Ding Dong the Mouse is.....

in the dumpster! Tonight we saw our mouse friend again....he had the nerve to run across the dining room floor but what he didn't know was that we were ready for him! Greg and I jumped into action...I got the broom and he barricaded the kitchen and living room. Well you can image what happened next....Greg took a swing and....the mouse ran under one of the kids toys....so we went to plan B....trapping him in a bowl! No fancy traps for us! In the picture under the bowl is our "pet" mouse we got him!!! Now the next part was tricky...Greg figured out how to get the bowl out of the house and he brought the bowl and all and chucked it in the dumpster....we are hoping he will not find his way home and that he will be too happy eating all the trash in the dumpster! I am soo happy that we are pet-free!

Good Looking!

Here are the pumpkins we did....they finally dried! Abby's is on the right, Reese middle and mine is one the left. Abby says that the pumpkin is her and has brown hair like her....I think it does resemble her a bit don't you think:)

Fire Awareness Month

Did you know it was fire awareness month? Well we did and we went to the local fire station in Arlington and got to climb in the fire trucks and get cookies! The kids had alot of fun they sat and drove the truck and we even got to see them answer a call....they all of a sudden ran off got their gear on and jumped in the trucks...(lights flashing which the kids loved) Greg took some of the pictures and I love the one with the kids faces reflecting in the hubcap...how creative...I told him he needs to come and follow me and the kids and be our personal camera man! Now that would be nice!

Pumpkin Painting

Well last year we carved our pumpkins and it didn't go over to well with a one and three year old....so this year I got stickers and paints and thought they would like that more! Well they did and the pumpkins look great! They are still drying from this morning because there is alot of paint on them...Abby went a little crazy! Reese was interested for about 3 mintues and I ended up finishing up his but he was ok with that! I just love this picture of me and Reese he is such a doll! And we still aren't sure what face Abby is making here but it's pretty funny! She's a character for sure!

Burke Nursery

Today we went to a Pumpkin Patch and it had a ton of slides and rides for the kids! I couldn't believe how much stuff there was to do....we were there 3 hours and just made it through the whole thing once! Abby and Reese were crazy running all over not knowing what to do next...it cracks me up how Reese just does everything Abby does even if he is not big enough. He followed Abby up this big slide in the picture and had no fear at all he just went right down after her....and Abby well she acts like she is 12 or something all independent and all! I was so glad to get the kids to this pumpkin patch because I love the Fall season and wait all year for the Fall Festivals!! I have so many pictures from today so I will have to do a couple posts to share the whole experience with you! Enjoy!

Good Pictures

I took a ton of pictures but thought these two were pretty good. Reese is a tough one to get a picture of he is too fast and Abby she's great with the poses as you can see! And big foot fits our two kids well since they took after their daddy with size 13 shoes!...I really hope Abby doesn't have that big of feet when she gets older!:)

"Hay" Ride

well as you can see there is no hay but the kids (we went with our friends from church) didn't even notice...the ride took us through this forest that had lots of "scary" displays set-up...Abby just laughed the whole time I don't think she knew she should be scared! I figure that's a good thing!

Sand Mountain

They had this huge sand mountain with little treasures buried in it and of course they wanted to climb this the whole time....you think one day they will be nice to mommy and stay away from sand?...since I can't stand sand:) well probably wishful thinking huh? Anyways here you can see them climbing up and then the next picture Reese is at the top...yes he made it the whole way no falling and I didn't see one other kid make it up there the whole time without falling!

Sales! Sales! I Love Sales!

ok I must share our shopping trip tonight! I went into Old Navy to check the clearance for the kids and they had a fall sale going on and had a ton of summer clothes for .97, $1.97 and $2.97. I ended up getting Abby basically all her clothes for next summer...and do you want to know what I spent??? $41.oo I totalled all the receipts when I got home and they would have been $250 we saved $209...can you believe that! Awesome!

