Our Little Fall Explorers

Daddy's Helpers

The boys get into EVERYTHING lately and we find ourselves babyproofing higher and higher every weekend. Last weekend Jared and I decided it was time to put child locks on the silverware drawers, etc. Coleman and Carter also thought they should "help" Daddy....too cute!

Halloween Fun

The night before Halloween we went to a festival at my parents neighborhood with my brother's family. We had a great time and enjoyed visiting another pumpkin patch afterwards.

Boo! ....at the zoo

We have gotten a lot of use out of the season pass to the zoo that we bought the boys for their birthday, and it is amazing how much more they enjoy the animals and are able to spot them than they could 6 months ago.

The weekend of Halloween they have Boo at the Zoo, but knowing it may be super crowded I decided to take the munchkins the week of while other kiddos were in school. My mom, brother, sister in law, and sweet nephew joined in the fun!

Boys.

I LOVE being the mom to two boys, especially these two little munchkins. Boys minds just work SO differently and while they have more energy in an hour than I have in a day they make me smile and laugh constantly. Here is just a "glimpse" into our day...

And.....the unveiling!

Here are pictures of the boys room before the makeover:




Here are the "after" pictures of the boys room makeover from HGTV. Jared and I absolutely love it! It is definitely totally different than what I would have picked out by myself but I truly do love the warmth that the orange brings to their room...and especially the bookcases and window seat! We couldn't have asked to work with nicer people...seriously...everyone who was at our house was truly amazing and we had a great time filming and watching the boys reaction as they walked into their new "big boy" room. We have taken the toddler beds back out for now and replaced them with their cribs for the time being, but I'm sure we will have to bring them back out sooner than later at the rate these two are growing and exploring!

The commercial is set to air sometime this month, so I'll post it on the blog once I have the link.

Trick or Treat!

I put the boys in their costumes a handful of times over the past few weeks just in case they didn't enjoy trick or treating....what was I thinking? What kid doesn't love to go door to door and get candy? These two were naturals and also enjoyed walking in others peoples houses and waving "hi" when they opened the door. All in all, Halloween was a huge hit around here!

Our friend, Hudson (and his parents), invited us to go to their Halloween parade and we had a blast! We started our trick or treating in their neighborhood before continuing our candy spree well past our bedtime. The boys would try to eat their candy on the way from one house to the next (pretty smart!), so we were constantly pulling wrappers and chocolate out of their mouths but I can't blame them...their Mommy is a big fan of chocolate too :o)





We also enjoyed playing with our pumpkins the day after Halloween....taking the tops on and off and on and off.....