TRICK or TREATing

This afternoon, my mom picked up the boys and I met them there after work for trick or treating in Leechburg. Mom made us dinner and her and I took the boys around town. Landon did so well. He even carried his treat bag for a little while. My mom and I both noticed how Lukas is really growing up and getting into "trick or treating". He was a maniac bouncing from one house to another, leading the way. We had to yell a few times because he'd get too far ahead of us. Lukas went to each house and said "trick or treat" and "thank you". I was very impressed. Landon wanted to eat everything as he got it, so I had to take over his bag and treats. We met up with my Aunt Lee, Uncle Jeff and Ashlynn and walked with them the rest of the evening. Lukas and Ashlynn had a great time together. 

Now, for the costumes. If you know Lukas, then you understand. For those of you who don't, here is the story. Lukas has two stuffed dogs, Frito and baby Frito, that are identical. One is larger than the other of course. My mom asked Lukas what he wanted to be for Halloween and he immediately said that he wanted to be "Frito" and Landon had to be "Baby Frito". We thought it was the cutest thing out of his mouth. So, my amazing mother made their costumes to match his dogs. As always, great job Mom! They sure did get lots of comments. I did tell Lukas that this will probably be the last year that he can pick his brothers costume. Next year, Landon will want to pick himself. I think he was OK with that, but we'll see what happens next year. Oh, we were in such a hurry that I forgot to put their noses and whiskers on. We'll be going to a Halloween parade Friday night, so hopefully I remember then.  

Jack-O-Lanterns

This afternoon we carved the boys pumpkins. This year we decided to do the traditional jack-o-lanterns. Lukas told me how he wanted his face and I decided Landon's. I drew the faces on the pumpkins with a sharpie and Ben used his big hunting knife to carve them. It was a great family project. We think these are our best jack-o-lanterns yet! Now we're all ready for Halloween=]

Glass/Cevario Wedding

Yesterday was the big day! Kristy and Mike tied the knot. Everything turned out perfect and the wedding was absolutely beautiful. We are all so proud of Lukas. He did fantastic! Everybody at the wedding thought he was super cute. Kristy let him ride in the limo and he was thrilled. This was his second time to ride in a limo and he's only 5...Spoiled...LOL! It was so great to spend the weekend with the family and make new memories. Here's a few photos from the evening. I'll send everyone a Shutterfly album soon. 

CONGRATULATIONS KRISTY & MIKE!!

Lastly, I want to say how much I love you, Ben. You were absolutely wonderful this weekend. You stayed with Landon while Lukas and I ran around the last few days. 

[He ended up leaving the wedding reception at 7:30 to take Landon home – we missed you guys!]. Thanks for everything, Babe. I love and cherish you so much. Mwah!

Wedding rehearsal

Lukas and I had rehearsal tonight at 6pm and Ben stayed home with Landon. Kristy and Mike got the ring bearer and flower girl these cute t-shirts. Both of them wore them tonight. Everything went very smoothly and hopefully they both do as good tomorrow as they did today. After rehearsal, we had a small reception in the church social hall. Kristy and Mike gave out our gifts, we had pizza, salad, chips and drinks. It was very nice. We are very excited for tomorrow=] Thanks Kristy and Mike for the WONDERFUL gifts...we love them!

Gator Rebuild

This summer, the gator stopped working. We had a brand new battery and it still didn't work. Ben ordered parts online and they came this weekend. He replaced every single part that was electrical. When Lukas and I got home from church, Ben was just finishing putting it back to gether. Lukas and Landon were very excited. They rode it for at least 2 hours straight. We even let Landon take his nap a little late.  

ELEFUN

Tonight after the boys were bathed, Lukas wanted to play Elefun. I was surprised how much Landon was into the game. He really enjoyed loading the butterflies back into the elephant and putting his trunk back on. He's great at picking up! The boys started getting really silly with the game. They were putting the nets on their heads and Lukas was messing around with the trunk. It was hysterical watching them. They play so well together at times and when they do, I love to just sit back and watch=]

Pumpkin Patch

This afternoon we headed to Schramm's farm for our pumpkins and corn stalks. The day turned out to be very nice, considering that it was raining when we woke up. Lukas and Landon had so much fun picking out pumpkins. Landon was a pumpkin picking maniac. He wanted ALL the pumkins. This was a great year at the patch with Landon! The patch was muddy and Lukas was too concerned about getting his shoes muddy. We had to force him to get out of the cart at first, but once he was out and about he was loving it.

After we finished at the pumpkin patch, we headed to Monroeville Mall to get Lukas a new winter coat. We got one and it's red, Lukas' favorite color. We also got him matching gloves, hats and a scarf. He looks so cute!

Enjoy the pics=] 

Our Anniversary!

Today, Ben and I celebrate our 3rd anniversary. 

When I got home from work, Ben had a dozen roses in a vase and and another vase full of fall flowers with a beautiful card. On top of that, he also had dinner made. Wow! I couldn't have asked for more. We both have Thursday, Friday and Saturday off and it's going to be great to spend the next few days together. 

Ben made plans for his mom to watch the kids tomorrow night and we'll go out to dinner. I'm really looking forward to the alone time. We don't get much of this time anymore and we take advantage of it when we have the opportunity.

Dear Ben,

You're my friend,

my companion,

through good times and bad

my friend,

my buddy,

through happy and sad

beside me you stand,

beside me you walk

you're there to listen,

you're there to talk

with happiness,

with smiles,

with pain and tears,

I know you'll be there throughout the years.

I love you with all my heart. Thank you for being so wonderful~Kelly

Camping in Elk County

Friday, we headed north with Grandma and Rick to his camp in Weedville, PA (Cameron County). When we arrived, it was dark, cold and raining. Rick opened up the cabin and began to start the fire in the wood burner. He couldn't get a fire going, and after the 2nd attempt the whole place was a smoke bomb. We opened all the doors and windows and left to go for a drive to let the cabin clear out. When we came back it had cleared some, but was still smokey. At this point it was close to midnight and we called it a night. Saturday was absolutely gorgeous. It was sunny and sorta warm. We went for walks, Elk spotting (We even got to see a bull, but didn't get a picture because it was too dark. Ben was in his glory!) , drove in the mountains (so awesome), Ben was teaching Lukas how to shoot his 22 (and Kelly even shot a couple rounds), cooked out on the open fire, played in the creek, and lots more. Sunday, we made breakfast, Mom, Kelly and Landon went to the top of the mountain and to a cute gift shop, Ben and Rick fixed the chimney and it was very clogged. The boys did very well on the 3 hour drive and we had know problems getting them to go to bed. They were so exhausted by 9pm every night. Landon even learned a new word this weekend "hot dog". He was saying it all the time and it sounds so cute when he says it. We all had such a great weekend! The mountains were absolutely gorgeous! Thanks again Rick for letting us stay at your camp=]