Another Insta-Sunday

I only took one picture all week long with my phone...not only were we recovering from the hospital but Evan and I both got the stomach bug...good times!  I would rather be any other kind of sick than throwing up...HATE it...and I think there is nothing worse than taking care of a throwing up child while you are also throwing up.  It's safe to say I never hope to do that again.  Anyway...here is a picture from church today.  Evan with his friends Campbell and Chloe, who all decided to climb in the cubbies while waiting for parents to come at the end of church...too cute!

Pumpkin Pickin' Party

Our friends the Cooneys had a super fun pumpkin picking party this weekend.  It was awesome, the boys had a great time, we had a great time...there was yummy food, pumpkins, bounce houses, hay rides, caramel apples, kids all dressed up...it was the perfect afternoon.  The Cooneys definitely know how to throw a party!

When we first arrived we went to the little pumpkin patch in the backyard where there were pumpkins everywhere.  The kids all got to pick their favorite to take and decorate.  We have a serious love of pumpkins going on in our household and Ethan was more than happy to run around and play with all of the punkees.

Evan...who is now even more glued to us after being sick and in the hospital, took it all in for a while before venturing to pick his out.

My favorites...the teeny tiny white ones.

Evan always has to have everything in it's place and kept trying to put his pumpkin back after we handed it to him...that's where we found them so that's where they stay...right??

Once the pumpkins were all picked out we took a little path and headed over to decorate them, eat some, food, jump in the bouncers and hang out with friends.  Along the way I thought about trying to get a cute picture with the boys on some hay...no such luck but the outtakes are cute.

There was a tent all set up with tables for the kids to do their decorating with glitter glue, googly eyes {our favorite}, stickers, pipe cleaners, sequins...everything you could imagine to make a pumpkin look spectacular!

We chose two little pumpkins to take with us and I think I had as much fun decorating them as the boys did.

Of course it was just as much fun taking off the googly eyes once they were on...oh how we love eyes!

Most of the time Evan was by my side or wanting us to hold him so there are a few more pictures of Ethan {who really could have cared less if we were there...he was all about finding the fun}.

He found a donkey...

Saw his friend Cullen {and his CHIPS}...

And best of all had a blast in the bounce house...he could have played there all night long.

With partner in crime Campbell.

After a yummy BBQ dinner we spent the end of the evening hanging out by the fire to keep warm.  The last few pictures show how truly worn out and tired the E's were.  No one wanted to take a picture, Evan wouldn't even look at the camera and was eating his shirt {so like his daddy when he was little}...it was a fun afternoon of pumpkin picking and boy were we exhausted on our way home.  Have I mentioned how much I LOVE this time of year!?!?  Can't wait for pumpkin time to roll around again next year!

Quality Time

Spending some quality time with my baby...oh how I wish it didn't have to be in the hospital.  Hoping we get his asthma under control and all figured out sometime soon.

Ooey...Gooey...Wet...Sticky...Eewy

We had some icky, gooey fun last night scooping the gook out of our "urnge punkee."  After surveying the many many pumpkins at the patch we went with a tall skinny one this year to make our jack-o-lantern.  I'm used to more round squatty pumpkins and got a little messy digging to the bottom to get all of the goo out.

Ethan...my partner in crime.  The child has never met a mess he didn't like.  To say he LOVED getting his hands all sticky and messy scooping everything out is a huge understatement.  He never left my side the entire time.

Evan ran around the kitchen with his spoon and would watch us as he thought about possibly digging it in the pumpkin.  He hates messes, hates being sticky and always wants his hands and face to be clean.  Scooping out a pumpkin is not really his cup of tea.

Saying "eeeew" as he is putting his hand inside.

Finally when Evan decided he wanted to maybe try the whole pumpkin thing he couldn't get his spoon in because Ethan was too fast.  Every time Evan got close Ethan moved right in to scoop out more and Evan would pull his spoon away.  I took Ethan's spoon for a brief second to let Evan have his turn and Ethan was not very happy with me.

I'd say the boys' first pumpkin experience went just as I had thought...Ethan was right in the middle making a mess while Evan stayed to the side taking it all in and remaining clean in the process.  They loved it...I hope it is a tradition they will always enjoy in the years to come.  Up next...we are carving our punkee tonight and roasting the seeds tomorrow once they are all dry...yummy!  LOVE this time of year!

Breakfast with my Boys

I am not a breakfast person...never have been.  Sleep has always been way more important to me.  When I was in school and when I worked getting myself up earlier to include breakfast in my morning routine was out of the question.

Enter the picture two little boys who LOVE breakfast and go running to the top of the stairs when I say "lets go eat breakfast" and my tune has changed quite a bit.  Breakfast time is quickly becoming one of my favorite times of the day...especially now that they are sitting like big boys at the kitchen table.

I love just sitting there with them, early in the morning before the day takes off, eating our food...just the three of us.  It doesn't seem like anything special {all we are doing is sitting and eating} but there is something about our breakfast time that I cherish.

A few years from now when they are in school and mornings are a little more crazy I know it won't be the same which makes me love and enjoy our lazy breakfasts even more.

I love that the cars always have to be at the table with us.

I love how they wave to each other from across the table.

I love how they fold their hands together to pray when I put their plates in front of them.

I love the funny things they say to me and each other {often a bunch of jibberish that only they seem to understand}.

Without a doubt breakfast is definitely one of my favorite times with my boys.