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.