My Excuse...

So, I feel like I have an excuse for not updating the blog with ANY of the major events in the past 2 months. I mean, I'm so behind! Allen started WALKING 2 weeks ago and not even a mention on here. Well, here is my excuse...



That's our house in Arizona. I have spent every free moment for weeks doing searches online, working with our realtor in Arizona, conversing with Patrick when he is working there to tell him which houses to go see...it's just been a lot of stress! It is not in my personality to pick a house from 1700 miles away without even going in it. But it's done - we made them an offer yesterday and they accepted today. We are just renting, but when you are signing a 24 month lease it feels like much more! We are scheduled to move in January...at least we can enjoy the weather there for a few months before it gets too hot!

Happy Birthday Daddy!

Today was Patrick's 33rd birthday. We had a low key family day - Drew visited the dermatologist, Patrick got his hair cut, we ran to a furniture store to buy Drew a new big boy bed (to be delivered Tuesday!), enjoyed lots of play time, dined on homemade lasagna and pound cake...it was a good day! I managed a few cute photos of the boys with their daddy that I'll try and get downloaded...sometime...
Tomorrow the boys are going to Nana and Grandaddy's house while we have 24 hours of "no responsibility". We are going to the new Bond movie and then heading to the Dancing Bear Lodge. It's a place we've both wanted to visit for a while and this is our chance to get away. We figure that once we get to Arizona our alone times will be few and far between!

I've Been Tagged...

I've been tagged by Ashley to do the following:
1. Choose the 4th picture folder on my computer
2. Choose the 4th picture (I had to choose the 4th folder again...)
3. Explain the picture
4. Tag 4 people to do the same.

This is from our trip to Hilton Head this past June. Allen was "reading" in the big chair in our condo and was just too cute not to capture! You can see my mom's reflection in the mirror taking the picture. (Photos of those taking photos make me laugh!)

I tag...

Allie
Janet L.
Janet M.
Brandi

Coming Soon...

Here are all the blog posts I owe you (and me!)...
Family camping trip
Allen's first birthday
Dollywood
Pumpkin patch & carving
Scottsdale trip
Drew's third birthday
General updates on our crazy lives!

I'm really putting this on here more for myself...reminders of what all I haven't recorded over the last few weeks!

Halloween...updated...

This year for Halloween we had a skunk and Tow'Mater in our family. On Saturday, October 25, we went to Boo at the Zoo with Jeremy, Lora and Elizabeth (Cinderella). Drew had a blast trick-or-treating around the zoo and running around with Elizabeth. Allen rode in the wagon and walked some, getting some goodies in his pumpkin along the way but primarily just looking really cute.





On Sunday we went to the harvest festival at church. Allen wore his skunk costume again but Drew decided he could not go down the big slide dressed as 'Mater (very smart deduction, I thought). Drew was very active - he ran the obstacle course more times than I can count, climbed the climbing wall twice (with Daddy's help, but he was really good!), played some games...basically never sat down! Allen watched the puppet show, went down on slide with Daddy, sat and ate lots of food...basically enjoyed himself as best he could!
(Grandaddy has all the photos from this night...I'll try to get some!)

On Halloween we went to Uncle Mike and Aunt Celeste's house for their neighborhood party and trick-or-treating with Jay (Anakin Skywalker) and Amelia (Super Girl). Nana, Grandaddy, Mama G and Pop were there along with Jay's friend Eli and his parents. The kids enjoyed the block party (though the firetruck didn't make it...we heard it pass with the siren on) and were then ready to hit the houses. A few of us went out with the kids to trick-or-treat while the rest of the adults stayed back to enjoy homemade chili and answer the doorbell. Drew loved the idea of Halloween - running from house to house, ringing the doorbell, getting stuff in his pumpkin...but he didn't really care about the candy and hasn't asked about it since! Allen wasn't too excited about the whole adventure and was ready to go back to the house and just have dinner! All in all it was a successful and tiring night!