Halloween!

On Halloween day Justin was tiling Rich's house...so my mom & I decided to hit the mall since it was raining & freezing outside..bad idea...It was so stupid, the lines were so long to get one tootsie roll & Carter was tired...He would have rather played skeet ball the whole time than Trick-or-Treat store to store. He did think the fire truck & Frisbee he got outside was pretty cool though... We met up with Dack (Frankenstein) & Tay (Jungle Girl) so we were able to see their costumes & let Carter play with them for a couple of minutes while we took some pictures...(it was too cold out for Tenley & she didn't fit in her carseat with her costume on)Halloween night we made it to a few family members houses- then Justin took Carter out house to house while I fed Tenley. Later we met up with Ricky & Nicole & let Shae (Pirate Princess) & Carter run wild to a few houses around town...

Carter did get called a girl about 5 times!!! Good thing Justin's mom changed the ears from pink to gray or else he probably would have been getting called a girl all night. *He wanted to be an elephant for Halloween ever since we took him to the circus-he thinks elephants are so cool & he even had the elephant noise down- he would tell everyone trick-or-treat & thanks..we even got him singing "trick or treat smell my feet, give me something good to eat..." * We had tons of fun & got enough candy til next Halloween :)

Qwest Trick-or-Treating

Friday night my cousin Mandy invited us to go to the Qwest Trick-or-Treating. Carter was tired, but was so excited to finally wear his costume. He got tons of good candy-each little station would tell him to grab a handful & sure enough he would...There was a blow up cat thing you had to walk under (wasn't even scary, was just playing Halloween music) & he got scared & wouldn't go through until I held him :)When we were getting ready to leave he was finally getting warmed up & would wander around & look at the other kids...On Halloween everytime we told him we were going somewhere new Trick-or-Treating he would say "this one not have any cats mom"...Funny kid!!!

Carving Pumpkins

Tonight we decided to finish carving the rest of our pumpkins...Carter had to get his butter knife to help carve & his spoon to get the guts out-he thought the guts were "gross"- he'd grab them out, put the big chunks on the pan & then wipe the remainder on Justin's arm...He liked to help Justin choose what shape & face the pumpkins should have & then pull them out with his knife once Justin had them cut... Tenley & I just supervised:)

Then of course we had to light them up & put them on the porch..Carter thought that was "way cool"...

Raking Leaves

Justin & Carter went out to rake leaves one night when it was freezing. Carter was having so much fun, Justin would flip leaves up in his face & he'd run & jump into the pile.
He loves being outside with Justin doing "boy stuff"...

2 1/2 Months

Tenley weighed in at 13 lbs 12 ounces (93rd percentile) & is 23 1/4 inches long (60th percentile). Height to weight ratio she is in the 85 percentile...She's not quite as chunky as her cheeks make her look :)Right now she absolutely loves the tub, especially when Carter is in with her & "plays" with her...

Homecoming Parade

We went down to the Homecoming parade on Saturday with my mom, cousins, grandma & my mom's sisters. It was SO freezing when we first got there but it turned out to be not too bad. Carter had been talking about the parade all week & couldn't wait to "catch the candy"...It was amazing to me how much he has changed since summer-he was running all over actually wanting to get the candy now that he is a little older! Tenley sat in her carseat-bundled with blankets on everything but her face!!Carter was burnt out by the end & was tired-but got tons of candy...enough so that we don't even need to go trick or treating :D ...So much for warm weather!! It snowed for the first time this year on October 26th!!!

Tenley's Rollin'

Tenley rolled for the first time this morning! She was rolling over so fast-I'd put her on her belly & she'd roll right back over to her back...She is 2 months & 1 week old! Towards the end when she got tired Carter thought it was necessary to "help her" roll over... -notice his little hand right by her back-By then she had had enough of both Carter & rolling :)!!!

"Hot Pots"

We took Carter to Riverdale he'd been one time before in the summer but he was so pumped to finally go swimming with Justin. Whole way there he kept saying "where are the hot pots mom" He loves jumping in off of the edge & he thought it was fun to walk down the ramp where he could touch- but he started getting a little daring towards the end, kinda made me nervous! I love family outings where we aren't just sittin in the house, i'm already getting sick of the house & winter isn't even here yet. Great.

