November

Seems like November came and went for us in a hurry. It seems as if we were sick for most of the month with a few days that we were feeling okay. Thanksgiving was wonderful. We were able to go to my Mom and Dad's house to celebrate with Jenni and Ted and their family and Julie and Brad with their kids as well. Grandma and Connie were there as well. I forgot my camera that day so I don't have pictures of the day. Then, for Black Friday I woke up bright and early for my yearly trek to JoAnn's. I was 5th in line and stood in the cold for an hour. I was so glad when Mom got done at Walmart early so that she could join me for the craziness. It was a real miracle because we were first in the cutting line and only had to wait in the regular line for 30 minutes or so. I think that was the fastest we've ever been in and out on Black Friday. I did go back later that day and had to wait for a couple of hours. Good thing I was with a friend so it didn't seem as long. I really can't believe that it is already December. I am so excited for Christmas this year. Tyler is really into this year and keeps asking about different things. I have a toy nativity set that seems to be his favorite toy to play with since we decorated. I also have 3 regular nativity's set up and he keeps getting the baby Jesus out of them and he kisses them. It's so cute and touching to see. Kids make Christmas time so much more fun and so much more special.

Halloween day!

For Halloween this year, we went to our friends, the Hardcastle's for Orange dinner and donuts. Yummy. Orange dinner this year was Macaroni and cheese, mandarin oranges, and Costco Hot dogs. YUMMY!!!

Jason likes his orange dinner.

Tyler right after he ate.

Here is the lovely donuts that Sam and I made.

Don't they look delicious. Chocolate, almond, and maple frosting...ohhh soooo good.

Tyler and his friend Jordyn.

Roar.

They are best friends.

Master Yoda.

Since Jason doesn't quite walk yet, he got stuck in the stroller. He was cute holding onto his bag though. He really loved it.

Trick or Treat.

This is the big group we went with.

Cute Jason in the leaf pile in front of the Hardcastle's home.

We made our way to Mom and Dad's house who gave Jason and Tyler these swords that were taken over by Cory and Altan. Boys will be boys.

TRUNK or TREAT

This is the first year that we actually went to our own wards Trunk or Treat. First, we headed to the gym for some soup and cornbread. There was so much soup there and a lot of them were oh so good. I had fed the boys before hand because Tyler tends not to eat in front of a big group of people. So, he just ran around and did activities with all the other excited kids. Then, we went outside for the Trunk or Treat. Cory walked the boys around while I passed out candy.

Here is our little Chinese boy and his pet dragon.

Our friends, Colby, Nelly, and Kaylie.

Tyler, Jordyn, and Ryan.

We had so much fun.

When we got home, the boys were so tired.

We let them have one treat before heading to bed....
of course, they chose suckers. Their favorite candy.

Sick Tyler

I don't know what's happened to us since Sunday, but we have been sick, sick, sick. I started getting congested on Saturday, but felt okay. Sunday we were all feeling pretty good. Then, Monday came.....Tyler had a fever and vomiting. Jason hasn't really had anything, and I am super tired, cold, and have a runny nose. Tyler's highest fever has been 104..woosh. That is high. He is still sick and I am just hoping we can get over this soon. It's not fun having sick kids and knowing I am getting sick too.....oh the pains of being sick.

All Ty has wanted to do this week is put on a new pair of pajamas in the mornings, cuddle with his new blanket from grandma, and watch Transformers (the first one of course...I just had to make sure you all knew Tyler was not watching the second one) and Buzz Lightyear. Poor kid hasn't left the house since Sunday. Hopefully he will get over this soon and we can have a healthy, happy house again.

These pictures of Tyler were taken today. He is feeling better today, but still has a fever of 101. I think he's sick of being sick too.

New blankets

Mom said that she meant to give us these blankets for Christmas last year, well, she gave them to the boys on Sunday. Tyler loves his. It was the perfect time to get them with the weather getting colder now. The boys room seems to be the coldest room in the house and we have a heater in there now. These blankets will certainly help. Thanks Mom.

I know, these are not very good shots, but they are all we have. The boys were being so cooperative...can't you tell??

Making applesauce

So, with all those apples we picked on Sunday, we were able to make 9 jars of applesauce and i think 6 apple pie fillings. Yummy!!! I am so excited. It was so much fun to make. We made cinnamon sugar applesauce, red hot applesauce (made from red hots candy), and cranberry applesauce. They taste so much better than store bought. This was the first time Cory and I canned apples and we had fun coming up with flavors.

He is Cory's cinnamon sugar applesauce.

My beautifully pink red hot applesauce.

Jason watching us in his highchair.

And....this is what happens when you fill the canner up with too much water. Whoops. We had water spilling everywhere. On the floor, all over the stove top, and the cupboards. What a mess.

Just hanging out

Jason and Cory just hanging out having fun. Cory works so hard during the day that at night, the boys just love crawling all over him and loving him.

Picking apples

After church on Sunday, we went to Scot and Laurie's house to pick their apple trees. It was the only day we could do it. It was so much fun and we were able to get five big bags worth of apples. It was a beautiful day. It was great being outside together as a family doing this.

Cory up in the tree picking the apples....or shaking the tree sometimes so that some of the higher apples would drop.

I wasn't going to climb up there.

Tyler really liked helping us. He loved climbing up and down the ladder.

At one point, we had this ladder set higher and Tyler went to the very top. I tried not to panic too much, but I thought he was too high. He was just fine though.

Picking apples is fun to do, fun to do, fun to do!!!

Tyler's pumpkin

As I mentioned in an earlier post, Cory and Tyler went and picked this pumpkin out. It is pretty small, but I think it is just perfect for the boys. All except they think it is a ball and Tyler will often throw it across the living room. It is now hidden on a high shelf in our kitchen so that they won't play with it. We are planning on using it for a little pumpkin bowling next week. Hopefully it will still be in one piece by then.

Tyler just wanted to hide behind it for pictures.

Peek a boo.

Okay, I was going for Halloween scary here. I guess its not too scary, just blue.

What a handsome boy.

Tyler and his fruit

We have never had a problem with Tyler eating fruit. He loves any type. We often have problems with him eating too much or getting into the fridge to eat apples, peaches, or pears.

Here Tyler is eating a peach. I thought it was funny because they weren't quite ripe yet, but he still ate it.

Yummy!!

The perfect pumpkin

Last week Cory and Tyler picked out this pumpkin. It's not too small and not too big. It's perfect...well, the only bad thing about it is that the boys think that it is a toy ball. I had to hide it because Tyler and Jason would both throw it around the house. So, it is hidden in some random place in the kitchen.

Jason loves it.

He rolls it and then chases it.

He hugs it and loves it.

At least it hasn't cracked open on our lovely carpet yet.

And, throws it again.

Jason is having way too much fun!!!