Pumpkins and Parties, Oh My!

Last year, we went the easy way out and just painted on the pumpkins. This year, we decided that the boys would probably really enjoy carving our pumpkins. We were right!
(you will have to excuse the terrible red eye in some of the pictures, as I was pretty much done I realized I had not gone through and corrected them, oops)

They are digging in.

Jack liked to squish and feel all the 'guts' that we had pulled out...

...He usually made this icky face as he did it.
Eewww, feels so good and so gross.

Quent just loved getting all the stuff out, he worked really hard to get it all out.

Now they are telling Momma what shapes to make the eyes, nose and mouth.

Just look at my proud boy, Quent!
(gosh, he looks really grown up here too :(

On Monday, we went to the Mothers of Multiples Halloween party that was hosted by the church where we have our meetings. They just did a great job having so many things for the kids to do and see. They loved getting the candy, but the activities were far more fun! We all had a really good time and we got to use our super cute costumes!

PENGUINS!

Penguin Quent

Penguin Jack

All my boys having some cookies.

Playing with Braeden the Knight on the chair trolley that they always seem to gravitate to when we go there for activities. What's up with that?

Quent loved our friends, Jacob and Sarah's, Mickey and Minnie Mouse costumes.

Quent also loved this little dog, Gretchen.
(mind you he's the one who is allergic to dog saliva)
Jack would not go anywhere near the dog because the woman that owned it was dressed up as a duck/chicken (I really couldn't tell)

Jumping in the balloon room!

Jack's motto: Any game that involves being encouraged to throw things is BIG FUN!

Quent was having a blast!

So, we played hard, had a great time, went to bed easily, and slept well. Ah, that's a good thing for us all!
Can't wait for more Halloween fun tomorrow!

Way Back When-esday

Last month, I needed to take a picture of me in grade school to my Mothers of Multiples meeting to play in a game. As I was looking for a school picture I found this one from what I think was my 2nd Halloween. If I am right (am I right, Mom?) that would have been 1975 and I would have been 18 months old. I was a kitty cat and that's my Mom holding me.

The boys think this picture is very funny, I hung it up on the fridge and they will point and say, "That's Momma dressed a like a kitty cat!"


You can play along with Way Back When-esday at Twinfatuation and dig out some cute, old pictures too!

Baby Picture Sundays - Halloween

Halloween is the theme over at Debi's blog and I thought we would play along.

Don't you wish there were more occasions to put super-cute costumes on your babies?!

Here are my little chicks on their first Halloween.
Jack (left) and Quent (right)

Daddy worked at the chicken oncology lab then, so we thought this would be a cute and funny costume for the boys!

Last year they were Pooh (Jack) and Tigger (Quent). Just adorable and they loved these outfits. They did not trick or treat, but they loved the kids coming to the house to get treats. This year we will try a few neighbors houses, but now that they know what candy is, they might really like this trick or treating thing!

Check out Who says 8 is enough? to see who else is playing.

Orchard Trip

So, long time no blog! I will need to catch up on some photos that I have been meaning to put up from our trip to the orchard - 2 weeks ago!
We went with my parents, Avery and Tessa, Len and Kyle, Aunt Jean, GG, and Alex. It was a beautiful weather day and we had so much fun. The kids especially loved riding the ponies (my Dad has those pictures because we were walking with the kids while they were riding, I will have to add some of those later) that and the train ride were the high points for the kids.

Quent (in the green) and Jack (in the red) climbing the bounce wall to slide

Daddy had to help Jack and Quent up this steep slide, but they did great going down on their own (daddy liked the slide too!)
Here is Jack getting ready to go down, Quent was so fast to get to the top and slide down we could never catch him on the way down.

Peek a boo Jack!

Waiting excitedly for the train

Avery and Aunt Ky-Ky are ready for the train ride



We had a train car just for us, it was a fun ride, Tessa had a blast on the bumpy ride around the farm!



My Jack


My Quent



Wow - this a big tractor tire!



Momma, I will drive home today.



The next day, Rob and Abby came to pick up the girls and Avery took a spin with her Daddy on Papa's tractor. She was quite a good driver.

Remembering our Angels

While our Momma was not blogging...

We have been busy boys!

We began a little fix-it handyman business, our motto: "If we can pound on it - WE WILL!"
Plus we wear these fashionable birthday cake hats while we work!
To request a reasonable rate for your job, contact our Momma,
she books all our playdates.

I, Jack, have begun a promising hobby as a pianist.
I am quite good.
If you are lucky I may even sing as I play.
Next time you are near me and a piano,
I will let you hear my awesome skills.

After listening to my brother's chops on the piano,
I, Quent, was inspired to sing in musical theater!
I sing a mean Dreidel Song and other favorites, like the ABC song,
Happy Birthday, and various selections by the one and only Raffi!

So, as you see, while our Momma has been busy tagging our old clothes for sale, cooking dinner and making sure we are staying out of trouble, we have been busy with projects of our own!
Look for her to be back soon, we hear she is feeling a little bit of blog-withdrawal,
until then...
see you later alligator - from us Guys,

Jack and Quent

Way Back When-esday

Just because I am feeling in the fall mood...

This week's Way Back When-esday is from our trip to pick out pumpkins in October of last year. Jack is in the 1st pic and Quent in the 2nd. They would have been just over 16 months old.
Little Pumpkin Picking Cuties!

Check out Twinfatuation to see who else is playing along!