Let it S-N-O-W!!

This morning we woke up to a blanket of white. Since this is likely to be the only snow of the season we went out early to enjoy it before it melted.

"Two" Much Fun!!

We are so blessed to have been able to celebrate Miller's Second Birthday with Family this past Saturday.

The theme was BALLOONS!! Miller lit up when he saw my sisters walking up with 24 balloons. I wish I could have seen his face, I was in the other room and could hear his excitement. We had a wonderful meal together followed by lots of presents.

Of course he had to play with each present right then.

Then it was time for the highlight of the party...C A K E!!

Miller had his own cake. He was more interested in the balloon shaped candles coming out of it than anything. He thought they were suckers so we had to give a real sucker just so he would cooperate. He picked at the cake a little but was not interested in digging in. Luke had to force him to dig in but all he wanted was to wash his hands.

Then it was on to the family cake. My sister found the idea on a blog she regularly stalks {found here}. It was not a hard cake to make but I will warn you it was very time consuming. It took me 3 days from start to finish, but I was extremely satisfied with the results.

We had a GREAT time with family and can't wait to celebrate many, many more!

Halloween!!

We started Halloween day by carving pumpkins. It was Luke and Miller's first pumpkin carving experience. Miller was very curious and even helped clean out the pumpkin.

After carving Pumpkins, we ran some errands, had a long nap, and then it was off to meet Me Me and Grandpa Don for Trunk or Treat at their church. Miller was VERY overwhelmed by everything he saw. His expression did not change much the whole time we were there.

At the first car Miller wanted to immediately eat his candy and we had to explain that he needed to leave it in his bucket and move on to the next car because he was going to get more. It did not take long for Miller to figure out what was going on. Before we knew it he was pulling us to the next car instead of us pulling him. It was TOO funny. His favorite part was getting to pick his own candy!!

Some people really went all out and dressed their animals up to match the theme of their vehicle. Of course Miller could not move on to the next car without giving them some attention! He LOVES ANIMALS!!

Miller was able to add to his costume at one of the vehicles. One family did not give out candy but painted faces. Miller was very apprehensive as you can tell but I think it made him even cuter.

After filling our bucket we met up with Grandpa Don who was giving away popcorn and then headed inside for some games.

Once Miller was done he loaded himself up in his car as to say let's go. So we went to grab a bite to eat and then headed home to light our pumpkin and greet any trick or treaters that ventured down our way...which none did.

We had a HAPPY HALLOWEEN and hope you did too!!

PARTY TIME!!!

Wednesday Miller's Preschool class celebrated Halloween with a day full of activities. Miller was a little reluctant to wear his costume but soon got used to it and did not want to take it off. I think he makes the cutest lion ever!!

The hood did not stay on long, but I still think he is just TOO CUTE!!



Ashley, Elisabeth's mom and I were in charge of the extra activities for the day.
We began the festivities with 2 cute crafts...



And a Bean Bag toss game...



After lots of fun with the bean bag game we read them 3 Fall books and then it was time for LUNCH!
One of their favorite times of the day.

After a quick bite of Chick-Fil-A it was time for a Pumpkin Hunt. We hid some baby pumpkins on the playground and the little one's hunted for them. It was a big hit. I was unsure if they would understand what was going on, Miller did not understand what a Easter Egg Hunt was last Spring so I was sure he would not know what to do. To my surprise all the kids ran after the pumpkins as soon as we opened the gate!!







I love this age, so innocent, the kids were proudly putting pumpkins in each others buckets. Miller really has a great class with great teachers!!
After LOTS of fun outside hunting for pumpkins we headed inside to end the day with Cupcakes. I think the pictures speak for themselves...YUMMY!!





We left with a bucket of goodies including this cute frame...



Happy Halloween!!

Punkin Patch

Wednesday morning Aunt Addie, Luke, and I took Miller on his first field trip to Lyon's Pumpkin Patch. We had a blast!!

We began with a tractor ride to the pumpkin patch.

At first, Miller was a little overwhelmed by all the pumpkins....do you blame him?!?!





Then he found the perfect one...

Punkin Pickin is hard work, time for a break!!



After we found the perfect Pumpkins, we loaded up and headed back to the main farm for the corn maze.
We had a GREAT time even though we got SUPER LOST!!!! I am SO glad we grabbed this wagon. Miller just chilled out the whole ride.... he would not have lasted very long walking!!





After the corn maze Miller and Luke had fun playing in the covered corn kernel box....like a sand box but full of corn kernels. They had a blast!!

After a quick bounce in the large pumpkin bounce house with Aunt Addie...



Miller helped Daddy push our wagon to the petting zoo...



Miller LOVED the animals!! His favorite part was feeding the Sheep. He fed him about 20 times before we had to bribe him to leave. After visiting the pets inside we visited with a couple outside. They were not as willing to be fed or petted but Miller enjoyed seeing them all.

After petting and feeding all the animals we headed inside to learn where pumpkins come from during story time.

Then it was time for Lunch and Free play!!! We met up with Miller's classmate and best friend, Elisabeth and her Mother Ashley. The kids (and Aunt Addie) had a blast on the Inflatables...



Then it was time for the BIG SLIDE!! Check it out (even Aunt Addie and Mrs. Ashley had fun, but they may never be the same!!)...



They LOVED the big slide so much that we took them over to a similar slide that was smaller so they could go down by themselves...



Then we showed Elisabeth how to play in the Corn Kernel Box....



Lastly, we played on a little hay mound that had a slide, a place for the little one's to jump, and a tube for them to crawl through...







Is there something on my head?!?!





All in all we had a WONDERFUL day and can't wait to go back next year!!

Sleeeeeepy.....

Fall Fun

It is really starting to look and feel like Fall. Today it was in the low 50's all day and it is supposed to be even cooler tomorrow. We took advantage of the crisp day to pull out some of Miller's Fall wardrobe for a quick photo shoot.

Admiring the Wind blowing through the trees so...



Luke let him see what is was like...



and of course he LOVED it!!



Of course we could not go outside without including Kaylee! Miller loves her SO much!!





Then we headed around to our side yard and played with the huge wood pile.
Say CHEESE!!



Little STUD!!



Where's Miller?

Happy October!!