First haircuts!

Adam and Jack got their first professional haircuts today. Grandma Jenny did some trimming when she was here, but it was time to get a full blown cut. Adam balled his eyes out during the whole thing. Jack fussed, but was more annoyed than anything. I'm really happy with the way it turned out. They look so much older with their new do's!

Dinner with friends. (thanks Gwen!)

Happy Halloween!!

Our neighborhood had it's annual "Halloween on the Green" party Saturday. The boys got another chance to show off their adorable lion costumes. I didn't dress up, but I did wear a witches hat. The boys also loved wearing the hat as you can see the pictures! I'm so excited to for Halloween. I'm thinking of taking the boys to a few of our neighbors houses, then let them "help" pass out candy until bedtime. I'm hoping Chad will be able to come home from work a little earlier than usual.

Nana is coming! Nana is coming! I'm so excited that Lorraine is coming on Thursday and staying until Wednesday. Kim and Brooke were hoping to come too, but plans changed and they will come after the first of the year. I'm so homesick for family. After this visit, we will just have a few weeks until we go to Kansas City for Christmas. I am also hoping to make a trip to Michigan sometime. It's only 5 hours away but for some reason the drive seems like more work than me flying alone with the boys to K.C.

Our First Halloween Party!

Last Year...

Pumpkin Pickers!

Our BFF's!

Fall fun with family and friends!

Jack picking apples!

Adam picking apples!

Say Cheese!

Chair Spinning!

Tent Tipping!

FOUND

We didn't actually find Baxter, he just decided to come home. After hours of searching for him, posting his picture at every stop sign, and endlessly yelling "kitty, kitty, kitty", he is finally home. Little Shit.

"Here kitty, kitty, kitty"

Well, Baxter is missing. He has been gone since (we think) Sunday night. The boys and I spent our whole day yesterday walking the neighborhood looking for him. We talked to neighbors to see if they have seen him. Fortunately, my neighbor Courtney, said her husband said there was a cat on his car last night. I'm hoping it's Bax. I'm going to take pictures of him around the neighborhood today. Let's hope we find him.

I stated on my last post that we were lucky Adam wasn't sick. Well, he is now. Both boys are fighting colds. With all of the recalled infant cold medication I'm sorta freaked out giving them medicine. They both have coughs and stuffy/snotty noses. They both slept through the night last night, which makes today better already.

Playing trucks together

Naughty but nice

Boy, Monday seems to come so quickly. Though we had a good weekend, some of us were sick with a cold. It hit me on Friday and left by Saturday afternoon. Unfortunately for Jack, his cold is sticking around. His little nose is so runny and he has a cough. Surprisingly, Adam seems to be fine (as of now.) I'm thinking our colds are due to the weather change. I love the colder weather and am so ready to start decorating for Christmas!

Well, my sweet little boys are turning into rough and tough big boys. Jack's new thing is to walk behind Adam and put his hands on his shoulders to push him down. Once Adam is down, some times laughing, mostly crying, Jack will lay on top of him. Jack is playing, but I can tell by the look on his face that he knows he's being naughty. Adam's thing is to hit Jack with his toys. He will walk right up to Jack and hit him with the toy he's playing with. And when he's not hitting, he's throwing. So we have officially entered a new stage with the boys, and they are keeping Chad and I on our toes!

Fall is here!

Again, sorry it's been so long. We have been having a great end of the summer. The boys have been enjoying the last days of the warm weather by playing outside. Now that they both walk, they love to explore the outdoors. Jack likes to test me by walking down the driveway almost into the alley way. He knows he's not to go that far, but he likes to make sure I'm watching him. Adam still likes to crawl, which is annoying because as most of you know we have black top on our driveway. We have lots of dirty hands and knees. As the weather cools down, we snuggle up in the wagon with blankets and go for our walks with Lola.

Poor Lola, she's so fat. I have a new rule with her that she has to stay out of the kitchen when the boys are eating. Especially Adam likes to feed her. Lola will just sit and watch patiently until I say "okay" and she eats all of their droppings. Secretly I like that she does my sweeping for me. I also keep Lola behind the gate upstairs when the boys are eating a snack. Though, the boys now walk to the gate and give Lola crackers. I guess she'll just be fat until I can teach the boys to not feed her.

We had an awful night last night with Jack. He is getting his 2 top molars in. He woke up 4 times and insisted that I rock him. I didn't mind the rocking but it was the part where he woke every time I tried to put him down. Gladly Adam didn't wake during all the commotion. Adam is also getting his molars but it doesn't seem to bother him as much.

We are all anxious to go home for Christmas. The boys and I leave Dec.16th and come home Dec.29th. We are planning on going to Wichita the first part of the trip and then up to K.C. for Christmas and the few days after. We don't have any plans for Thanksgiving as of now. Of course we would always love to have some out of town guests, hint, hint. I'm getting sorta home sick for family.

Anyways, all is well in Ohio. We still have great friends that we play with. I feel truely blessed to have met a great group of friends so quickly. Not a day goes by where we are bored.

"Uh-Oh"