Halloween Festivities

The boys and I got our share of candy this Halloween, thats for sure! The weekend before Halloween, we went to a fall festival at a local church, where Eli enjoyed playing games and collecting candy prizes, of course! Isaiah dressed up as a fireman, and Eli was a police officer (again). Even Isaiah tried a couple of games (when I let him out of the stroller----Isaiah doesn't exactly stay by my side these days----especially stressful in large crowds, hence the stroller).

On Halloween, we drove out to trunk-or-treat with our friend Melisa and her 2 boys in Quitman. This time, Isaiah rode his bike (which has a buckle) as we collected even MORE candy to add to our stash. As you can see, Eli decided to change his costume to a soldier (thank you Grandma for all the dress up costumes). Don't worry, I did let Isaiah off his bike to bounce in the jump house :) Believe it or not, as I sit here now the candy supply from Halloween has quickly diminished, and now we are left with the not-so-desirable choices----which will probably end up in the trash!

Field Trips

After two postponed dates, due to rain, we were finally able to take a field trip to the Big Orange Pumpkin Farm in Celina, TX. The boys had a great time feeding the animals with Daddy. (Mommy was a little timid....I know, I'm a wimp!

Next we all enjoyed a hay ride through the pumpkin farm, and the boys were each able to choose their very own pumpkin from the patch. Isaiah found one immediately, but Eli had a harder time deciding (as he was looking for the "most perfect pumpkin in the world.") Finally, we made our choices and posed proudly for a picture :)

Our next field trip was to a Recycling Center in McKinney, TX. Eli was delighted to see the workers scooping, sorting, and finally smashing the trash.....just like his Wall-E book "SMASH TRASH." The smell was not particularly great, but not as bad as I had imagined. Needless to say, Eli is now well educated about where the trash goes after it leaves our house :)

Farewell to a Friend

Last month, Eli experienced one of the sad realities of life......his best friend Carson moved to Michigan :( We were able to treasure a few last gettogethers, as both boys attended each other's birthday parties.

On the day of the move, Eli attended Carson's T-Ball game, followed by lunch and ice cream at Dairy Queen. We will always remember all the fun we had with the Collins family and hope to make a trip to Michigan sometime in the future.

Trikes & Bikes

As we take walks from time to time, I noticed that Isaiah has a strong interest in sitting on Eli's bike. I found this push trike on Craigs List, so now Isiah can "ride" bikes too, instead of using the stroller. He LOVES his new bike and especially enjoys ringing his little bell :)

This month I felt it was time to get Eli practicing without training wheels. After about 3-4 sessions, Eli was off and riding on his own. Below is video of his new found skill. (He is very proud of himself!)