Halloween

10/31/2008 Trick or Treat at Nana's and Pop-pop's. Nick is Captain Hook and Alex is Peter Pan.


Waving at a train.

They didn't do much trick-or-treating. We had practiced all week, but as we were getting out of the car at Nana's and Pop-pop's, they saw an older kid with a scary mask, and it really freaked them both out. We went home for a little trick-or-treating, and Alex did pretty well, but Nick wanted to turn back at the first scary house, which was the second house down from ours.

10/26/2008 All the kids at Michael's and Cassie's Halloween Party. Nick didn't want to hold the pose.

But he did want to boink Vampire Mickey on the nose
Trick or trunk at Nana's and Pop-pop's church. We were too early for the trick-or-trunking.

We also went to Boo at the Zoo that day. It's been fun every year so far.
Monkeys pretending to be a tiger and a frog.


The haunted train -- which is exactly the same as the non-haunted train that you can ride every other day of the year.

Alex sitting with Daddy.

The boys driving the boat at the Manatee exhibit.

Circle S Farm

10/11/2008 - On the way in to Circle SDaddy and Nick

Nick "driving the tractor."
They have a huge barn completely filled with bales of hay for climbing and slides. The entire barn was so soft and squishy to walk through -- the boys just loved it.

And the hay slides were the best!!

Nick found his pumpkin -- we're still a few years away from the you-find-it-you-carry-it rule. Alex went for a big one!

The hay ride back was fun!

Nick likes to be tall.

When it was time for snack, the boys really fought us. They didn't want to stop playing. But, once they tried the freshly made donuts, they were quite content. And they downed nearly that whole bottle of water.

This was the one activity that made me a little nervous. It's a maze with a top on it, so only little ones can go through. The one rule is not to climb on the sides of it, so of course, the first time I see Alex, he is in the middle, where I can't get to him, and he is climbing on the sides.

The boys, of course, loved it.

Playing outside in the Fall

10/5/2008 - The boys are fixing the mower
Nicholas is mowing the grass

I always worry when I see them suddenly quiet down and focus on something.

But, they are looking rather innocent.

Turns out, they were just checking out a grasshopper on the play house.