Halloween 2013

This year for Halloween we were Power Rangers with our good friends, the Curls.  Mama Flo made ALL of the costumes and they turned out really awesome.  Katy had to put on Garrett costume because he won't put it on for me.  She did great.

 "Go Go Power Rangers!!"  Strike a pose.

 And another pose...

 And he is off.

 Get this costume off of me....

 Katy tried to smooth talk him but it wasn't working out.

 Now with no mask.  They decided to jump off.  So funny.  Poor Garrett was so ready for bed but the other were having a ball.

I loved how they all turned it.  Memories....

Pumpkin carving

 We carved pumpkins a little differently this year but we still had an awesome time.  All the boys really enjoyed digging out the yucky stuff.

 Garrett really getting into it.

This year we decided to drill holes in the pumpkin rather than the other method.  I don't have a picture of the finished projected but we thought they turned out pretty cool.  Regardless, it was a lot of fun. 

Birthday Party

We decided to have a little gathering of kids for Gavin and Griffin's birthday.  We called Papa 4 wheelers neighbor and our good friends to go play in their barn.  And the kids had the best time....

 The kids played darts.  They could shot a balloon or get a $1.00 bill and win money.

 Hanging more bills and balloons

 Garrett loved to play in the barrel along with the play rats.  Yuck!!

 More darts...

 Next, "Finding a needle in the haystack lesson" Or "find money in the haystack... 

 It was definitely more difficult then I thought it would be but the kids had a blast.

 Putting it on our friends head is always fun too or trying to find the money with your cell phone flashlight is always interesting...

 "Papa help!!" says Garrett

 Then it was onto horseback rides.  All the kids had a turn.

 Garrett will ride Murphy (our dog) all day long but put him on a real horse, nope he won't have anything to do with it.

 My favorite was the swing from the top of the barn.

 Some of our friends that joined us this special night....

 More swinging.....

 Even adults got in the action.  So much fun.

 They had the best birthday ever!!  (Their words)

I scream...You scream...We all scream for Ice Cream

We discovered recently that Garrett LOVES ice cream, just like his father and his other two brothers.  And he wants to feed himself the ice cream.

Soccer

You have to look real close but both Gavin and Griffin are on the same soccer team this year which is awesome and so much fun.  They really enjoy playing together.  Gavin has scored on almost all of the games and Griffin is learning and growing so much in the sport.  Griffin is one of the youngest players but he does really well.  He likes to follow Gavin which works out well unless one is on defense and the other is on offense.  Gavin loves offense and I think Griffin likes being the goalie as of now.

Papa's boy

Garrett is truly Papa 4 wheeler's boy.  Not only does he look the most like him but Garrett adores Papa 4 wheeler.  He will jump out of my arms into his just because he wants him all of the time.  He cries when he has to leave him and he RUNS to him when he sees him.   Garrett will not allow Papa to put him down for every long and when Papa eats Garrett has to be on his lap to eat too.  He even sat for two hours in the combine with Papa without a fuss.

Of course, all the boys love their Papa.

Racing with Papa Hurt Leg

Papa Hurt Leg has this track that the boys love to race on.  I thought it was awesome to see Daddy, Gavin, Griffin, and Garrett all racing.  So fun!!  Love it

Spoon River Racing

Gavin and Griffin have been asking to go see another track.  They didn't care what "other" track, they just wanted to go to a different one.  They are so into this racing it is crazy fun.  So this past Sunday, I decided to take them to Spoon River with me and our good friends.  They were so excited.  I had never been to Spoon River neither had Kerry or the boys so it worked out perfectly.  We had so much fun and they loved seeing a different track.  This track was really interesting because you sat above the track and looked down while they raced.  You could see right inside the cockpit and more importantly see the drivers.  So when it was feature time, the boys and their best friends climbed up on the fence to cheer them on. 

They loved that all the drivers could see them waving because they were so close.  It was even sweeter that our favorite driver won the big prize.  SO AWESOME!!

Adult Spinning

A couple of Friday nights ago, Kerry and I decided that we would try out these fun spin bikes.  I have rode with Gavin on the back of his and got very dizzy but I had never tried to fit in the actual bike itself.  Well, needless to say we both fit and we had so much fun.  I think Kerry had more fun than me or the boys.  Kerry needs to learn how to share a little bit better but it was tons of fun.  Kerry even flipped it on it's side a time or two.  Hilarious! 

Photo courtesy of Gavin. 

Oh Dirty Face

Yes he loves to play in the dirt and then he gets it all over himself.

Fairbury Fair 2013

We are always excited when the fair comes to town but a little sad because it means that summer is officially coming to a close.  We had a great time at the fair again this year.  Each year the boys ride a little more of the rides and want to do a little more of the activities.  Griffin knew exactly when he saw they were giving horsey rides that he definitely wanted to go on one without a question.  After all, he is a cowboy.  :) 

 He loved it.

 While Gavin and Griffin were off with our good friends riding big rides, Garrett, Kerry, and I decided to take a little Farris wheel ride.  He was a little unsure of it. 

 We were at the fair every day doing so sort of something.  The last day was really hot but it was one ticket per ride day so we had to take advantage of the beautiful day. 

Griffin isn't real big on riding the bigger rides so he convinced Gavin to ride with him. 

 And Papa 4 Wheeler and Garrett waved as they went around and around and around. 

 I love this picture.  They are always racing and this was just like anything else, they were racing down the slide.  I won't say who won.

 Garrett didn't really care for this ride but he was a good trooper and went down.  He held his breathe the whole way. 

 For the first time ever, Gavin was tall enough to drive the bummer cars by himself.  He kept going on this ride time after time after time.  He loved it.

 They were all nice and rode the train with Garrett.

 And of course the scrambler is a must have....

The fair is fun while it last!!!