Fall festivities

This was all in October, please pardon my delay in posting. 'Tis the season for being busier than usual! 

One day in early October we headed to the Arboretum with some friends. Here is JW at the entrance:

I guess he's pretending to be an airplane?

My sweet friend, Jen, took a picture of me and my boys in the Cinderella carriage. Comedy of errors!

The best we got!

He had a blast this year, although he grew bored more quickly than he did last year. I think age two is the prime time to take them!

We also took in the Chihuly exhibt while we there. Awesome!

One weekend in late October, we headed to The Big Orange Pumpkin Farm in Celina with two other families. The kids (and adults, I would say) had a great time!

Jameston was all about fedding the animals:

Our sweet friends, Charlotte and Emmie

Pre-Hayride pic, that Blake protested during...

Love this pic!

My sweet boys

 It was fun and worth the drive, but also quite a balancing-act since I was flying solo :-) We will definitely try to go back in years to come!

We also met up with members of our church's small group at a house up in Anna one Sunday evening. The hostess went all out and had lots of fun activities lined up for the kiddos.

Decorating pumpkins!

Also, a Pinata, hay ride, games and even a tractor ride, driven by Brett!

I love Fall!

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Whaat?!

Blogger told me the other day that I had exceeded my storage limit? Um, did not know this could happen! Any tips out there in the blogosphere?! I do not upload photos through Picasa, just through iPhoto on our Mac. I do try to remember to decrease the file size, mainly for time's sake. But now I guess that really matters. It is telling me I need to upgrade my storage plan. To PAY to be able to post more photos to this here blog...you may be seeing more posts from my iPhone :-)

We had a ball!

Jameston turned 3 in late September, and this Mommy forgot to post about all the fun we had celebrating him. Ahhh! We had a grand ole time, that's for sure! These are out of order, so forgive my ramblings.

His "big" gift this year was a bicycle, training wheels and all. He was excited, don't let the picture fool ya :-)

We went to Joe's Crabshack that night and they sang to him while he danced (no pictures :-( Hilarious!

The morning of his birthday, we celebrated with breakfast and one present

Chocolate chip pancakes, and strawberries and bacon. Yum!

And he got to open all of the birthday cards he received in the mail from family...

After Daddy left for work, we left for the Dallas Zoo! We met up with his good buddy, Jackson, for a morning full of fun!

So sweet. They are great friends!

Jameston LOVES animals, so this was perfect for his special day!

We had a baseball-themed party for him this year. He loves to hit the baseball and the Texas Rangers, so it was a no-brainer...cupcakes!

Cousins, Riley and Ruby and Aspen joined u, and several of his friends

They took turns pinning the helmet on the baseball player (hey, it was scheduled to be at the park, but it rained.all.day.long. So I improvised!)

Camden's turn

Jackson

Vaughn

Noelle

He received a sheriff kit, which went hand-in-hand with his Halloween costume this year!

Cowboy hat from Uncle Cade

He got a helmet from Pops and Gigi

Blake had fun celebrating Jameston's birthday, too!

So glad I remembered to post this before he turned 4 :-)



Halloween 2012

We had a great Halloween this year! Jameston LOVES him some Toy Story, so we thought we'd go with a pair of characters from the Disney trilogy. He sported mostly his own clothes (cowboy hat and Guatemalan boots and belt) and borrowed the "Woody" vest and badge from a friend while Blake sported the "Buzz" outfit. Here are our festive boys:

Jameston Wade, aka "Woody"

Blake Everett, aka "Buzz"

We hit one street in our neighborhood, the same one we trekked last year. Our eldest was a little more confident this year, as to be expected...
Our youngest could have cared less! He's usually ready for bed around 7 on most nights, and this night was one of them :-)
JW LOVED walking up to each house (and asked lots of questions and noted all of the decorations!) and would ask everyone their name. He even started to walk right into the first house! Guess he thought he was arriving to a party :-)

We went to probably 8-10 homes, and Jameston got enough loot to last us all sweet treats for weeks! That's a wrap, folks!

 It was a great year of Halloween fun! I've already brainstormed a little about what the boys' costumes will be next year :-)

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Dentist again!

Jameston went to the dentist again in October. We now all have the same family dentist, so Mommy (and Blake) were able to take part (and take pictures) this time, unlike his visit in January.

He was the best little patient for Miss Danielle

Brother Blake came for support!

The cool shades helped :-)

Flashing his pearly whites! So proud of him!

Preview

I decided to take it upon myself to take the boys' 3-year/6-month-old pictures this weekend (I had them scheduled at a portrait place several weeks back, but then Jameston got a black eye :-( Anywho, I took them over to a neighboring park and went a little crazy (proud mom here). I took over 150 pictures and just need to find time to edit. Here is one of my favorites:

Can't wait to show the rest :-)

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