Oh Crap! 'Tis the Season!

Cody and Bo have the flu! I have cleaned up puke I don't know how many times. I have showered I don't know how many times. I have bathed both boys I don't know how many times. That smell just doesn't go away! And now, I am not feeling so hot myself!

Such a FIASCO!!!

Okay! So, after much deliberation, and a few frantic calls from some family members, I have once again decided to change my mind! Going private seems to defeat the purpose of having my blog in the first place, and almost caused my 90 year old grandmother a heart attack! (Sorry!) So, we are NOT going private! We are staying here, for all the world to see! I am sorry for all the bouncing, but I am finally ready to proceed as if nothing changed at all!! Thanks everyone!

Going Private!!!!

Well, I guess it's that time! With all the stuff on the news, and all the weird things that have been happening in the blogging world, it's time for us to take this to just the people we know! I would love to let anyone and everyone that wants to keep visiting our blog, do just that, but I need to know who you are! You know the drill! I'll wait a week or two, and then it's by invitation only!! Thanks for everything!!!!

One Very Cute Cowboy, and One Very Scary Pirate!

I had so much fun this Halloween! My kids make every holiday more fun, but since I'm not a huge Halloween fan, I was surprised by how much fun we had this year! We hit the Trunk-or-Treat at the Erda Drive In first. The people that own the Drive in let everyone in Erda come every Halloween. There is a costume contest, and contest for the "Best Trunk". All the kids wear their costumes, there is a costume parade, and then the kids are set loose to trick or treat. They serve Hot Dogs and Hamburgers, and when the trick or treating is done, everyone climbs in their cars, we get to watch a movie! I lost my camera for a short period of time, so I didn't get any pictures of Trunk or Treat! Bummer!

However! I did get pictures of Halloween! Cody dressed up as a pirate, and Bo was an oh-so-cute Cowboy!

Cory did their make-up! Way to go dad! (He thought my mustache's weren't manly enough!)

Cody had to get some jumpin in before the trick-or-treating...

And Bo had to get some "daddy time" in while he was waiting!

Finally, it was time...Cory had taken Cody to check his traps (an entry for the "Cory Chronicles") so Bo and Grandpa got started without them! This is Bo at his very FIRST house, for his very FIRST Trick-or-Treat!

He's looking at me like I'm a crazy person!

I think Grandpa looks more excited about the Free Candy than Bo is!

When Cory pulled up, Cody was out of that car and RUNNING to catch up with his brother!! He couldn't believe we didn't wait for him!

He caught up a lot faster than his dad... hee hee!

And here they are the four of them! Bo was totally digging Halloween! Knock on doors and they give you Candy!! Are you kidding? Paradise! On the other hand. Cody loved running from house to house, and he loved knocking on the door, or ringing the door bell, but the minute someone answered, he would totally shrink behind his dad and try to get away from the people! We'll see how he does next year!

We had a great Halloween! But Bring on THANKSGIVING!!!

PsyChO dUckS!!!

The other day, my cute sister-in-law invited my boys and I to go to the park with her and her boys to feed the ducks. We thought this sounded like a lot of fun, and the weather was so great we just wanted to be outside.

Holy Psycho Ducks! I don't think I have laughed that hard in a long time! These freaking ducks ATTACKED our boys the minute we pulled out the bread! They just run right up to you, and if you don't throw the bread down fast enough, they try to nip it right out of your hands!

Cody thought this was really funny, and he liked teasing the ducks by EATING the bread himself, instead of giving it to them...

The ducks running up to Cody...

Cody would grab some bread and run to see if the ducks would follow him!

This white duck was the biggest freak! He was so aggressive! Cody liked him the best and the duck would chase after Cody, and then Cody would turn and chase after the duck! It was a show down of wills! I still don't know who won!

Unfortunately, Jaxson was not having much fun with these posessed ducks! He hated them! This duck was trying to get his bread and he was screaming, and his mom told me to hurry and take a picture before she rescued him!!!

I'm sorry Jaxson if your scarred for life, but your mom and I laughed really, really hard!

It was a really fun day! Thanks Bells for all the laughs!

Handsome Boy!

