11/3/09

Matthew sees Topher use the potty all the time and has been wanting his own turn! He has been talking so much more lately. The other day he said "that my pop-pop" (that's my popcorn), he can say: shoe, nose, eye, and more that I can't remember right now... I recently went to Kansas City, MO to Time Out for women. I got to see and hear some really cool stuff: I got to hear Michael Wilcox, Jenny Oaks Baker (she is AMAZING!!!!!), Emily Watts, John Bytheway, Kenneth Cope, Wendy Ulrich, and Kris Belcher. I went with Sally, Torrie, and Michelle. It was my first time away from my kids since I had Topher! I would highy recommend going if you have one near you!

Halloween Night

We decided on a costume change for the evenings festivities...

Dad dressing a green power ranger

We went to a church that had games...

and music, Topher needed a partner and chose this little girl. He is holding her hand...how cute!!!!

even more halloween

Topher is playing a ring toss game for candy

going in the bounce house...he didn't like it much

more ring toss...

Topher eventually got a turn in the bulldozer.

More Halloween

Riding a trike for candy at the mall

If you look to the left of Mike you can just see the top of the sharks head

We had to play at the mall's playground after we were done trick or treating

Matt would not get out of this bulldozer!

Halloween 2009

My little shark got so many comments at the mall on Saturday afternoon! They loved his tail!

Trick or treating at the Shoppes at Grandprairie...

Mommy and her shark,

& Mommy and her little calf :) He did so well for not having had a nap! :D

fall is here!

Fall came so quickly that the boys got cabin fever! I couldn't say no when they wanted to play outside on a sunny day. So I bundled them up and let them go, since I don't know how many more days like this we will get! 10/12/09

soooo busy!

I am sorry I haven't blogged lately but I have been preoccupied with my 5 page Othello analytical essay...which I got a 'A' on!!! :D So there wasn't much going on really besides that. Matthew has learned a few new words: "stop," (frequently used with Topher), "uh-oh" (so cute!), and is trying to make animal sounds now like 'arf-arf' and 'moo'. Topher is getting taller and taller and is trying to memorize all the primary songs he can- and when he doesn't know the words he inserts syllables for all the words. It is pretty interesting! Mike just went to New Mexico on a fly fishing trip with his dad, he left Wednesday afternoon and just got back today. While he was gone the boys and I went to the indoor pool, which was Matthew's first experience in something other than a blowup pool in the backyard. At first he wasn't sure what to do, but eventually he liked it. Topher cried when I told him it was time to go, but I had to promise that we would go back again. Yesterday I took the boys to the free fall matinee where we watched Night at the Museum:Battle of the Smithsonian and the boys were good for the first half, but they got a little tired the second half of the movie. I think the only thing that kept them quiet the first half was the giant bucket of popcorn. It was an interesting experience to have the boys all by myself for more than just one night. It was very tiring, but this coming weekend Mike gets the kids to himself while I go out of town (kid-free!) to Kansas City for Time Out for Women!