for that, KP! :)
Freddie was confused as to why Gage (who was not named Gage, according to F, but rather "Baby") couldn't stand without holding onto something. He kept trying to take away the item Gage was holding onto, but otherwise I think he played nice. He did quite enjoy the toys Gage brought and spent much of the next day saying, "I love you Gage."
A "Pumpkin"
Freddie *refuses* to get into a costume. Next year I'll have to keep this in mind and find costume in the form of clothing, but probably next year he'll be too old to fall for that. Sheesh! I'll just have to hope he gets over his costume resistance.
Thank goodness for his mama-made pumpkin hat - it's passed as his Halloween costume this week!
Anakin Skywalker
On Wednesday a small group of moms and kids from our church went parading - in costume - through a nursing home. Sammy was the oldest kid there by about two years and he did so well introducing himself and impressing the residents with his expert wielding of the Light Saber [the Miller's lent to us] for his costume. Freddie refused (for the third time this Halloween season) to get in costume (more on the in the above post) but he was very friendly and excited to explore the nursing home.
Sammy was slightly offended when the woman guiding us on our tour kept referring to him as a Jedi knight. He came over and told me, "Nobody knows who I am!" I explained to him and he seemed appeased.
Monday, October 26, 2009
Waiting for the show to start.
Adding this one because I'm guessing some of you want to see these guys.
(Imagination) Mover Rich
We took the kids to see the Imagination Movers on Saturday at the Target Center. None of my pictures came out very well, but you can kind of tell how awesome our seats were. The kids loved the show and Jacob and I appreciated the 80's references throughout (my fav was when they sang a bit of MC Hammer's "Can't Touch This").
I was judging the parents who were brining their kids to the show - most of them were sooo dorky. I guess we are dorky, too, because we were also there, but maybe (hopefully) not the same level of dorkiness.
Dogvader
Emma is ready for Halloween. Sammy is going to be Anakin Skywalker, Freddie will be Yoda and, well, you see Emma's costume. She is obviously thrilled.
Saturday, October 24, 2009
My cheesy jersey boy.
We bought Sammy a Vikings jersey for his 5th birthday (in November). He needed it early so he could wear it on game days and because he rocks it. Admittedly it does look much better on him when he's not giving me such a cheesy grin. :)
Little Leaf Raker
Pictures from last weekend when the boys "helped" Jacob rake up over a dozen bags of leaves. We have a crazy leaf-shedding tree in our front yard!
Happy Birthday to Ike, too!
Ike will be three in a few short days - I can't believe it! It feels like just yesterday Leah was a miserable, cranky pregnant person with this little meatwad. Happy Birthday, Isaac! We are so glad to know you. :)
This is a picture of Ike in a Superman costume he received at his b-day party - a total winner! (look at his sweet little toes peeking out of the "boots" at the bottom)
Cal and Ike's combined birthday party!
This picture is from Cal and Ike's combined b-day party last Saturday afternoon. It was a ton of fun! They had balloon swords (which some of the boys promptly turned into guns), a walking the plank game, an impressive home-made Lego cake and a sweet pirate ship pinata (the highlight of Freddie's life!).
And a note about blogging: I have been a slacker blogger lately, and I apologize. Hopefully those of you that really like to see picture of our kids often are checking out Flickr - chances are I'm uploading pics but not blogging, as was the case with the b-day party. :)
PS There are more pictures of the party up on my Flickr photostream. Click here. :)
Saturday, October 17, 2009
Freddie jumping over the hay maze
Just for fun so y'all can see what a dare devil this kid is. He saw some teenagers leaping from bale to bale and once the big kids cleared out he totally went after it. Fearless!
More pictures from our trip up at Flickr... :)
Sever's Corn Maze
We made it back to Sever's Corn Maze last Sunday afternoon. It was cold, but the kids didn't seem to mind. They had a blast going down the giant slide, running through the hay maze (we did not make it through the giant corn maze this trip!), seeing the animal, and going on hay rides. Jacob and I thoroughly enjoyed the roasted corn even though the price was a looong way from the elotes we used to buy outside of H.E.B in our college days! :)
Sunday, October 11, 2009
The weather in Minneapolis.
We went from a cool August to a hot September (nearly every day in the 80s!) and now a fall with snow on the ground when green leaves are still on the trees. So weird.
This picture was taken Saturday morning, October 10th.
Saturday, October 03, 2009
Sammy amidst the pumpkins.
We went to the pumpkin patch today. It was rainy and cold and we discovered our favorite patch is no longer operational. Instead we were allowed into Sever's Corn Maze before it opened to grab a couple of pumpkins. And now we know that the kids would have a blast at there - we'll be making a return trip sometime this month!
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