We finally have Halloween costumes…

…the boys are going to be……BATS!

I am a little behind on picking out Halloween costumes this year but luckily we went shopping last night and found a store that had all their Carter’s costumes 50% off! They had Carter’s monkey, lion, cow and bat costumes (but only the bat costumes came in the boys’ size). Last year the boys’ were cute little puppies for Halloween (I totally LOVE the Carter’s costumes!!).

Colton tried on his costume this morning for me and he looked SUPER CUTE! I can’t wait to see my two little bats all dressed up on Halloween.

On a side-note – Wyatt has now come down with whatever Colton had last week. I thought he had held strong through Colton’s sickness but it seems it was just a little delayed on-set. He’s got a stuffy nose, cough, lose-of-voice and slight fever – same symptoms as Colton. Colton is finally feeling much better though, which is good news. I think I’ll have to do a “BIG” clean of their toys this weekend to get all those yucky germs out of the house!

Another trip to the Children’s Museum

While Cory & Bailey went hunting on Saturday, the boys & I met my sister & nephews down at the local children’s museum. The last time we were there the boys were not yet walking, but had a blast in the toddler area – designed for kids 3 & under.

This time we started out in the toddler area but decided to take them out into the “bigger kids” area too. They loved it even more than last time! They had a blast in the grocery store, playing LEGOs, crawling through the digestive track, performing on-stage, doing crafts and playing in the water exhibit. Their favorites by-far were the grocery store & the water exhibit (I had to drag Wyatt away from it crying when it was time to head home). I’m thinking a yearly family membership would be well worth the money this year!

These boys are such a blast! I love experiencing every new adventure we take them on through their eyes and seeing how much fun they have and how much they learn.

Wyatt - sitting in a "big boy" chair.

Colton hanging out in the "garden".

Row, row, row your boat...

Wyatt & cousin "I" in the grocery store.

LEGO table fun!

Wyatt's favorite!

Colton doing an art project with aunt "C".

Two little fish.

Playing in the water like the "big" kids.

12 Month Professional Pictures

We had the boys’ 12 month professional pictures taken back in early August. We used this session as an opportunity to take some family photos, which turned out very nice. The boys had fun, even though it was a warm day. We took some outside and ended with a cake smashing session inside. Wyatt was smiley as usual but Colton was not in the mood to get his pictures taken that day…but because our photographer is so awesome – we still got some great pictures of both boys. I ended up buying quite a few images from this session because I was having such a tough time narrowing down the good ones!

Here are my favorites of my favorites:

Colton

Wyatt

My two cuties!

Let the cake smashing begin...

Wyatt just starting to dig in.

Colton just starting to dig in.

Apple Orchard - 2011

This past weekend we took the boys to a local apple orchard. One of Cory’s long-time high school friends’ family own one of the local orchards. They were excited for us to stop out & to see how big the boys have gotten.

The weather was a bit cool & kind of windy but we still enjoyed ourselves! And of course, no apple orchard visit can be complete without coming home with a couple of yummy caramel apples which we all enjoyed for the boys’ afternoon snack.

Walking in the orchard.

Playing on the bags of apples.

Wyatt with his new-found treasure!

Colton - LOVE those blue eyes!

Colton & daddy

Future apple pickers in-training...

Colton checking if his bucket is full yet.

Wyatt helping Colton fill up his bucket.

Fall fun.

Wyatt exploring.

Colton's Sick

We had a wonderful weekend (a picture posting to come soon!) and then have had a really rough start to our week. Monday morning my mom (my current childcare provider) called and said that she was sick and unable to make it to watch the boys. I took the day off and got to spend it with my boys (Cory & I will usually split a day off in this type of situation but since Cory just got back from a week+ of work vacation, I took the entire day). We were going to make a visit to our local children’s museum, but of course the only day of the week they are closed is Mondays! L We made a fun trip to Target instead.