Doctor Visit

Abby and Reese tonight wanted to play doctor so we all took turns getting shots and listening to each others hearts...now Reese got pretty into this and ran all around checking to see if everyone was alive....He was very happy to know that we all were well! Abby said she needed the doctor (me) to fix her legs because they were broken so we fixed it right up with some bandaids...if only it were that easy huh?

Look at this One!!

How cute is this?...poor Reeser is sick this week with an ear infection and he has been a bit out of character from his crazy silly self....and so today I walk into the room and Reese is laying on Abby's lap and she is scratching his back...how sweet are they? I am a sucker for the
" lovey-dovey" stuff so I went running for the camera...I was able to get the picture and I am so happy about that!

*Also I thought I might comment on what Reese is wearing around his neck he has wanted to wear all the lay's (not sure how to spell it:) we have around the house and he has been wearing them everywhere we go...so I guess he is just wanting to be ready for a Hawaiian party just in case someone has one sometime! He is always the one ready for a good party! (that's my boy)

Waiting for Daddy!

This is so cute! Reese and Abby for the past few days have been waiting at the window for Daddy to get home from work. They sit there and wait for him to drive up then they run to the door to let him in. They just can't wait for him to come home it's the best part of their day!

"I Love Smoothies"

Yesturday we went to the park to play and Grandma bought us some smoothies and as you can see Reese really loves them! He was working on that thing for about 15 minutes then he was asking everyone if they were done with theirs....in the picture here he is very puzzled where all his smoothie went...I told him that he drank it all but he kept looking in the cup for it....what a nut!

Where is Tom when you need him?

We still have a mouse....Greg got a "trap" but evidently mice have "rights" too because they have no traps just pebbles...what are pebbles gonna do?...well appartently nothing! Abby and Reese think it is cool to have a new pet though too bad it's not one they can play with....ever!! ..... Abby though is pushing for a cat named Tom but I keep telling her I am allergic to them but she says I can take claritin..isn't that so nice of her:)

I Scream for Ice Cream...

Literally...they were very excited to go get ice cream tonight they were screaming "ice cream" the whole way there! Grandma treated us all to Maggie Moo's...and it was good! This picture was pretty hard to get so enjoy it...the kids couldn't stand still after all that sugar! ...notice Abby has ice cream all over her shirt...she really liked it huh?

WE NEED A CAT!

Greg and I are just hanging out watching a show and then out of the corner of our eye we see a black something run across the floor! We both looked at each other and wondered if the other saw the same thing....I was hoping he didn't but sadly he did! So Greg got a broom and climbed on the counter and started to look for a mouse. Well we found one behind the refrigerator....Greg moved it out and the mouse came running out then went under the stove....so here I am standing guard while Greg runs to get a trap...alot of traps....I am so grossed out by mice....I will not sleep till we know he is dead and it's already midnight! ...As you can see I am ready to beat it to death though!!! I am so shocked that our new apartment has mice that's so terrible...I don't think I will ever walk on the floor again...or let the kids off their beds!!....just kidding!

Goofy Abby!

I finally got Abby on video singing...and of course she sang some made-up song and I have no idea what she is saying but at least I got it! Enjoy the entertainment!

Strike a Pose!

Abby is all about posing for the camera these days....I guess she has gotten used to me taking pictures everyday for you guys! We were at the mall yesturday and she and her friend Layne were running all over the play area striking a pose....I thought this one was adorable!

Balancing Act!

Reese is such a clown! When he is riding in the stroller he takes his shoe off and he puts it on his head...seems logical huh?:) He is pretty good too....he can keep it up there for about 30 seconds!

Cookie Monsters!

Tonight Grandma Reese, Aunt Annie, Charlie and Landry came over to make cookies....ok now I must admit I am used to cooking with Abby....she's well more into it than the boys but I thought I would try to include everyone....so I got all the stuff ready and got the kids helping...well the boys lasted about 5 minutes tops and then they were off to play basketball or something....so that left Abby and I to finish the job! I bet though you can guess who was first in line to get the finished product???....yes oh yes it was the boys....but Abby and I knew we got the best part....we got to eat the cookie dough:) (in our house if you help you get to eat the best part:)