Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween Everyone!

Landon and I went to church this morning. He got lots of Halloween treats from members of the congregation. Lukas had his first bad dream last night. We watched a halloween movie with vampires. He was up a couple times last night and confided in me that he thought there were vampires in his closet/attic. Needless to say, he ended up in our bed half of the night and he slept in for church.

On Friday night, it was trick or treat night here in Vandergrift. The boys got a lot of candy on Wednesday, so I talked them into lighting our halloween lanterns and their pumpkins and handy out candy for the other kids. This is actually the first year that we handed candy out at our house. I made it fun for them and let Lukas stay in his costume that he wore to school and Landon wore his little halloween shirt. I also gave them two glow sticks each. The fire truck was driving around and came up our street, stopped in front of our house and gave the boys a big peppermint patty. They were so excited! It was a bit chilly out, so we only stayed out for about an hour then we headed back in our warm house. We did get more trick or treaters and the boys loved when they would come to the door. Lukas was so cute with this one little boy who was dressed as a dragon. He had to be about 1.5, little younger than Landon. Lukas opened the door and said "Hey buddy, Happy Halloween! Here you go, have a good night. Bye, Happy Halloween!" He was really into giving out the candy. As I watched him, it seemed as if he was an old man giving out candy. It was very precious. After we shut the lights off, he said "Mommy, can we hand out candy next year? This was so much fun!" I told him we sure will if it falls on a different day than Leechburg's night.

Posted are two pictures. One is of the jars I made (Lukas made the tiny little ghost on the right) and the other is the boys.

Hope everyone had a Spook-tac-u-lar Halloween!

Halloween Parade

Lukas was in the Leechburg Halloween parade tonight for his cub scout pack. We joined a new pack (pack 553) this year for many reasons. We are happier with the change. Lukas is a tiger cub and he gets to wear an official uniform and absolutely loves it! We don't have the neckerchief yet, but he looked really good. He looks so grown up! Seriously, this brings tears to our eyes. They had to dress in their uniforms tonight and the money they won gets donated to Toys for Tots. Lukas really loves being with his friends and walking in the parade. We wish it could have been a little warmer:-) Lukas kept saying "Mommy, it's cold!" Poor little guy.

Trick OR Treat

Tonight, we went to Trick or Treat night in Leechburg. Lukas was overly excited. He went as an army soldier. Landon was sleeping when I got home from work, so he was a "bundle of joy". He didn't want to put his costume on. It took me a good twenty minutes to get him ready. He was a cowboy this year. This was the same costume Lukas wore a few years ago. I love this coat my mom made. I just really wish he wouldn't have fallen asleep because he would have been more himself and enjoyed the trick or treating. He did OK, but was very backward and was attached to my hip. I didn't get good pictures of Landon because he wouldn't corporate, but Lukas' pics didn't turn out too bad. His face paint wore off quickly because he said his face was itchy. We had fun and the boys got LOTS of CANDY...too much! Thanks to all of our family for the BIG BAGS! We love you all.

Red Ribbon Week

This is Red Ribbon week at Lukas' school.

Each day this week, they are to do something to show they are against drugs.

Today was CRAZY HAIR DAY! Lukas was really into this which sort of surprised us. He had lots of hair wax through his hair topped off with freeze & dry hair spray.

This is the schedule of events for the week:

Monday – Wear your favorite team jersey. (He wore his Steelers jersey)

Tuesday – Crazy Hair Day! (See Pic- he's still a cutie with crazy hair!)

Wednesday – Wear Red

Thursday – Wear your shirt inside out

Friday – Wear your halloween costume to say "BOO" to drugs (He's wearing his Army gear)

As you can tell, it's a fun week at school for him:-)

Carving Pumpkins!