Colton started to run a low-grade fever that day but I attributed it to him teething (especially since he had another “bigger” bottom tooth break through sometime in the past two weeks, which went totally unnoticed by me – mommy fail!). That evening he started to sound very congested and was raspy while breathing. Overnight his fever spiked up to 103.5 so he slept in bed with us for a little while that night so I could monitor him a little better. He was miserable yesterday morning, so I took him in to get checked out by a pediatrician (the fever was under control & not worrisome but his breathing sounded horrible; poor little guy also completely lost his voice). After a lot of listening to his lungs and a saline-filled nebulizer, the pediatrician determined that it was just congestion & nothing more serious. I hate to see my little babies in pain and not be able to take it away. So we’ve been just keeping him on some ibuprofen to help with the fever & aches/pains. He actually showed improvement overnight with his fever gradually dropping and his mood so smiley & happy before I left for work this morning.

(Now I’m crossing my fingers that Wyatt stays well and doesn’t get the same thing!)

Get better soon Colton!

A Weekend at Grandpa & Grandma’s

Cory (& Bailey) just got home the other night after being gone for a week-long hunting trip. We all were sure happy to see them arrive back home safely! The boys & I were definitely missing daddy. The boys and I had packed up and headed out to my parents’ house for the weekend to help pass a little bit of time (and to give me a little bit of a break too!). The boys had a blast spending 3+ days with grandpa & grandma, just as much as grandpa & grandma enjoyed having them around. We just hung out, went to the pumpkin patch, went for walks, swung…basically enjoyed the beautiful weather the weekend had brought us. My parents are amazing and we really appreciate them for having us over for the extended weekend. They definitely made my week without Cory much more manageable!

Wyatt & mommy at the pumpkin patch

Colton & mommy at the pumpkin patch
(there was too much fun going on, he didn't want to sit still for even a minute!)

Playing in the corn stalks & squash

Wyatt - enjoying a beautiful fall day!

Colton - enjoying a beautiful fall day!

Pumpkin Patch – 2011

We had unbelievably nice weather this past weekend – 80s in October is very rare – so we decided to enjoy it by heading to a local pumpkin patch. We went with my parents, my sister & her two boys. All the boys had a really good time but got a little crabby right at the end (which was to be expected with the heat & time being so close to afternoon naps). There was a petting zoo (LOVED this), hay rides, corn maze, bounce-houses, playground equipment for every age and of course, pumpkins! I can’t wait to take the boys back next year when they’ll get to enjoy even more of the activities.

Cut-out fun! (Cousin "N", Colton & Wyatt)

Wyatt - my smiley pumpkin!

Height check...looks they're a little over 2 1/2 feet.

A rare, good picture of me & my boys!

Four cousins
(Cousin "I", Colton, Wyatt & cousin "N")

Wyatt driving the "tractor"

Colton taking his turn driving the "tractor"

Corn maze fun!
Aunt "C" pushing cousin "I" & Wyatt in the stroller,
...Colton following behind.

More cut-out fun.
(Wyatt, cousin "I", Colton, cousin "N")
(maybe we should have paid attention to the cut-out
and moved Wyatt to the mummy cut-out instead)
:)

Colton, giving his feet a rest.

Colton picking out the perfect pumpkin!

Wyatt cooling off with some water...
...& ready to go home (see his rosy cheeks)!

Four Cousins

A few pictures of the boys with their two cousins taken in the last month:

Wishing Daddy/Cory a Happy Birthday!

A funny outtake from the 1st photo session for Mommy/Angie's Birthday:
Wyatt is showing his sign (& tummy) to Grandma, "N" is eating his sign,
Colton is watching "I", "I" is trying to be funny...

Wishing Mommy/Angie a Happy Birthday!

The four cousins - last day of in-home daycare together!

The "Happy Birthday" sign tradition started when I did it for Cory's 30th birthday last year.  If we remember (that's a big "IF"), we dig out the signs to take a picture to text to someone on their birthday.  It doesn't always happen, but it sure turns out cute when it does!