10.22.2011

Spiders

I was able to do a little activity with Grace's class this week.  Grace helped me make spider cookies the night before.


I read a few books about spiders and made a spider handprint craft with the kids.  Of course, Carter had to make one too!


To finish off a spider-y day, we had spider soup for dinner!


Grace loves making spider soup!




And Carter loves eating...anything!


Ready and excited to eat some yummy spider soup!


"Grace, what does spider soup taste like?"
"Worms" Grace replies.

And for dessert, a spider-licous cookie!


the BEST toy

The BEST toy is one that comes with the purchase of a house!  Door stops!  After Carter explored the potty, he then discovered the door stops.  I immediately gave Grace the job of pulling all those little white caps off of every door stop in the house.  But...Carter enjoys the actual door stop!  He pulls and pulls and rips the entire thing off the wall and then holds it in his mouth.  He's quite proud of his ability to tear our house up! 


Love him, though!

Visiting the Taylor's in Texas

While on fall break this week, my mom and I took my kids to go visit my brother Daniel, Julie, Jenna, and new baby boy, Jett in Texas. We hung out and played and ate and talked and changed a whole bunch of diapers!  Grace loved seeing Jenna...she had really been missing her!


Jenna loved having Mimi there to read to her!


We visited Daniel's church on Sunday and got to see all the cool things that he has done there.


After church, Grace put on Carter's clothes and dressed up like a scarecrow.  Why can she fit into his clothes?


There was a dress up theme going on.


Carter had fun playing with the big girls!  He followed them all around the house!


She is such a big girl!  She loves Jett!


I think Carter loves him too!  He would make a great big brother, right John?



We visited downtown Kilgore.  Did a little shopping and saw the famous Kilgore oil wells.


We went to the big city, Longview, to eat dinner at Cheddars.  Carter and Jenna had a great dinner together in their highchairs!


Grace and Jenna had to get as much playing time in as they could before we left.  They played anywhere and everywhere!


I'm so glad we got to hang out with the Taylor's in Texas and meet Jett!  I miss them so much and can't wait 'til Thanksgiving when we will see them again!

the pumpkin patch

We took our annual trip to the pumpkin patch and had a wonderful time!  Grace ran straight to the train as soon as we got there!  She was so excited!

Carter played with Daddy while Grace was riding!




We hopped on the hayride and headed out to the pumpkin patch.  Why am I the only one smiling AND looking at the camera?  Come on people!  Focus!


It didn't take Grace long to find her perfect pumpkin!


And Carter found his!


They are such big kids!




Grace had one final ride on the train.


This time I got to play with my Carter Man!


Here is our pumpkin family!


Oh wait!  We forgot someone.  Grace added a Lily pumpkin.  I just laughed!  Of course, Lily would jump in our family photo...even our pumpkin family photo!


Fall is fun!

10.21.2011

a little help please?

I want to print one of these photos on a canvas and I can't decide which one!  Any opinions?  Which one is your favorite?