Carving Pumpkins

This year was Micah's first real stab at carving pumpkins.  He was probably old enough last year to help, but we were so busy with a newborn that we skipped the whole event.

 

 He was really great at pulling out all of the oooey gooey insides and seeds.

 The finished products on display.

The Texas State Fair

It's something about when my sister comes to visit, we always get unseasonably cold weather.  One time they came for Easter and we got snow...in Texas!  Columbus Day weekend was no different.  We bundled up in sweaters, coats and hats and boarded the train to downtown Dallas to experience all of the excitement at the Texas State Fair.

 

 

We enjoyed good times and great fried food!  You name it.  They fry it.  Everything from fried beer to fried Snickers and everything in between.

 

 

 

 

 

About a week after our visit to the fair, Big Tex, the big guy in the background of these last two photos burned.  He was a 60 year old icon for the Texas state fair.  Go here http://www.dallasnews.com/entertainment/state-fair-of-texas/headlines/20121019-big-tex-burns-got-a-rather-tall-cowboy-with-all-his-clothes-burned-off.ece  to read all about it.

Lego Land

My sister and her family came to visit for Columbus Day weekend.  Her boys love Legos and Micah would love to love Legos if we would let him have them.  (Until Silas is to the point that everything doesn't go in his mouth, our house will be a Lego-free house.) So, a trip to Lego Land was imminent.

Learning how Legos are made.

Everything was made from Legos:  benches, chairs, characters, decorations, play centers.  You name it. It was made of Legos.

Millions of Legos

Silas enjoyed the foamy Lego pit.

Santa may need to bring just a few Legos to keep Micah happy, and he needs to bring some sort of orgainzation/storage kit to keep Momma happy too.

Happy Gram

I got another note from Micah's teacher a few days ago.  I want to bottle all of these sweet times and memories.

 

For anyone out there that is still following my blog, Thank You!  I know I've been absent, but I've been taking pictures to document everything that we've done in the past month.  It's been a busy one, and things don't seem to be slowing down anytime soon.  I may not get too many posts in between now and the beginning of November, but I promise I haven't given up. I'll squeeze them in every chance I can get.

Just For Fun

I took the boys to JCP for pictures today just for fun.  I haven't taken them together in a while, so I thought it was time. 

Here are my favorites.

 

 

Proud Mama

Sometimes it's the little things that make me happy!

 

Our Labor Day

Jerry (aka Grandpa Deen) held his annual Deen family reunion at his house in Illinois over Labor Day weekend.  There were at least 50 to 60 family members there and all of Jerry's closest neighbors (from miles away).  My parents even stopped by for the weekend on their way up to visit some of my mother's family in Wisconsin. 

 

The family get-together went well despite Isaac hanging around leaving us with short rain showers every hour or so.  

 



The boys with Great-Grandma Clara Deen

Silas and Great-Grandma meeting for the first time.



He loved that old wagon.



Grandpa and Silas



Micah loved this Razor scooter Grandpa picked up at a garage sale. (Nothing is new at Grandpa's house)

We ended the day with a hay ride.  That's Micah's forehead poking up on the right.