Pumpkins

Hard to tell they are brothers in this picture. Why is it so hard to get a nice smile at the same time?

Mr. Potato Head meet Mr. Pumpkin Head. The boys had just as much fun decorating these pumpkins without all the mess.


A Pirate pumpkin to match the boys Halloween costumes this year.

Halloween Treats

It's that time again! This year we switched from spider cookies to spider cupcakes. A little more work than I anticipated but they turned out cute. The boys had fun helping me add the finishing touches (eyes and nose).

What are you looking at?

Time to dig in!

Eugsters

We went to Eugsters this weekend to get our pumpkins and apples. Weather was not on our side this year. Last year I remember being hot but this year we were freezing. There were moments when the wind would stop and the sun would shine through, but they didn't last long.

We still had a good time visiting the animals, picking our pumpkins, and drinking some hot chocolate. The boys enjoyed feeding the goats the most.

Jax

Meet Jax, our newest member of the family. We picked up Jax on Sunday night. He is cute and little.... and meowed all night long! I think he misses his mommy. Things are already better today so I am hoping for a little sleep tonight.

Evan has been sick for awhile now..... transitioning to diarrhea over the weekend. (Sorry again mom) Jax actually sat nicely on his lap, he must know Evan is under the weather.

Weekend in MN

This past weekend we headed to MN. We took the boys to underwater world at the Mall of America. We all loved it. We were able to see many different fish and sharks as they swam all around us. Very cool. Then grandma and grandpa Dohman babysat so Nate and I could have a belated 5 year anniversary celebration. We spent a night away and had dinner, drinks, and a comedy show. We loved every second of it. Thanks mom and dad!

In the shark tank.

My treasures!

Where has the time gone?

What happened to my baby? He looks so old!

I couldn't leave Evan out so here's a picture of him too.

Happy Anniversary Honey!

Verona Fire Dept Open House

This past weekend we all went to the Verona Fire Dept Open House. We were there for a couple hours... the boys had a blast. There were trucks to explore and things to try and food to eat. Evan pushed a red button on the fire truck and managed to set off a very loud siren.

Hello?? kids...big red button...what did they expect?

Below, we are taking a ride around Verona on a firetruck.

The next couple pics are of the boys learning how to put out fires.

Hopefully this is the only time my boys are inside a police car.

(hmmm... that officer looks vaguely familiar.)

Fishing

Yesterday grandpa Tom took us all fishing. The water was crystal clear. We could see the fish swimming towards us. They were catching them one after another. The boys loved fishing, although Jacob's favorite thing was being responsible for the worms.

In the words of Jacob..... "It was a fun day!"

I even managed to get pictures of the boys peeing off the side of the boat, but I think I'll save those for a later date.

Boys will be Boys

Yesterday we ended our 3 1/2 year stretch of no injuries requiring medical attention. I was in the shower thinking that I should have the phone closer in case daycare called because Jacob has been coughing a lot. So I got out of the shower and Nate was calling to tell me to go get Jacob... but not because he was coughing, because he fell and they said he needed stitches. Talk about mothers' intuition! So I rushed to get ready and was pulling out of the driveway when I realized that I didn't have a car seat! Luckily we still had an extra one so I put it in the car and was off. I took a chance with Urgent Care, hoping we could get in faster... straight into a room, no waiting!

All cleaned up waiting for the numbing liquid to work and for the doc to come stitch him up.

He required 6 stitches after it was all said and done. He was very brave and never screamed. He said ouch as the needle went in but was able to stay distracted with me reading him books.
As we were leaving he said he had fun! This could be trouble!! (I think he liked all the attention.)