Friday, November 19, 2010

Things I Like Lately...

Besides pumpkin lattes and peppermint mochas, here are some fun things I have been loving lately about November...
#1. Getting to use this supersoft Taggies blanket again with Collin now that it's cold. I just love Taggies stuff!
#2. Ashton is loving hats lately which is so fun for me since I don't have a girl to dress up! Yesterday and today, he wore this rainhat all day long! It just makes me smile as he walks around the house. Last night he ran to Wes when he got home with his hat on and greeted him with his usual, "How's your day?" When we ask about his day, Ashton usually says, "pretty good."
#3. I have been loving listening to Ashton talk to Collin on the baby monitor. One morning he said, "Collin, wake up! It's snack time!"
One evening he said, "Collin, did you have fun today?"
Yesterday morning before he got up he must have been thinking about a new diaper because I head him say, "mommy, you know the wipes, where they are? Collin, do you know the wipes, where they are?"







#4. I love that I declared it overall day today. Don't they look cute? Don't worry, I didn't drag mine out from high school.
#5. I love that Ashton helped me make cookies last week! He LOVES cherrybrook farms dairy free chocolate chip and so did we! In fact, one night at dinner when he wasn't eating he said, "I think I'm ready for my cookie now." By the way tonight he told me he wanted some water and then said, "Act'lly, I want that cup filled with milk."










#6. Audrey and Meg and their dog Clara came over last Friday night and we had so much fun while our daddies were at their football games. This picture of the kiddos hugging is priceless! While I am typing this, I got a text from Wes that said, "Season Over" because his team just lost their playoff game. Hallelujah!!!!! We have our daddy back! Anyway, I will try to post the video later of Ashton and Audrey running and giggling.
#7. Three month old Collin is so much fun! He giggles now when we kiss his belly and play pattycake. He loves to watch his big brother and has started reaching for things. We are just so thankful for him. I've forgotten how much fun this age is.
#8. I am loving the libary (as Ashton calls it). I've always loved it thanks to my mom and even worked there in high school (shout out Kate and Sarah). I hope he will always love to read as much as he does now. While we were there today, I was trying to find good Christmas and winter themed books and he kept asking for truck books. I was getting a little frantic trying to find anything with an automobile that would hold his attention while I looked.



















#9. A friend from church made these awesome shirts for the boys.

#10. Johnson and Johnson's Lavender smelling calming babywash is soooooo delightful. Collin likes it too.







Monday, November 1, 2010

Curious George A and C


Bear with me...lots of pictures but Halloween was so fun this year! Ashton got to go trick or treating for the first time and loved it! Plus, it was Collin's first Halloween. My little monkeys looked so adorable but Collin didn't like his costume too much and fussed a lot. It was pretty hot for them. We all went trick or treating in my parents' neighborhood so it was fun seeing some old neighbors that had not met the boys. The highlight was a family I used to babysit for that now have a freshman at UGA! The mom said, "Blakely was one of the few babysitters who could handle two kids." How ironic that I am barely handling my own two kids 15 years later!!
Anyway, Ashton LOVED trick or treating. Wes had told him,"you're gonna dress in your monkey suit and go for a walk." This was all the explaining he needed. I was prepared with lots of dairy free treats and had researched on all my allergy mom blogs how they handled Halloween. I made some vegan brownies too with orange icing that were very yummy! Anyway, he ended up enjoying pretzels and raisins and one family gave out playdough which was awesome! The one thing he keeps bringing up today though is one house who had a scary looking wolfman that made a noise and freaked him out! Poor little guy started crying and he keeps talking about it today saying, "That noise scared me."It's amazing how that still stands out in his mind.
All in all it was a great night and the two little monkeys were very tired by the end along with the "zookeepers."
The other pictures are from a pumpkin patch last weekend! Happy Fall!



















































































































































Carving the pumkin was so fun! Ashton loved helping Wes scoop out all the goop and seeds!














































































Showing Collin the pumkin







































Our newest pumpkin
















Trying to lift all the pumpkins and saying, "daddy, they're stuck!"
















Not too sure at first...holding onto daddy's shorts