Happy Halloween!

This evening we finally got around to carving our pumpkin just in time for the trick or treaters. Bennett made the rounds with the neighborhood kids and got his fair share of the candy. As you can see in the pictures, he had a sucker in each hand. I thought Halloween was exciting as a kid, but it much more fun watching Bennett. Happy Halloween!

The Boy Loves Hats

What can I say? My boy loves his hats. This morning I had to take Bennett to parent's morning out to go to a doctor's appt. It was a little chilly outside, so I put him in a sweater and gave him the matching hat. Trying to be proactive this "cold season", I thought I'd just send the hat along in case the kids went out to the playground. Oh no! Once Bennett caught a glimpse of it, he had to wear it. He wore it in the house this morning during breakfast, in the car on the way to church, and sported it as he walked in. He was still wearing it 4 hours later when I picked him up. They never made it out to the playground, but the nursery worker said he refused to let her take it. He crashed as soon as he got home, so I had to sneak a picture.

Mowing w/ Daddy

We got home this afternoon and the boys headed outside to mow the yard. I had to sneak a picture of Fletcher and his little helper.

Pumpkinfest in Franklin

Crashed out after a busy morning

Fletcher w/ Bennett and Aunt Katie w/ Trey

Checking out the giant pumpkin

Bob the Builder and Conductor Charlie

Cousins and best buddies

Saturday we took Cousin Trey, Baby Waller, and Bennett in their costumes to Pumpkinfest in Franklin. Downtown Franklin has an adorable square and the boys enjoyed seeing all other kids in their costumes and getting some fresh air. Bennett lasted about an hour....a little longer than he did last year. He crashed out in the stroller while we made the rounds. After a great nap, we all had a delicious dinner at CeCe and Pops and watched the Vols play.

Roasting Hot Dogs at CeCe & Pops

CeCe and the grandbabies

Bennett calling the ducks

Trey enjoying his cupcake

Cousins loading up on sugar

Bennett helping Pops light the fire

Looking for Sammy the Squirrel w/ Pops

This weekend we headed up to Nashville to visit CeCe, Pops, Aunt Stephanie, and the Woodcocks. We had a wonderful weekend relaxing and enjoying the beautiful weather. Friday night we celebrated fall with a hot dog roast over the fire pit topped off with some smores. The boys played hard all over the backyard and filled their bellies with hot dogs, smores, pumpkin donuts from Krispy Kreme, and Aunt Steph's pumpkin cupcakes. Can't believe they didn't have a tummy ache after all of that.

Autumn Party

Today was the Autumn Party for Bennett's class and this was the party I had volunteered to help with. So fun getting to watch the kids in action. I couldn't believe how well they followed instructions. I arrived as the kids were coming in off the playground. They were partnered up and holding hands as they walked in. I wish I could've gotten a picture of that. Nice to know Bennett will hold hands when walking across the street. We struggle with that numerous times a day sometimes resulting in me pulling the "executive card" and dragging him. A pleasant site, I'm sure. They sat around their little table and had their snack. After snack time, the kids played so well. I snuck a few pictures of them playing.

Libby's Bday Party

Our good friend, Libby Holle, had her 2nd birthday party this afternoon and we couldn't wait to go. The kids got to dress up in their costumes, play for hours, and have as many cupcakes as they wanted....sounds like heaven. Bennett was a train conductor and his dear friend, Ali, was Dorothy carrying around Todo. The birthday girl was Minnie Mouse and my friend, Lorna's little girls were Spiderman. Nothing like a spiderman costume with a red bow on top. All of the kids were adorable!