Carving Pumpkins

We carved pumpkins for family night last Monday and they turned out pretty good, too bad they didn't last very long, next year we are carving 2 days before Halloween so they'll last! From left to right: Damien, Preston, Sara, and Jason (in case you can't read it, Jason's pumpkin says BOO, but Preston decided to knock out the middle of both O's and the bottom of the B, what a swell kid!)Preston modeling his pumpkin. He got a real kick out of the light we put inside his pumpkin and would try and blow it out like a "happy cake" (aka: birthday cake) but what he didn't quite catch was that the light was one of those fake LED flame ones, it was pretty cute watching him sing "happy cake" and try.Here's Damien and his pumpkin. We decided that it looks kind of like Jack Skeleton from Nightmare Before Christmas but only happier. He slept through everything and decided to wake up when all the hard work was done. What a baby! (before this shot, he was smiling and happy, but whenever we pull out the camera, he gets his deer-caught-in-the-headlights-look, he is definitely not digging the camera, oh well, tough...)

Apple Picking

This week was Jason's fall break and so we took advantage of the mini-vacation and tried to do a lot of fun activities and one of them was apple picking! We went out to Delano to Apple Jack Orchards and picked our own fireside apples. Preston enjoyed eating them, even the ones off the ground. We also picked out our pumpkins (one for each of us) and had some apple cider brats with a hot apple and onion slaw for lunch (super yummy!). They had some goats, chickens, and ducks and so Preston had fun trying to get the attention of the animals so he could feed them (one grain at a time of course). We also have attempted potty training this week, yeah, it was a long wet week, so if in any of the pictures Preston appears wet, you'll know why. All in all, we had a great time!!

Preston's Vacation

Grandma and Papa Luna came out to help Brit and Jeff with the arrival of Wyatt and asked if Preston could go to Wisconsin with them to hang out and play with Ettoile. We of course said: "Are you crazy? You want to willingly take him for a week?!?! OK!!" So Preston went to Wisconsin for a fall vacation! He had a fun time, I think we missed him more than he missed us, though when we showed up Friday he was a little miffed that we had been gone and gave us the silent treatment for all of 3 minutes and then promptly forgave us. The picture is of him giving us the hand when we tried to make amends, drama boy. Mad props to grandma and papa for taking on the two toddlers, luckily they play really well with each other and there weren't too many meltdowns, but I think by the end of the week, they had their fill of grandkids!Little Wyatt is about two weeks old now and looks a lot like Jeff! He's a tiny one but has some big lungs when he's hungry. Here's Jason with Wyatt, Wyatt fit perfectly on Jason's forearm.And we had to throw this one in because we haven't posted any pictures of Damien smiling, he's got a cute crooked grin!

Mall of America

The Tate's came to visit us this past weekend and we had a grand time carting them around Minneapolis and St. Paul showing them the sights. We went to MOA (Mall of America) on Saturday and again on Monday to ride rides in Nickelodeon Universe located in the middle of the mall. The boys had a good time and loved seeing all of their favorite characters like Spongebob, Diego, and Dora scattered throughout the park. Aden is much more of a thrill seeker than Preston, and he was all smiles on the fast rides asking for more where as Preston went on one and did not like it. From that point on we had to literally drag him on rides screaming and kicking, but after they started and he realized he wasn't going to die, he loved them. Such a drama boy! So here are some pictures from our adventures!!

My Boys

Jason's School

Our Apartment

The bathroom/laundry room


Our closet sized kitchen and ghetto-old stove

Preston and Damien's room

Our living room