Trick or Treating

One of our neighbors who has a son in Colton's class invited us over for a Halloween party followed by a large group of kids going trick-or-treating together. Colton and Carson had so much fun! Here are a few pictures. There are also a few pictures of Colton's class from the costume parade in the morning as well as a picture of the pumpkins we carved this year.

Another Halloween Festival

We took the kiddos to a Halloween festival at a local church. It was so much fun and very well organized. They had a train ride, petting zoo, trick or treating, lots of games and prizes, face painting, and bounce houses. Carson loved the petting zoo! Colton was a little afraid to hold the animals, but Carson wanted to hold, squeeze,and touch all of them. Their personalities are so different. Colton liked playing all the games the best. Ashlyn just wanted to eat everything, as usual.

World Series

World Series Game 5. Rangers vs Cardinals. It was AWESOME! GO RANGERS!!!!!

Halloween Sneak Preview

The little ones went to a Halloween party today so I got some pictures of them in their costumes. I talked Carson into being a doctor instead of a ninja turtle because I wanted to get some pictures of his face instead of a turtle mask. We also have a really cute pirate costume from when Colton was his age, but he wanted to be a doctor instead. I thought that was stange. There is a class picture from Carson's Halloween parade too.

Pumpkin Patch

I took the two little ones to the pumpkin patch in Flower Mound. In hindsight, I wish I would have waited until the weekend and taken Colton too because I hate it that he missed out and I also think Carson would have had more fun if his big brother was there. But, I was trying to avoid the crowds and Colton has been to the pumpkin patch multiple times. It ended up getting really crowded towards the end anyway, so we only stayed for about 1 1/2 hours. They got to ride the hayride and Carson got to jump in some bounce houses. And I got a few pictures of course. They are both very difficult to photograph!

Boys Versus Girl

We have recently started bathing Carson and Ashlyn together because Colton has been primarily taking showers. Every now and then we will be brave and put all three of them in the tub, but it is a little crowded and chaotic. Up until a few nights ago, Carson had yet to notice the difference in his and Ashlyn's anatomies. They were playing in the tub and all of a sudden Carson said "Oh no! Ashlyn lost her pee pee!"

Zoo Trip

We recently took the kids to the Fort Worth Zoo. It was the perfect day-great weather(not too hot, not too cold), the zoo was not crowded at all, all the kids behaved well, and everyone had a wonderful time. It is very rare that everything goes perfect in a day when three young kids are involved!

Diva in Training

Cub Scouts

Colton started Cub Scouts this year. That is in addition to baseball, which he is still playing. His activities are keeping our calendar full. I don't know what I'm going to do when all 3 of them are doing things! He really likes Scouts. I think he may even enjoy it more than baseball. He loves the uniform(he does look pretty cute in it!) and all the activities they do. They had a raingutter regatta boat race that he placed 2nd in and got a trophy. The kids got a boat kit and had to put the boats together and decorate them. Then they did a boat race. There were actual winners and losers so there were a lot of tears from kids who did not get a trophy. It was a little sad because most of the kids are used to everyone being a winner. I guess it's a good life's lesson, but sad nonetheless. We did a tiger cub adventure day which was a lot of fun. It was at the park and they had tons of activities for the boys(BB guns, archery, marbles, bounce houses, games, etc.) Colton's favorite thing from adventure day was walking on cans. I was a little surprised about that. The next thing will be a camping trip-in a tent. We will see how that goes. I'm not thrilled about the idea of tent camping. Will keep you posted:)

Ashlyn's Walking

My baby girl started walking on her birthday. It is so cute watching babies when they are first learning to walk! She has started to develop a prissy little walk lately. She is such a girl!

Toys-R-Us Grand Opening

When Granny and Pa were here visiting they took Colton to Toys-R-Us in Southlake to pick up something. Just so happens they were having their grand opening that day and had all kinds of characters roaming the store. They really lucked out and Granny was nice enough to get some pics for me!

Ashlyn's 1st Birthday

Ashlyn just recently celebrated her 1st birthday. I can't believe she is already a year old! Where does the time go? She started walking on her exact birthday.(She likes to do things on time-she was also born on her due date. The doctor said that only happens 5% of the time. She's a punctional baby!) She is incredibly sweet and a little sassy at times. She has developed a bit of a temper the last few months if things are not going the way she wants. She has learned how to stand up to her brothers and lets them know if she is displeased about something. She is very attached to mommy like Carson is. They are alike in so many ways. They really resemble each other in appearance too. I call them my little twins. She loves Colton and he is very good at making her laugh. Carson loves her, but she is not to sure about him. He is usually taking something away from her which infuriates her. (He needs to work on sharing!) She loves playing peek-a-boo and she absolutley loves eating. She eats twice as much as Carson. She loves meat and cheese the most which I think is unusual. She gets excited when I pull the bologna out of the refigerator. She also likes fruit pretty well, but no vegetables. She is still a big baby. Her weight is 85%, height is 97%(go figure!), and head 99%. I guess she has a large brain! We feel incredibly blessed to have finally gotten our little girl. She was a wonderful surprise that I continually thank God for. I love you Ashlyn!