Halloween Cookies and Pumpkins

Today was a snowy/icy day outside so we stayed inside most of the day and carved pumpkins, roasted pumpkin seeds, and made Halloween sugar cookies in pumpkin, ghost, and cat shapes. Jason made his own batch with pumpkin spice added and cut them in circles and made different designs in the icing. All the cookies turned out delicious!

Butler's Orchard 2011

On Saturday we took our yearly trip to Butler's Orchard. We had a great time. The weather was pretty nice - not as cold and windy as it has been in past years. We did a hayride to pick our pumpkins, played in the hayloft, went on the slides and spiderweb, went through some mazes, fed some goats and petted some pigs, played on the tractor and train, played in a moonbounce and ate some yummy food. It was a fun time as always!

Uncle Mike's visit

Uncle Mike came to visit last Saturday. The boys had a great time playing with him and it was nice to see him!

Labor Day 2011

We invited Jason's family over the Sunday of Labor Day weekend. Grandma Luster, cousin Michael, Uncle Carey and Aunt Casey were able to come. We ate hamburgers and hot dogs, crock pot macaroni and cheese, and a fruit salad. The boys helped Grandma Luster make deviled eggs as well! We also got a cake to celebrate Uncle Carey's birthday. Jason and Kyle decided to get him a Pokemon theme deck to introduce him to the game and they played a Pokemon tournament which Kyle won! It was a fun day!

Fire Department Open House

On Saturday we went to the local fire department's open house. They had lots of fun stuff for kids and families! They had a brand new fire engine that we actually got to go inside. They had a moon bounce and slide, popcorn and cotton candy, vendors with activities and free stuff for the boys, a demo where the kids could dress up as little firemen and shoot a real fire hose with water at a pretend fire, and an ambulance bus that we could climb in and they could pretend to drive and check out all the stuff. It was a lot of fun. We spent about two hours exploring all the fun things to do!

Max's first day of preschool

Wednesday was Max's first official day of preschool. He only had a one hour class to start with half his classmates. The parents met in a room nearby to talk with the director of the program about the year, what to expect, policies, etc. He did great! He was very excited to go, gave me a hug, and didn't look back. He loves that they have a big ramp system with cars. So far that's his favorite thing! He also has his first full day today (3 hours) with all 11 of his classmates and did a great job as well! The teacher even commented when I picked him up that he was an excellent listener! I'm very proud of him. It looks like he'll have a great year!