Halloween Weekend

What a nice weekend! It helps that one of our favorite holidays was on Friday, but it still would have been a nice weekend even if it wasn't Halloween. On Friday we had Keith, Erika and Kasey over for dinner and some Trick-or-Treating around the park. The boys did great walking around the park, but they did get a little tired of walking and wanted to be carried around from house to house. I don't blame them, we were out for about an hour, which is a lot of walking for two little ones. Every time we got to a house both boys would sign "please" and then either say "thank-you" or blow kisses to the person giving them candy. It was so cute. They made out pretty good too in the candy department but that may be because they were both grabbing candy out of people's candy bowls...crazy kiddos. Here is the candy that Jack got for the night...


We came back to the house after our walk, took some pictures in everyone in their costumes, watched some Diego, played drums and then the boys went to bed. Now I forgot to mention that all of us adults were dressed up also. Keith was JD from Scrubs, Erika was a cowgirl, I threw a witch costume together last minute and Mark was a woman. He was the funniest looking woman we have ever seen, and what was even funnier was people thought he really was a woman when we were Trick-or-Treating. They realized once he opened his mouth that he was a man. You should have seen the looks on some people's faces...priceless. Anyway, here are some pictures from our night.

The whole clan minus myself...
The Kane family...The Brown family...Kasey and Jack playing the drums...
Kasey hamming it up for the camera....
As for the rest of our weekend, it was very relaxing and we got to spend time with Mammy and Papa and auntie Kim who we haven't seen in a while. I had to work Saturday morning (which is actually going well) so Mark got to spend some quality time with Jack before his nap. They went to Lowe's and then finished up with a wall Mark was building to go around our fuel tank (the winds in Cumberland Head are awful and our pipes froze last year...we don't want that to happen again!) So Jack helped his daddy hammer the wall together, measure and pick up his tools. He had so much fun that I don't even think he missed me at all!

So after work we went to have pizza with my parents and then played some Wii. It was a great night and very relaxing. Jack even stayed up until 9:30...way past his bed time but it worked out great because he slept in this morning and the time change didn't even affect him. I hope I remember to put him to bed later next year! Today he went to lunch with Grammy while mommy and daddy finished up some work and then we all went and did a little grocery shopping. My little man slept for about 30 minutes total today so he passed right out when it was bed time. Poor baby.

It was just a wonderful weekend. Not too much going on, but just enough to keep Jack busy. I'll leave you with a picture of him helping his daddy....he is getting so big =(

Happy Birthday Kasey!!

This post is one that I'd like to dedicate to Jack's best buddy, Kasey. He is two years old today and having a grand ol' time in Disney World with mommy and daddy. Lucky family, they missed the snow!! Anyway, I was there the day that Kasey was born and he's always been very special to our family. I remember that morning like it was yesterday. If you know Kasey, you know his story and the fact that he is quite the fighter. We love this little man and hope he had a fabulous day with his family. Below are just a few pictures of Kasey over the past two years...he has grown up to be quite the handsome little man. He is going to be quite the ladies man in a couple years....

The first time I got to baby-sit...he was about two months old
Fourth of July parade....7 months oldWayward Fest...8 months old...
I think this was also 8 months old...the Reyell's Anniversary...After his baptism...8 months again...
Pumpkin patch day...11 months old....
In his PJ's after the pumpkin patch...First birthday!!!
About 16 months old...helping mommy make dinner...What a handsome little boy...
Fourth of July with Jack...What a good helper...mowing our lawn...
At the fair with his fire hat...
Playing "Lego Star Wars" with daddy and Mark...
The day of his birthday party....what a cutie!!

Happy Birthday little man!!!

Long overdue post....

I first want to apologize for not posting at all this week. It has been a pretty stressful week for all of us so I haven't had much time to be on the computer. We actually haven't had too much going on outside the house, but it's still been a busy week.

Monday we headed over to Vermont to have dinner with some of Mark's old co-workers. We did a little bit of shopping and then went to the Outback for dinner. Jack was great at dinner, as always, and we all had a nice time out.

We also carved one of our pumpkins this weekend. Jack enjoyed eating the pumpkin guts and playing around with the seeds more than I thought he would. (see pictures below)

Eating some of the insides of the pumpkin...
Making a goofy face while eating pumpkin seeds...
Showing off the seeds in his mouth...

It was also Kasey's birthday party this weekend, he turns 2 on the 22nd. I can't believe how fast these kids grow. We were a little late to the party because Jack slept until 2 and the party was at 2. Kasey got lots of presents and was much less messy with his cake this year than last year. We hung out with Keith, Erika and Kasey after the party for a little while because we probably won't see them again until Halloween. They are on their way to Disney as we speak to have a well deserved vacation. Thanks so much guys for dinner and a great time yesterday. We had a wonderful time and will miss you. You truly are wonderful friends =)

Here are a few pictures of the boys from yesterday...
Getting their shoes on before we leave...
Kasey really did enjoy the hug, I think Jack just enjoyed it more...
All smiles after giving each other a hug...

Hopefully things get a little less stressful around the house, but I highly doubt that will happen until after Christmas. Hope everyone is doing well and enjoy the beautiful weather!!

Pumpkins, pumpkins, pumpkins!!

We decided to take our second trip to the pumpkin patch today, this time with our friends and Jack's bestest buddy Kasey as well as Auntie Katie. We got there around 10, but realized the wagon rides don't start until 11. We kept the kids somewhat entertained by looking at all the animals, playing in the pumpkins, "picking apples" and running around. Jack again enjoyed the animals, this time being a little more brave and attempting to pet them. We also wanted to go pick some apples, but apparently apple picking is over and we were left with a bucket of apples to pick from. Jack still enjoyed putting the apples in the bag and we got quite a few for me to make an apple pie with....and apple crisp....and applesauce....you get the point.

