Halloween Party

Playing Hot Pumpkin

Playing pin the nose on the pumpkin

Witches' brew Search- He had to stick his hand in the brew to find a prize

Landon wanted the cat on the other side of the fence

Lofton found a pumpkin!

The Caterpillars

Landon playing on the playground

It'd be easier to guess who if it didn't say, "My favorite food is BOLOGNA." Seriously? You have to taste it to acknowledge it as a fave.

Decorating his pumpkin

Carving our Pumpkin

Lofton and Phillip carved our pumpkin Thursday night. Of course, we cheated and used the carving patterns. Lofton really had fun, but when he saw what I was doing, he took a break from carving. He saw that I was making "eyeballs" for his class party, which consisted of pudding, lifesaver gummies, and jelly beans. Once he saw the Life Saver gummies, he decided that helping me was more fun. He and Landon both helped me for awhile, but then they went back to the carving.

We unfortunately haven't put a light in the pumpkin yet because we had a little emergency after our carving. Landon pulled a pot of hot soup over on him, and we spent the next two hours desperately trying to soothe his pain. Luckily, he slept through the night, and he hasn't mentioned his back once today. We are so blessed and fortunate. God is good!

Trunk or Treat

Here are some pics of this year's trunk or treat at church. Thanks, Jordan and all who organized all the fun for the kids. The kids had a great time. As we were leaving Lofton said, "That was an awesome party!"

Falling Into Fun

October hasn't been as warm as Farmer's Almanac predicted, but lately, we have had a couple of great fall days. Sunday, we raked leaves, and the boys had a great time jumping in what little bit there were. After all the leaf raking, Landon and Phillip played baseball, and then Lofton, Austin, Phillip, and Presley put Lofton's new football helmet (which is part of his Halloween costume) to use while they played a game of football.

Then today, Ella and Jude came over to play. We were having a snack on the deck when Landon told Ella that he wanted to sit in her lap. They looked so cute that I had to grab my camera, which led to some great pics. I hope that this weather will last awhile longer!

Landon is 2 and 1/2

Landon turned 30 months (2 and 1/2) on Sunday; it is unreal how quickly time flies. He is a wonderful little boy.
~ Landon loves to sing! His favorite song is "Ain't No Mountain High Enough!" Some of his other faves are "The Hokey Pokey", "Old MacDonald", "Bingo", "Hippopotamus Song", "Jesus's Love is Bubblin' Over"
~ Landon adores Lofton. It does my heart good when I hear Landon say, "My Lofton"
~He says the sweetest prayers.
~He can count to 20 but refuses to learn his colors.
~Landon is working on Potty Training; he will do about anything for M&Ms. He, however, won't potty anywhere but home; it is creating a problem.
~ Landon also adores Ella. She really pays attention to him.
~He really loves The Mickey Mouse Clubhouse and Little Einsteins.
~He loves to fish and golf, and he is rather good at about any sport; he can hit a softball about everytime we pitch it to him.
~Landon loves books. He loves any kinds of books with flaps.
~Landon is our little Linus; he always has to have his blanket at bed time or nap time, and he is particular about his blankets; he has two favorites- both Gymboree blankets.
~Landon loves to cuddle in the mornings; I love to sit in bed with him while he drinks his favorite, chocolate milk, and watch his shows.
~He normally always asks before he does something; today, he asked me for an Oreo, and when I said no, he surprisingly didn't argue. When I came out of my room a few minutes later, I found out why... His Lofton had gotten him one!
~He is still a picky eater; I hope like Lofton, that he will outgrow this phase.
~When it comes to candy, he is not picky at all.
~He really likes school. He talks about Ms. Jo Jo at home, and he tells me often that "Jo Jo says."
~He adores his grandparents. He talks about them often and prays for them every night. His big thing now is that Pop Pop is the Big Bad Wolf, and he can't seem to forget that Nana made him put on his socks the other night when she kept them, but he doesn't realize that I had laid them out for her. He loves to play with Mimi because she likes to play Diego he says, and his grandfather has a cool motorcycle, which he is afraid of.
~ He is growing up before our eyes!~