Livingroom Camp-out

Nate was gone on business this week so I thought it would be fun to have a camp-out with the boys.  I found some batman tablecloths to make a fort with and Nate had bought the boys a lantern.  Of course it went a lot smoother in my head but overall it was fun for all.

Here are some pillows I made the boys for the camp-out.  (Thanks to Amanda for the lesson!)

Batman Fort

 Good night!

I snuggled in right between the boys... for about 10minutes.  Then I moved to the couch and around 2am I made my way to my bed. 

Hunting for Leaves

I have quickly figured out the downside of living in a new development ...  lack of fully grown trees.  I miss this the most in Autumn when the leaves are so full of color and then begin to fall on the ground.  Well today we went out on a search for leaves to fill some pumpkin bags.  After filling the bags we did a lot of playing.

Enjoy the rest of Fall!

Busy Barns

This past weekend we headed out to Busy Barns with the Lassahn's.  I was excited to try someplace new but part of me was sad because we have gone to Eugsters for the past 3 years.  BUT.....Busy Barns was great!  The boys had a blast and they never ran out of things to do.  Obstacle course, slides, corn box, apple launcher, corn maze, puppet show, hay ride, various games & activities and lots of animals to feed and hold.  We were exhausted by the time we left.

 

Hamster wheel

Puppet show

 Bean bag / milk jug game came in very handy while waiting 30min for our food.

 Obstacle course

Corn maze

 Ahhh.

No Nap Wednesday!

 Naps were not happening today and the whining was beginning to drive me crazy so we headed outside.

The boys had a blast wrestling and running around.  I guess a little fresh air helps everyone.  Now they are enjoying a movie and I am enjoying the quiet. 

The wrestling was quite funny.  Evan would run and tackle Jacob and then sing "Rock-a-bye baby.."

I asked the boys to stop and smile for a picture...  

Evan is a pretty typical kid and holds up his rock fossil.

 Jacob, on the other hand, decides to strike a pose. 

I took multiple pics of him and he continued to give me different poses.

Brothers sharing a secret.

Fall Fun

I love Fall.  It is my favorite season by far.  I always feel like I need to squeeze so much in so little time  because it is also the shortest season. 

Here are some pictures from a local park.

I think I've mentioned before that Evan is a collector.  Well I decided to just welcome it because there were too many tears involved when I tried to dispose of them.  So now our house is filled with chestnuts and pine-cones.  His next mission is leaves and acorns.

Family

More family shots from my cousins wedding in South Dakota.

Cousins

Here are some pictures of Jacob and Evan with their cousins Jasmine and Jabari.

Madison's Children's Museum

We took our chances at the Children's Museum the other week and were very pleased.  It was busy but not too bad and then everyone cleared out around 11:30, must have been nap time.  The boys absolutely loved it... even without seeing the rooftop (closed for maintenance for the day).  Jacob's favorite thing was the tunnels to climb and slide down.  Evan loved the shadow room.  It was nice to have two parents because for the first time Evan didn't want to always do what Jacob wanted.  Here are some pics.

Evan driving the car... Jacob starting to climb.

Before the slide down.

More climbing.

Painting the window.  Another favorite of both boys.  Paint - Spray - Squeegee... what could be more fun?

Hamster wheel.

Water play.  The boys thought it was so cool that the water looked hot (smokey) but was cold.

 This last picture is funny because it is classic Evan.  He is such a collector/gatherer.  It could be acorns, rocks, pine cones, or in this case eggs.