A Walk in the Park.

Chris and I took the kids to the park yesterday since it was so nice out. They were having some sort of Blue Grass concert going on, but we didn't stay for that! I didn't get many shots, but the kids had a nice time. We didn't do much else. Chris and Emerson napped while Ethan and I filled out his invitations for his party. Then we played with his pirate ship for a while and renamed all of his men. He comes up with some names I tell ya! He reminds me of me when I was young. I will try to get some better pictures this week since we have a lot of activities going on.

Her Knight in Shining Armor

Exploration Station's Halloween Carnival was this morning. The kids did not feel very good, unfortunately, but we made the best of it. They had stations set up throughout for games with prizes. Ethan made a craft, had a snack and there was a costume contest. Emerson won 2nd in her age category and Ethan won 3rd in his. We left as soon as the contest was over because Ethan was less than thrilled being there. Emerson walked around and talked to anyone who would listen even with her runny nose. Our kids don't get sick often, but when they do, we're all miserable!

I think we are going to have a battle on our hands with his costume on Halloween. He is not digging the tights! He told me on the way home that he needed a new costume. Great! Emerson seemed to like hers. When her little booty fell off, she'd bring it back to us. Web album photos are loaded!

Mii's!

No one else will appreciate these pictures. They were strictly taken for my sisters benefit. Chris and Ethan were playing the Wii this evening and I crack up every single time I see RT's Mii. I decided to take a picture of each of us to show Amy. In case you don't know what a Mii is, it's like "your guy" every time you play the Wii. You design everything from the clothes to the teeth. You know how we like to showcase RT's teeth! Enjoy!

The following pictures were taken by Ethan. I'm so glad that he's feeling better tonight. He has a cold/allergies and had a low grade fever today. At one point he even threw up. My poor little man. Chris came home with our alarm guy this afternoon and he wanted to go back to work with him SO bad. After Chris left I told him that we couldn't go to Daddy's work because he was sick. About 10 minutes later, he said, "See Mommy, I'm not coughing anymore. Can I go see Daddy now?"

Just some pajama time fun!

My big helpers!

Clap it up for my sister, the header queen!!

Thank you, Ticker for the wonderful job that you did on my header! I know that you have a long list of blogs to tweak for your friends, but I have some friends who would love your assistance! You have a true talent with these things!

We baked cookies today. Although they were not very good, we had fun decorating them! Emerson wanted to get up on the chair with Ethan. She's growing up so fast! :( I wish that they would stay these ages forever! More pictures in the album.

Picture Day!

Today is Ethan's picture day at school. Here are a few pictures of them that I took this morning. He did so great last year with his fall pictures, so they'll be hard to top! I have to take him to the allergist this afternoon to see if he's allergic to peanuts. He swelled up when taking a bite (and immediately spitting it out) of my peanut butter sandwich last month. He has tried peanut butter from time to time, but has never liked it. We'll see how it goes!

"It's like a tractor train!"

That was Ethan's description of the hay ride at Truman's Pumpkin Patch. We went to Fayetteville with our friends (well, pretty much family if you ask me), the Turners. It was pretty cheesy, but it was the first year that they put it on. I think that once they get all the kinks worked out it will be a pretty cute place to take kids to. They had four inflatable bounce houses, pony rides, face painting, hay rides and train rides. They even got to take their very own pumpkin home! The boys enjoyed themselves. Drew is getting so much better at climbing up those slides, although Ethan still helps him a little. We make Ethan go behind him in case he needs a shove! Ethan thinks that he's Drew's big brother I think! He loves Drew SO much, it's sweet.

After we left there we went to the mall, Old Navy, Party City and Target. We bought Ethan's party decorations, etc. It's amazing how much a birthday costs. I never had a clue growing up. We had dinner at Logan's Roadhouse and headed home. Emerson fell asleep on the way home and has been asleep since. I better get some shut eye in case she's up early. More pictures in the web album. In the picture below, Ethan is "doing what Logan does in his pictures!"

A rainy afternoon...

As I'm sure you all can tell by now, my son is a super hero...everyday. Today he was fighting the rain with his mini sword. Emerson and I sat at the door and watched him. He likes to put on "shows." He's very dramatic as you can see by his facial expressions! Enjoy!