I just love this Picture of Bo! All dressed up and ready for Church!

What a handsome boy!

Scarecrow Festival

We had so much fun at Cornbelly's that we decided to take the boys back to Thanksgiving Point for the Scarecrow Festival. Cory had to work, so Grandma, Grandpa, and David jumped on board and we headed out! Right when we got there, we ran in to Grandma Jill, Kim, Jaxson, and Wyatt. They were just getting ready to leave, and told us how much fun they had, so after a quick lunch together, we set off for all the bounce houses, and all the fun!

It didn't turn out so well...

Cody loves bounce houses, but he doesn't love lines! We had to wait in line for everything, and try explaining to an irrational 2 year old WHY we have to wait in line, WHILE your in line, and he is having a total melt down! Not so Fun! So, the Bounce Houses didn't work out so well for us, but Cody did LOVE the entertainment! Yep. We walked by the stage, and they had this cheesy Juggler, that wasn't even that great I might add, but Cody was in a trance! He made us sit there for a good 45 minutes watching this crappy juggler! I could not believe how much he loved him! Well, finally we decided to take him back over to Barnyard Boo, and after persuading him to leave his beloved Juggler, we walked over to where the animals were. Of course, the minute we got there, Cody was in heaven and headed right over to that darn Cow!

While Cody and I were checking out the cows, my mom and dad went and got in the line for the pony rides. Awesome Idea! We didn't have to get in that dang line until it was actually our turn to get on the ponies! It worked out PERFECT!

Cody was so excited to run and get on a pony. Bo was a little more skeptical, but he got on. I took Cody, and Grandpa was on Bo duty...

The Ride started, and Cody was thrilled, but poor Bo, not so much! Bo wanted to get off, so my Dad lifted him off, but then he tried to put him back on again, and poor Grandpa was having a rough time keeping up with those little ponies! (They were not going very fast!)

Cody was just a happy boy!

Here is Grandpa walking along side the ponies, Carrying Bo!

Cody didn't want to get off, but we told him we could go on the Hay Ride if he was a good boy, so he got off nicely, and ran over to the Hay Ride!

I didn't get pictures, I'm not sure why, but they had this Awesome hay ride pulled of course by great big horses! It was so cute! So we start out riding along, and all the sudden, here comes the HEADLESS HORSEMAN! It was Awesome! Cody was totally shocked, and just loved that he was chasing us! Everything was just so cute, and done so well!

After the hayride, we let Cody feed the ducks, and other animals with Corn. He was going a hundred miles an hour trying to get to everything all at once, and he was wearing me out trying to keep up with him! And then there is Bo. I am telling you he is the most laid back, easy going little boy! You put him in his stroller, give him some popcorn, and the boy is in heaven!

Nice Mohawk! He needs a haircut, but he doesn't care! He is always this happy!

Cody discovered the "Jail House". There were other little houses on the row, but Cody just wanted to be in Jail! Cody, this better be the ONLY time I EVER see you behind bars!!!

Grandma got in "Jail" with him, and he thought this was extremely funny!

Little Jailbird! When we walked back over to the scarecrow festival, the lines were not nearly as long, so we thought we would give the bounce houses another go. We had a blast! I took Cody, and David took Bo. We were bouncing and falling, and sliding all over the place and the boys were laughing, but I think David and I were laughing even harder! It was hilarious! They wore us out, but they hadn't had enough. But it was time to go, so we started walking toward the car, but we had to go past that dreaded stage! This time there was a bluegrass band playing, and of course, Cody had to stop to enjoy the music! He was dancing right in front of the stage, and it was so funny one of the singers started laughing at him mid-song! Cody just loves to watch the shows! But, since he was distracting the entertainers, we thought we better get him out of there, so we stuck him in his stroller and headed off for the car. Once again, we had a GREAT time at Thanksgiving Point, but hopefully next year, Cody will be old enough to handle the lines and be able to enjoy the Scarecrow Festival a little more! Thanks Grandma and Grandpa for taking us and making it so fun!

**Just a side note, I don't think we even got out of the parking lot before everyone in the car, except the driver, was totally sacked out!