Pumpkins, Pumpkins, Everywhere are Pumpkins

OK, this past weekend (and Monday) we went to every pumpkin place possible (or so it seems). Monday we went to the Pumpkin Patch at Owens (yes the sausage place). Then Sunday we went to our church pumpkin patch and picked out our pumpkins. And last but not least, Monday we went to the Arboretum. We've been busy and it was lots of fun. The Arboretum was a little cold but great fall weather for a fun day out in the beautifulness, if that's even a word. Here are some pics a little out of order but you get the idea :)



Bryant at the Arboretum


Casey the little pumpkin


Bryant and Casey at the Arboretum

The family at church

The handsome boys!!!

Mommy and boys on a hayride at Owens

Can you find the two pumpkins that don't fit?

My silly heads

BUSY BUSY FUN

We've been busy having lots of fun! So to recap (briefly) some of the happening in the last couple of weeks:

We've gone to the State Fair (that was actually at the end of Sept).
We hang out and play and enjoy the outdoors (especially at Ashley's house).
We've made trips to the park.
We went to the Sachse Fallfest.
We also made a trip to Breckenridge for a few days.

Casey can now sit on his own (such a big boy) and he's really started "talking" alot!! He's getting big. He eats two real meals a day. I make most of his food...just blend up or mash veggies and fruits. He LOVES meal time. He kicks and gets so excited. It's quite funny and sweet all in one!

Bryant is still growing and I can't believe how much he's grown. When they get this age, you don't see the growth as much as when they are only months old. But since the cold weather has hit, we've got to see how much Bryant has grown when we put on his last years jeans. Can you say high waters?! Wow! Our boy is getting tall!

I have my race next weekend (Nov 2). I'm excited yet nervous. I know I can do it. It's so mental but I do still feel the aches and pains. I'm ready to get it over with but at the same time, it's my motivation to continue running even when I don't want to. I'll have to find something else after this...who knows maybe a marathon :)

Chad has taken a job (with the same bank) closer to home. That will be great when he starts there. Right now he drives quite a ways on the toll road so this will save us a good bit of money.

So now for the part everyone wants...the pictures.


Brothers playing


Riding the pony at the Fallfest



All dressed up




Ready for the game

State Fair

Happy 1/2 a year!!

On Tuesday the 7th, our little baby turned into a big 6 month old. He's just growin up too fast!
He's now a whopping 14lbs 14.5oz and 26in long. He's HUGE!!! OK, not really but he has almost doubled his weight in 6 months. Now aren't you glad we don't all do that :)


Here he is the big 6 month old Casey!


Hold on mom I gotta take a little thumb break!

Been slacking...

OOPS! I've been a lazy blogger and really slacking. I would like to say it won't happen again, but I'm sure I'd be lying!! I will try to update every so often though. What can I say, I'm a busy girl :)

Well, over the past couple of weeks here are some of the highlights:

*Casey still wasn't pooping and threw up yellow one morning which led to a trip to the dr and then to get an xray and an upper GI. It was a horrible experience with lots of tears from both of us BUT everything is great and he looks good. AND this past week, he's started pooping with any meds :) Yea!!

*Casey found his toes and he loves them. He likes to grab them and even suck on them when he can get them in his mouth.

*Casey likes to talk and squeal a lot and it is the cutest and sweetest thing ever. He really loves to talk and smile at his big brother. He loves him so much!!

*Bryant is crazy!

*Bryant is great at riding his tricycle now...now we need to work on that bicycle.

*Bryant has hit the torturous 3's. Never heard of the torturous 3's you say, well come to my house. He is torturing us with his little attitude he's so lovingly developed! This must be what my mother would be so happy to say is my payback!

*BUT Bryant and Casey can be (and really are) the sweetest little boys who love each other so much and make us smile :)

*Chad and I are up to the same ole goodness of cleaning, taking care of the kiddos, cooking, working (well Chad) and still running. That's pretty much our life in a nutshell (and I do mean a real nutshell)!

Here are a few pics to entertain ya for a few seconds and of course to brighten your day!



Casey's cute little room



Bryant's big boy room


Casey with his new found toes


So sleepy!


Cowboy Casey


My silly boys!

Family on the Run

OK, we're really not on the run, but we did complete a race a couple of weeks ago. It was our first family race. Chad and I ran and I pushed the kiddos (well half way then Ashley took over). The kids were great and seemed to have a good time. Chad survived and did alot better than he thought he would.


Post race family photo


Another post race photo. We look pretty darn good for just runnin 5 miles, huh!

Hi, Ashley again. I have another video to present. This one is Casey being happy and cute...just like always.

Where did he learn this????

Hello, everyone. This is Ashley. I have managed to hack into Angela's account to post the most hilarious thing I have seen yet. Now...you may ask yourself, where on earth did Bryant learn the 'words' to the song he is singing? Could it be Chad or Angela? Or are they letting him watch MTV? I will let you be the judge.

Turn up the volume!!!