Halloween

Halloween was a ball this year.  It started with a costume day at our music class:

 Then carving a jack-o-lantern with Daddy:

 Then trick-or-treating with neighbors (first year for both boys!):

Oliver definitely got the hang of knocking on folks' doors to ask for candy.  In this picture, he had not eaten any candy, but he was eager to ask for some from every house, running in between each one!

Pumpkin Patch

We visited the St. Johns Methodist pumpkin patch again this year!

How our family has changed comparing this year:

to last year:

to the year before:

Green eggs and ham

We've been reading "Green Eggs and Ham" and Oliver wanted to make some, so we did.

But then...he didn't really want to eat it.  I had to convince him by taking a few bites myself.

October Beach Trip!

On the way!  Annual beach trip in the Outer Banks.  Like father, like son...

 Typical evening at the beach:

We may have a drummer on our hands!

 
The beach!  We didn't get any pictures of the kids digging or flying kites, ugh :/

On the way back:

 Typical pre-take off stance.

Aiden 10 Months

Aiden has become more and more wiggly.  He is constantly wanting to play and explore what his brother is doing.  For his 10-month picture, it was very hard to get him to lay still for 3 seconds so I could snap a picture.  It was too fun of a game to be tickled by Mommy every time he rolled over.

Fun backyard additions

This weekend, we made some fun backyard additions.  They were finished today, and we are already enjoying them!!