We finally got to ride on the tractor after waiting quite a while in line and poor Kasey getting stung by a bee. He was a trooper and didn't even cry when it happened. Such a tough kid =) Jack of course loved every minute of the ride except for the waiting part. The first wagon we were on was being pulled by a John Deere tractor and Jack could not take his eyes off of it. He waved to the guy who was driving as we got on and had a hard time getting off because he wouldn't stop watching it. We then went and walked around the pumpkin patch playing with some vines and falling all over the place.

It was time to head home because by this time the boys were getting a little hungry and so were the adults. We took a little detour before heading home and went to see PaPa and Mammy's new house they are building. I got some fabulous pictures...see them below.

We are now headed off to Target and then over to PaPa and Mammy's for a Spaghetti dinner. Enjoy the beautiful weather...we all know it's too good to last!

Feeding the baby goats...
"Picking apples" from the apple bin...Watching the tractor...Mommy and jack on the wagon...Jack's still a little dazed from the tractorTrying to pick up a big pumpkin...Walking back to the wagon with Auntie Katie...
Playing with Kasey and some pumpkins...
Walking to daddy and PaPa...
Running down the driveway with Mammy...

Papa's Birthday!

Quick update tonight because I am pretty tired.

We've all had a pretty nice week, busy but nice. We've gone out to dinner with Grammy, gone shopping, went to playgroup and saw Mammy and Papa.

Grammy has been pretty stressed out because of her Relay in Lake Placid tomorrow (watch for pictures of that...should be a fun time!) so she took us out to dinner the other night. Our waitress wasn't the friendliest and I was tempted to not clean up after Jack (he made quite the mess) but I caved and cleaned up his remains of dinner off the floor. It was a nice night and Jack was able to cheer Grammy up

We also went to playgroup at the gym today and Jack saw his bestest buddy Kasey! I love that my new position allows me to have a flexible schedule so I'm able to do some things with Jack still - aka have Friday afternoons off!. We only went for about 45 minutes but he still had a blast. For the first time in a very long time, Kasey walked up to Jack to give him a hug and Jack walked away. I was floored! He never rejects a hug, especially from his buddy. I told Jack that we were going Bye Bye and he proceeded to go back and give Kasey a hug. Poor kid is never going to want to hug him again! After that we went to lunch at Subway, did a little shopping and came home to bake a cake for Papa's birthday today.

We made a chocolate cake with peanut butter frosting (consequently Mark's favorite cake) and Jack really enjoyed eating the left over frosting. He is truly Mark's son. Mark came home just before we left for my parent's house with a box of cookies he got delivered to him. We decided to pack Jack up in the box and ship him off.



Okay, so we didn't really pack him up, but he did enjoy getting into the box and playing around with it. We then headed off to Mammy and Papa's for spaghetti, cake and ice cream. Jack had a lot of fun with Auntie Katie, Uncle Ryan and Auntie Kim. They kept him occupied with the radio, balls and all sorts of other toys. What he really enjoyed were Papa's remote control cars. He sat there and watched them for a while and then even got a chance to use the remote. He wasn't too sure about them at first, he had a good grip on Daddy's arm when the cars were driving around, but he eventually got down and played with them. Christmas present?

All in all it was a good night. Jack even cuddled with Papa for a little bit, almost falling asleep in his arms around 7. Seeing as it was his birthday, Papa was quite alright with that =)

Off to bed...long weekend ahead of us. We'll be spending it in Lake Placid for the Relay and then possible some walking around on Sunday if the weather is nice. Hopefully I'll get some good pictures of the fall foliage happening in the Adirondacks. We'll see. Night!

Play Date

It's been a while since Jack has seen his buddy, Kasey, who has been gone to the beach and staying very busy with his mommy and daddy. Well, last Saturday, Jack and Kasey had the chance to get together and play....if that's really what you want to call it.

We got to the Kane's and Kasey was taking his nap so Jack played with all of his toys while we visited with Keith and Erika. Kasey woke up and then Jack went down for a nap for about an hour. We then had dinner, played some Wii, and since we were in good ol' R.P. we decided to head over to Geno's for some ice cream. We put the boys in Kasey's wagon and headed out.

Now if you all know our little monkey, you know he is very social. Almost the whole walk to Geno's Jack was trying to tickle Kasey's feet, pull on his arms and various other things. Kasey is old enough now to not care so much for the tickling and tugging, but he was still a good sport about it.

Both boys got some ice cream and then we took them to the playground at the Civic Center. They got to run all around, swing, go down slides and watch Mark get stuck in a tunnel (see picture below....hilarious!). They were having a great time.

Jack and Kasey running away...
Kasey on the horse...
Kasey coming down the slide all by himself!



Jack on the swing...
Keith chasing Kasey...
Mark getting stuck in the tunnel....ha ha ha
We took both boys home, put them in their jammies and then sent them to bed. Shannon and Cyle then came over and we all played a card game; Phase 10. We had a good time and Mark ended up winning. The guy is pretty horrible at card games and asks a million and one questions yet he still ends up winning...go figure. We ended up leaving a little before midnight (I know, I was up until midnight...crazy!). It was a fun play date for all involved (even Mark and I) and I hope we can get these boys together again soon.

Here are a few more pictures from the night. Enjoy!


Jack's scary face...

Family picture...
Kasey playing "Lego Star Wars"...
Erika with Mark's shades....