Oktoberfest!

We traveled to Mid City today to the Deutsches Haus Oktoberfest. There was a polka band playing the "chicken dance" and the kids loved dancing and playing. We got the boys their own little German hats and I got a flower headband. Our friends Betsy and Travis and Sarah and Matt came along with their kids. Cousin Cameron and some of her friends joined us later too! We had a blast and loved hanging out with our friends. The place was packed by the time we left. Jack and Theo were so exhausted by the time we got home that they were actually begging to go to bed!!

Halloween sneak peak

We are enjoying fall temperatures here finally so we made a trip over to our local pumpkin patch this morning. I decided to put the boys in their Halloween costumes since I never manage to get cute pictures once the day is upon us. Poor Theo's mask kept riding up no matter what we did, but he could still see, despite what it looks like. Jack loved wearing a mask and was even more excited to be in his costume. He's Bumblebee from Transformers and Theo is Spiderman. You'll get to see these costumes again on Friday when my Mom's club has it's Trunk or Treat.

Rainy day activity

We're about to start building an ark over here so I've had to be creative with what to do with the boys in the afternoons. Today I picked up these cute body parts for pumpkins and the boys pushed them in, just like Mr. Potato Head, pumpkin style. Jack loved it and Theo loved looking at Jack's creation, hence staring off in his picture. :)

My Florida trip

I went to Cocoa Beach this past weekend to meet up with a group of girls that I've "known" online for 3 years! We all met on Babycenter and have kids that were born in late August or September of 2007. It was neat to meet these ladies in person after all this time. So here are my friends- Val, Dawn, Leigh, Melissa, Kim and Beth. Second row- Amy, Ali, me and Jess.

Aren't we beautiful????

Dot

I gave Jack the 3rd book in the BOB book series and he read it with ease this morning. He can sound out a word for the first time and then remember it when he comes upon it again..... which makes reading so much easier!! We called up Dada and Jack read him the book over the phone. I told Jack how proud I was of him and how Mommy and Daddy love books so much and how excited we are that he can share in the love of reading now. He was super proud of himself. Go Jack!!!!

Feeding our obsession!!!

We got a surprise on our front porch from Mimi today! The box was filled to the brim with Halloween stuff. The boys dove right in to the pumpkin Peeps and I may have had a couple too ;) We also got a craft book that I can't wait to thumb through. Thanks Mimi!!! We love all of the stuff!!

My creation

I've had these white craft pumpkins in the closet for a few weeks now and decided it was time to paint them. I wasn't sure what to do at first but decided some plain old bats would look good. I free handed the design and painted them black. I think they turned out great and make a "spooky" addition to the front porch :)