Pumpkin Picking, Carving and Conner Prarie

My boys are such the pair. It is go..go..go from the moment they awaken until their little heads hit the bed at night. We have had fun this October despite the cold and gloomy weather. I took the boys the other day to see the pumpkin patch and to pick out pumpkins. It was so beautiful that day. The sun was shining brightly and a soft breeze, just perfect. Grayson had 'Dad's Night' at school on Tuesday. It was a special night for Dad's and their children. They each brought a pumpkin to carve. Daddy and Grayson also enjoyed games and a special snack. Grayson dressed up as Spider Man ...as you all would have guessed.

Rogan is now sitting up very well on his own. Loving music and dancing just like Mommy and Grayson. He can move objects from one hand to the other, bang them together and throw them as all babies do. Rogan is into crinkling his nose and laughing. He loves to feed himself snacks and drink from his sippy cup. He is pushing himself up on the floor so it won't be long! and he will be on the move. Rogan is growing so fast, he now wears 12 month clothes mostly. Where did my little baby go! Before long, we will be celebrating his 1st birthday!:(

We went to Conner Prairie the other day with my cousins, Hillary and Lauren. Lauren just had a baby girl a little over a month ago so we got to see little Lily also. She is so cute! When I told Grayson where we were all going...he said, "Two babies, that's a lot!" Grayson was all over the place, running here and there. It was a very busy day that I had chosen for all of us but it was still great to visit and see everyone and be outside. Later that evening, Grayson went back with Daddy for Fall Festivities. Grayson and Daddy watched the traditional cartoon (friendly version) of the 'Headless Horseman' and also made S'mores around a camp fire.

We are looking forward to this weekend. Our little Grayson will be 4 on Saturday at 3:03 pm. What a big week it will be. Cake and pizza Saturday along with a trip to The Children's Museum to visit the Haunted House (friendly hours). On Tuesday, Grayson is taking Sponge Bob cupcakes to school to celebrate his birthday. On Friday, he goes to the Imagination Movers concert. So exciting!

Chatter box, bonfires and more!!!

Rogan has found his voice...his very loud voice and has realized that screeching is even better. He now says mama, I am proud to announce. He said dada first and that needed to be fixed immediately! Rogan has been a sick little boy this past week. He is still his jovial self for the most part with some spurts of irritation and crying and don't let me forget, 'The please don't put me down ' phase. It goes with being sick. He just wants to be in our arms while he's not feeling well. He had a very high fever which finally came down but was accompanied with an ear infection. Now, five days later, he has a slight fever again. I am taking him back today. Hopefully, his ears look alright now and he is on the up and up. We shall see. Rogan has gotten so long over the past few months. He is seven months but wears 9 months in shirts and sleepers. Speaking of growing, Grayson has gotten so big. He is all boy and tall for his age. He is wearing a size 5...wow! That is what I think! His foot is also huge, size 10.5 wide. Daddy will be in trouble one day! Maybe sooner than we think! Rogan is loving the outdoors. What shall we do when winter arrives. When I walk over to the back or front door, he cries if we are not walking out. He loves his baby swing on the swing set. Grayson and Rogan can swing at the same time. Rogan enjoys the walks as much as Grayson.

Grayson had the best time ever this past weekend. We had family from Wisconsin here for the weekend. My cousin, Emily has a little boy, Aiden who is Grayson's age. It was like watching a Grayson clone. The two of them played so well together! They were both so much a like. We sure wish they were closer. Aiden would be Grayson's best bud without a doubt! I enjoyed watching the two of them having so much fun! I think Grayson found his match! Aiden liked all the things Grayson liked. They played in the huge pine trees behind my parents house. Grayson calls it 'The Mountains'. Aiden seemed to like it also. They also roasted hot dogs and marshmallows for s'mores. Yum! Yum! It was so wonderful to see the Lyons family, a true treat! Aiden loves the Movers like Grayson, dinosaur, cars and all the other good 'boy stuff'.

We are trying to keep busy at home while Rogan is getting better. Grayson has a bit of a cold also. We are back to finding inside games to keep us busy and on occasion, we can go out side for a bit when the weather allows. Too cold today though, try telling that to Rogan! Rogan and Grayson got a goodie box in the mail from Aunt Pam and Uncle Tony today. It is for Halloween. They were so excited about the gift as you can see!!!