It was an absolutely gorgeous day...it was sunny and hit 80 degrees! Landon and Mommy went to the grocery stores early this afternoon and when we came out we cooked out on the grill. We had the best burgers ever! After we ate, we decided to cut our pumpkins outside. The boys were so excited! Landon was really into it and we were very surprised. Lukas insisted on saving the pumpkin seeds to bake them. He did really good with his pumpkin too. We wanted him to draw his own face this year, but he wasn't comfortable enough. He said it wouldn't turn out good. So he told us what he wanted and we did what he said (triangle eyes, star nose, and a smile with a tooth). Landon didn't really know what he wanted, but he did want circles for the eyes. Mommy created his pumpkin face. Landon was very interested in putting the shape cuts back into place. He's very good at doing puzzles and knows all his shapes. He loves Lukas' star nose and kept saying the lid of the pumpkins are "suns". He's too cute! When it got dark, we lit them and they just love them, especially Landon. He loves to take the lid of his pumpkin off and on. I wish they would stay this young forever.

We had a fantastic day and are all very excited for trick or treat night on Wednesday!!

Caterpillar

Landon found this caterpillar in our yard last week and he is still hanging around. We think he likes our house. Landon loves to pick him up and let him crawl all over him. It's so funny to watch him play with this little guy. Landon loves to pick any bugs. He's not afraid at all. We really have to watch him when we're outside. This Summer, he almost got a hold of a yellow jacket. Landon really loves this caterpillar and is always looking for him when we go outside.

Enjoying Fall

Today, we spent the afternoon at Rick's house. Grandma Glenna invited us to watch the Steeler game and have an early dinner. We spent most of the time outside enjoying this beautiful Fall day. The boys rode their power wheels all around the yard until they killed the batteries. Grandma raked a big pile of leaves and they really enjoyed it. They played in the pile for a good couple hours. Landon is really enjoying Fall this year. We are so excited about trick or treating this year!

More from last weekend

Here are a few more pictures from our visit last weekend. These pics were taken Sunday morning. The boys had so much fun playing in the corn field.

Weekend OUT-A Town

Friday afternoon, we headed to Uncle John's and Aunt Eileen's house in Conneautville. Saturday, we got up, Uncle John made us breakfast (waffles, eggs, and bacon), then we headed to the Porter Farm Pumpkin Patch. This place was absolutely amazing for kids. They had a tremendous amount of activities. The had a big, covered sand box filled with corn, big slides, pumpkin sling shot, all kinds of mazes, and a bicycle track. The also had a game section for the kids that you bought tickets for and all the proceeds went to Make-A-Wish. The boys really loved this place. They didn't want to leave.

After we left the pumpkin patch, we headed back to the house to get our stuff for Splash lagoon. We spent about 3.5 hours there. We didn't take any pictures there, but we had a blast. Lukas really loved all the water slides. We were impressed that he didn't get scared on the enclosed tubes. Landon took a little while to warm up and get the hang of things. Once he did, he was in-stoppable. Landon was the first one to tucker out. It was a long day for him without a nap. We may wait a few years before we go back so that Landon can enjoy it more.

After we left Splash Lagoon, we all went to Charlie's Pizza Pub in Edinboro. The pizza was SOOO GOOD! Right before we left the pub, Landon had an accident. He looked over at us and said "Mommy, I pooped" with this big grin on his face. Ben scooped him up and said "yep, he sure did and he also pee'd his pants." It was an awful mess and Kelly just ended up throwing his underwear away. We were all just laughing about it and so was Landon. After dinner, we headed back to the house, bathed the boys and hung out the rest of evening.

This morning, we all slept till about 8:30-9:00. Uncle John made us breakfast (Eggs, sausage, and toast) and we spent a couple hours hanging outside. The boys rode their bikes, we took a walk in the woods, and played in the cornfield. We really enjoyed ourselves and loved staying at their place this weekend. We didn't want to leave, but Ben goes back to work tonight.

Thanks SO MUCH Uncle John and Aunt Eileen for EVERYTHING! We love you:-)