Happy Halloween!

We had a great time trick or treating tonight. Brody is really getting into it and wanted to keep going and going... Beau really doesn't get it yet, but he did try to go into everyone's house that we stopped at! :) All in all our little Hulk and Spider did great and we have candy coming out our ears...

Beau's new bed...

Beau is transitioning into his big boy bed, so we have taken off the front of the crib and put a rail up in its place, so he doesn't fall out. Well, after 2.2 seconds, he mastered climbing out. So, we have been having to put a gate at the door to keep him in his bedroom. Today at naptime, he must not have quite made it back to his bed after standing at the gate... Not so comfy to me, but I guess - he slept 2 hours, so I am not complaining...

Josh's favorite pumpkin..

So, Josh has made it no secret at all who he is voting for and does not hesitate in the least to talk to anyone and everyone about his views... So, my "liberal family" as he likes to call us, decided that it would be funny to make him an Obama pumpkin to have on our front porch... I thought it was quite humorous and I made him promise not to destroy Reg's hard work (40 minutes worth) until after Halloween. Hey, if we have to have a McCain sign in the front yard, we might as well have an Obama pumpkin on the porch...

Pumpkin Carving...

We carved pumpkins yesterday with the boys... Obviously at this point Josh and I did most of the work, but we still had a good time. Brody did help to gut 3 of the 4 pumpkins and then had to have snack for working so hard! :) He got to pick out the patterns we used. Of course Brody's, Wow, Wow, Wubbzy, was the most intricate, so Josh spent most of his time on that one... They turned out great and the boys love to go outside and turn off the lights to check them out...

Baby "B" #3!

Before we left for our mini-vacation, I had my 21 week ultrasound. The tech doesn't say much, but we saw a head, 2 arms and 2 legs, so things are looking pretty good so far! :) I was leaning towards finding out this time, but Josh held strong - so no we don't know what it is... It was laying on its tummy, so we didn't get really good pictures, but here is one of them...

Josh and my vacation...

Josh and I headed up north to Duluth to a Bed and Breakfast for our anniversary (4 years!!! Can you believe it?) We got to take in the scenic north shore drive and do the touristy thing and spend some time Christmas shopping without the rugrats along... It was a lot of fun and great to spend some time with just the two of us.

Chores...

So we are working on Brody learning that he has responsibilities around our house... Some involve being paid for them (which of course he loves) and some involve just being part of the family and doing our share. One of the chores he decided that he wanted to do is bringing the trash cans in after the garbage man comes... He got home from school on Monday and asked if he could go get the trash cans. I thought that he would do them one at a time, but my little man is a Kiser all the way - no wasted trips, carry as much as you can the first time!!

Homework...

And it begins... We actually have a little workbook that Brody loves to work in, but this was his first piece of actual homework that was sent home from school. We are still working on it, but the letters are kind of there...