It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like....FALL!!!

Sunday afternoon we went to Lucky Ladd Farms in Eagleville TN with some friends from our Sunday School class. We had the BEST time! This is going to be picture overload, but it was a beautiful day and we had a great time checking out the state's largest petting farm, riding the monster slide, playing in the kid area, taking a hayride and hanging out til well after dark roasting hot dogs and smores. Tyler hung close to Mommy and his other toddler friends while Jack ran off with the bigger kids and conquered the giant slide on his own! He had such a great time that I don't have very many pictures of him! We were all tired as the night ended but couldn't have asked for a better event! If you haven't been down to Eagleville in the Fall, add it to your "To Do" list!

I don't think the sign applies to just the donkey!

Tyler hanging in the kid zone:

This slide was awesome!




The petting zoo was a big favorite of Tyler's. Jack? Notsomuch. Tyler trying to kiss a sheep:

Cooper, Tyler's buddy, and Tyler are HUGE dog lovers.


It was getting dark once we got to the campfire site, so there weren't too many group pictures. The kids all enjoyed roasting marshmallows and playing chase in the field in the dark!



Whew! It was a busy afternoon/evening and the boys slept well! It was a little tough getting up Monday morning but it was soooo worth it!

OH, AND A SNEAK PEEK at one of our trick or treaters...this year's costume arrived in the mail on Saturday morning. From 11am straight until bedtime, we found that Wall-E had joined our family!!! I think someone is excited about their costume!!

Everything's Better When It's Fall!

Love, fun and FALL is in the air!! Can you see it? (hint: look on their faces!)

Happy Birthday, Daddy!!!

Tonight we celebrated Daddy's birthday with presents and CAKE! The boys did wonderfully...they signed/colored cards, gave Daddy his presents so sweetly, hugged on him and patiently waited for the best part of the evening...the CAKE eating!!


Tyler has just perfected his smile for the camera "smile"...isn't it cute?


Both boys were thrilled that Daddy had candles to blow out. Tyler nodded along as we sang "Happy Birthday". Everyone tried to help Daddy blow out the candles and Jack thought it was a scream that we 'tricked' Daddy with relighting candles.

I love the way they are looking at their Dad in this one!! They sure do look up to him!!





The boys had their allergen free cupcakes with vanilla icing and Daddy and I enjoyed some delicious chocolate cake, which is Daddy's favorite ever since Mommy made it for him when we were dating. You could hear "MMMMM!" from Tyler through the entire cupcake!



It was a great night full of lots of smiles, hugs and love. Those boys sure love their Dad!!!



Happy Birthday, Daddy! Hope this year is a good one!

Wordless Wednesday...A Rare Moment of Reflection

A Glimpse in the Window...

Here's a compilation video of some snippets from an afternoon recently with our sweet little monkey. Enjoy getting a 'live' look at our growing toddler!





PS Sorry about the lighting...it's definitely not our best work!

On the way to 2...or are we there already?

Tyler celebrated his 19 month birthday recently...but he sure seems like a 2 yr old to me! He's become such a sweet, inquisitive, observant, and active little boy! He absolutely LOVES to play with his big brother. Outside, they both ride bikes and play "crash into each other (gently) head on" much to their Mom's dismay. Inside, they have ride on toys as well and play chase around the downstairs while Mommy gets dinner ready. They chase each other, run and laugh constantly. Jack is gentle and Tyler can keep up and hold his own pretty well! It is so much fun to watch our two boys become friends. What a blessing for them both! It's fun to have a house of (handsome) boys!


In other Tyler news, his favorite show is "Curious George" and he often points to the TV and asks for "Eee Eee" (the sound a monkey makes)

Tyler loves to give you a big, strong, arms-wrapped-around-your-neck big ol' hug. It'll cure whatever ails ya!

Tyler loves to watch Wipeout with his brother and now says "igh ow" and holds his head when the contestants crash to show that they got an 'owie'.

Tyler is eager to help around the house. He enjoys sweeping, putting his dirty diapers in the trash without being told, brushing his teeth all by himself and leading the prayer at dinner. He covers his eyes, peeks out from between his fingers, and then grunts to encourage us to participate as well. It is sooo cute!

Tyler can jump. And hit a ball off a tee. He has some raging gross motor skills!

Tyler calls Jack something like "ay AAK!" We're pretty sure he's copying Mommy, who says "Hey Jack!" more often than she just says Jack's name without the hey.

Tyler goes to a modified MDO one day a week...called Mimi & Grandpa's. Each Thursday, they keep him from 8-3. Gives Mommy time to get some work/errands/chores done and allows Tyler some great one on one time with his grandparents.

That's the update!

Wordess Wednesday...Eyes are the Windows to the Soul