A Pumpkin Parade?

Yesterday, Brennan and mommy got the honor of seeing Kobe march in his pumpkin parade at his preschool.  It was adorable - they were all given the same instructions for making the costume, but each one was unique in their own way!  Kobe was pretty shy (although he should be used to parades after this summer), and afterward, his girlfriend, Samantha had to come over and have her picture taken with him too (the sunday school teacher said they are two peas in a pod)!  We are very impressed with his preschool, it's every good thing we had heard it was and more!

Pumpkin Carving Time

Last night we carved our halloween pumpkins.  I was so sure I finally had a boy that would dive right in, but I was wrong, brennan didn't want to have anything to do with the slimy stuff (even though earlier in the day he picked up a live grasshopper).  Boy did daddy and Kobe have a challenge, Kobe's pumpkin was so hard, they actually had to use a hammer and scraping tool to cut it!  It was like we were trying to carve a ceramic pumpkin!!!  God always gives us something to keep life interesting!

At the Pumpkin Patch

Today we did our annual stop at Pahl's Nursery to pick out pumpkins and take in the festivities.  Kobe loved pulling brennan in the wagon, and had a blast running through the straw maze.  Brennan was content sitting in the wagon, but also enjoyed looking at pumpkins and finding the ceramic animals in the straw maze (he's my animal lover).  Mommy and Daddy just loved watching our boys!

Veggie Tales LIVE!!

Last night Kobe and mommy got the wonderful opportunity to see Veggie Tales Live at our church in lakeville.  Kobe had a really fun time, we both really enjoyed singing along to the songs we know so well from our Veggie Tales CD's auntie shewie gave Kobe for christmas a few years back - they are Kobe's favorite CD's.  The concert was a great reminder that "God made you special", each in our own unique way, we don't need to try to be like anyone else, God loves us just the way he created us!  

How FUN is a desk!

So we brought home a desk this weekend that used to be Troy's brother Tom's, and set it up in our loft area.  It is the best new toy - we literally have to pull Brennan kicking and screaming from it when it is time for bed!  The boys love filling the drawers with their things and themselves!  I'm a little scared to fill it with my stuff (files, pens, papers) with the vision of finding everything pulled out and thrown about so they can fit themselves and their stuff back in into the drawers!!

Trip to the apple orchard

On Sunday we took a trip to the apple orchard with some friends.  The kids got to play in a mound of hay, go through a shrub maze, and we all got a hayride out to the orchard.  Unfortunately the apples had been hit by hail earlier, but the kids didn't care, they loved picking apples, and Brennan loved eating them!!

Brennan watches a movie

So I was really good with Kobe about playing Baby Einstein movies when he was little - I decided to give it a try with Brennan, plus the hour before supper is always tough, we're ALL ready for daddy to come home.  So I gave this a try - Brennan was so excited, he crawled up on the couch right next to Kobe.  Poor Kobe wanted a little space, so he moved down to the end of the couch - Brennan got up and moved down right next to Kobe, Kobe got up and moved to the other end, Brennan followed, he was determined to sit next to his brother!  It's so cute to see their relationship grow.  

Another bday party for Kobe

And last but not least we had Kobe's family birthday party.  Kobe himself said that morning, "mommy I don't need any more presents, I already have enough toys".   But he of course was overjoyed with the pile of presents that were opened that day.  We're so blessed to have most of our relatives close - although we miss you aunt lori and uncle rick.  Kobe had a "beep beep" cake as you can see in the pictures, another one of mommy's masterpieces.

Paper bags and golf balls

Is there anything better than a non toy item like a paper bag and a couple golf balls when you're one??  It will keep you entertained for hours.  Just one of the fun things mommy and Brennan have been doing while Kobe is working hard at preschool.  :)  Brennan is at such a great age - I just love watching him do everything, he is growing up so fast, and trying so hard to do everything his big brother does.  One of my favorites is when he sits now, he folds his hands like in the pic to the left.  Do they have to grow up?

Kobe's Birthday

Our little Kobe turned 4 on September 20th, okay, he's not so little anymore.  On his birthday we marched in our final parade of the season.  We posted a sign on his gator, and he was wished happy birthday by hundreds (course he just looked the other way).  He received his prized gift, an electric guitar (Kobe is majorly into music, except he doesn't like anyone to watch, so he plays behind the couch), chose his birthday dinner (brown rice???), and later went to Elko Speedway with daddy.  It was a BIG day.

Little Friends Party

This year Kobe had a construction birthday party with his friends.  We did a little arts and crafts on paper sacks they later filled with candy scooped from a dumptruck and ate some dirt cake served out of another dumptruck.  Who would have known eating dirt was so much fun!!