My Deer & 1st Elk

Opening day of elk I was hoping to get at least an elk to be part way done with hunting season. I had went up with Justin quite a bit during bow hunt & so I was getting a little burnt out of packing the kids & getting home at dark every night... Sure enough within about a half hour I ended up getting a deer & an elk. It was such a rush shooting an elk just because they are so much bigger than a deer & it was my first one. Carter came up with us to get them after I had already shot them-He was in heaven between the tractor, the hiking & horns!
We were pretty far away from the elk, probably 300 yards so we hiked to get close enough to at least see which one had the biggest horns & then I started firing away. Took three shots to drop him..The deer was maybe 150 yards away & my first shot I hit him in the leg then I would have been able to him him square on but of course a stupid little doe stood right in front of him so I didn't dare shoot again until he moved...took a few shots for me to hit him good :)
Riding the deer. He jumped right on it & wanted me to take a picture...3X3
Helping papa get ready to load the elk up...
Justin teaching Carter how to ride the old school trike that was Justin & Nicoles...
I felt bad I got to do all the shooting & then Justin had to do all the work. Thanks to Ed & Sheri for babysitting a ton during hunting season!

Pickin' Pumpkins

We went out to the Pumpkin Patch & let Carter pick out some pumpkins! Right when we pull up & showed Carter the fields full of pumpkins he yells "holy macro"- He didn't want to leave, he thought that was so cool to see that many pumpkins & to be able to pick the ones you want!When we got home he wanted to carve them--so we gave him a permanent marker & let him go to town on it, but once he was bored with that Justin gave in & let him carve the little one he had picked out.. "ewwww mom, it's guey" -he went & got a plastic spoon so he didn't have to touch it as much with his hands-Here are the boys with their "pumpkin faces" ...can't wait for Halloween!!!

2 Months Old

Tenley is 2 months old already!!! She jabbers lots, smiles all the time, & is as healthy as could be. She weighs about 13 pounds & everyone can't get enough of her chubby cheeks! She has started to do a fake cry when your in the room & your not paying attention to her. Sleeps about 7-8 hours at night & eats about 5-6 ounces every 4-5 hours. She is still a very content baby & LOVES her binky. She can hold her head up on her own & loves to lay on floor & just kick her legs! Every time you change her diaper she'll just sit & smile & jabber to you-she loves it!We love you Chunky Monkey!

2 Month Shots

Tenley got her 2 month shots :( 3 shots total-She actually did better than I thought she would. Couple little squeals & cries & then once she had a binky & blanket she was alright. Carter wanted to come with & he was as cute as could be, right when she started to cry after her first shot he said "it's okay sis, here's your blankie." She handled them fine the few days after & actually slept really good while she was on tylenol:)Nothing could hurt those huge chunky legs:) Tough girl-

Fun Park Date

Went to lunch at Firehouse & took the kiddos to the Fun Park for our "date" this week :)! Let them do the soft play & play games. They went crazy with all the games & wanted more & more tokens to keep playing!! I love having good friends that have kids the same age-nothing better than getting out of the house...We found our new Tuesday date every Tuesday during the winter!!!

GO Packers!!

When Justin got home from hunting I had his princess dressed up for the game :)
When Carter got home he couldn't wait to get his "football clothes" on just like his sis. Carter loves to sit with Justin & is always yelling "go Packers" no matter who is playing :) We are all huge Packers fans at this house-got the cutest Packer Fans-GO PACKERS!!!

First time Duck Huntin'

Todd & Justin took Carter duck hunting... Carter was SO pumped to go, he woke up, got his huntin clothes on first thing & couldn't wait for Todd to pick them up!! I was really hoping they would get some so Carter would see how fun it is...He came home as proud as could be..."mom, we shot two ducks" & now duck hunting is the coolest thing ever to him! Everyday in the tub he lines all his huntin toy ducks up & acts like he is shooting them. All boy & all hunter that is for sure!!!

First Time Toes Painted

Megan Parker & I painted Tenley's toes for the first time. I made Megan do it while I was feeding her, so she would hold still :)
Love all the girly things!!!