Trick-or-Treat!

The boys were able to go trick-or-treating twice this week. The first time was at Baby Bookworms (at the library) - they were able to dress up and get candy from the different desks (a great 'practice' run).

Tonight we took them around our neighborhood with their friends Kain, Eli and Finley. Last year one of the neighborhood houses had a cool pirate theme...the kids walked the plank to get candy from the owners dressed as pirates. But THIS year they decided to freak everyone out and dress up as CLOWNS!!! None of the boys would go up to that house and Spence is still talking about how scary it was (and he doesn't even know that I don't like clowns or how freaked out I was).

Micah had the night off and was able to go with us - the boys got a ton of candy and had a great time. We had two little birds....a penguin (I'm sure you can't guess who wanted to be that) and a peacock. Photo time!

Halloween day

Our peacock

Our penguin

Anxiously awaiting trick-0r-treating

"Not a whole bit"

We've been a little under the weather at our house the past few days. Today I thought I'd check in with Spencer to see how he was feeling.

Me: "Are you feeling better today Spence....at least a little bit?"

Spence: "A little bit, but not a whole bit."

Well, there you have it. Here's to hoping we are the 'whole bit' better soon.

Octoberfest

Some fall photos....

Like father, like son

Mason wants to wear

these boots CONSTANTLY

Can you see me now....how about now?

Leaves!

Tremendous Two's

So we often hear about the "terrible two's"....but for us it was the "tremendous two's". Seriously, Spencer was such a good two-year-old (which we now are being told we need to watch out for the terrible three's?).

Staying true to our birthday traditions we had to do a birthday video - he's changed soooo much in one year! Get ready for a year in review....

And he's 3!

Spencer is officially 3 years old! We had his birthday bash last weekend and it was awesome! We had a penguin theme which Spence was super excited about (p.s. finding penguin party items in October is not so easy!)

We had penguin appetizers, penguin cupcakes, ice cream cake and even had a snowball fight during the party. On his actual birthday Micah and I took him on a date - a trip to the movies (it was his first time at the movie theater). That was a lot of fun too although there aren't really any good little kid movies out right now...go figure!

Here are some photos from the party - wish you all could've been here!

Penguin cupcakes

Cream Cheese penguins

Spence getting ready to party down

Snowballs!

Ice cream cake....mmmm!

Spence did this pose and said

'Mom, take my picture!'...so I did and here it is.

Sno-way!

So, today is October 10th. In South Dakota one would assume that means we are in the Fall season. When we moved back here one of the perks was experiencing the FOUR seasons. As you may recall last Spring we had 3 blizzards in a row - so much for our spring. Summer was great...no complaints there. However, now that we are into 'Fall' we are experiencing winter-like conditions! Puh-leez. Enough with this already. It has snowed three times this week and we've had windchill temps of zero degrees. So apparently we left Arizona where we had two seasons - 'winter' and summer for the two seasons here - winter and summer. Ugh!

On a positive note we have a little one about to turn 3. He will be having his big birthday bash tomorrow. Wish all you out-of-towners were here to attend, but pictures will have to do. Yes, I said pictures - we have a camera again!