Halloween all Week

We had Halloween all weekend long like I'm sure all of you did. We had our Trunk or Treat party at church....Carson stayed consistent and picked another blue collar job (last three years: garbage man, fireman, ups man)

Brynnli dressed up as Belle for the church party, Snow White for her school party, and five minutes before we left tonight for Trick or Treating decided she wanted to be a ladybug. Luckily, we had all these costumes already! Except for her ladybug antennae which I made as we were leaving.....

Cole was a pirate:) He wasn't a fan of his costume at the church party though, so the hat came off, and his vest ended up around his waist like a skirt:) He did pickup a cute little strawberry though!


Our annual visit to the pumpkin "patch..." aka the parking lot filled with straw and pumpkins:)

Brynnli had a school party today and got to swim afterwards!!! Only in Florida in October!!

Carson had his school party today too and got to wear his costume and do all sorts of fun things!

Tonight for Trick or Treating! I was solo, so I walked most of the neighborhood with Cole on my hip dragging Brynnli in the wagon and with Carson running ahead. Carson couldn't get to the doors fast enough, Brynnli was set after about ten houses to sit and eat candy in the wagon, and Cole sat happily in his favorite spot on my hip and ate lollipops and pointed to the next house mumbling (I'm pretty sure he was saying more candy or trick or treat...). We had a great time!! Love these little guys.

All that walking made me hungry....HELLO Halloween candy!!!

While mom and dad were away.....

Oh how our kids did play! They had a blast. I'm pretty sure the boys spent 90% of their time outside, which is what they love best.

Sweet Brynnli not afraid to get dirty or wet.....


Our two future recycling men in action....

Brynnli getting her hair "done" by the vaccuum

Carson organizing the recyling....



The gang outside riding around....
I was pretty nervous about leaving Cole, he's in his clingy phase now and he's so little. Luckily for me, his BFF is grandpa. In fact, most the time Grandpa's around, he'd rather have him than me. Very cute really. I think they're just two peas in a pod. Notice that ear right under Cole's little tushy? That's grandpa:)

Carson playing school....

The two outside boys riding on the lawnmower. The kids had so much fun. Poor Grandma and Grandpa had fun too (I hope) but were absolutely wiped out, and understandably so, these guys are busy!!!

We certainly appreciated the much needed break though. It was nice to have a conversation without getting interrupted every two seconds!!!

Gotta love Grandpa T. though. We told them we were pregnant last week at Disney. His first comment (with a smile and I"m sure remembering how much work it was to watch THREE) was "well you're certainly not going on anymore cruises anytime soon!!" I agree. Four is quite a handful. We will have to wait awhile:) But we have our whole lives to do those things, right now we get to have little kiddos filling our home, and what better blessing than that.

It's been awhile....

Oh blog friends....have you given up on me? I hope not. I have been struggling to stay up past nine lately, and have been exhausted during naptimes....and when I do have a little energy I am cleaning my disaster of a house...why you ask???

We are pregnant! A surprise for sure, but a great one! Fourth and last....due in May. In any case....that's why I've been a lame blogger lately.... but we went on this amazing cruise last month for our anniversary/my belated 30th bday....it was so fun. Especially because it may be our last for quite some time......

We went with our BFFs the Wernlis, and had a blast!!! The last day we stopped in Key West and ate at this hole in the wall, but oh so yummy place. We rented this set of wheels to cruise around.....

(This pic is of Rick and Chris pretending to fit in in the Keys.....)

Another day we stopped at Coco Cay, a private island owned by Royal Carribbean and lounged on the beach.....



But the best day was the first day of the cruise, when we stopped in Nassau, Bahamas, my favorite because of so many reasons.....we at at this yummy place Rick and I visited last summer when we were there with my sister's family...

And spent all day at Atlantis using their pools and waterslides. Seriously, I think we spent like four hours alone on the lazy river....and I'm pretty sure I haven't laughed that hard in years. It really was the best day....although I"m pretty sure most of the other people there thought we (okay especially the boys who were dive bombing eachother with tubes) were high schoolers based on our behavior.....

I found out I was prego about a week and a half BEFORE the cruise, and luckily it wasn't until the last day or so that the nauteousness started....although it may have been the gross amount of food I consumed.... (and by the way still have a little pouch to show for it....but I"m blaming it on being pregnant)

Also, the day we got on the ship we entered a spa raffle and out of three prizes given away, we won one and our friends the Wernlis won one....so awesome. I got my hair highlighted and got a massage.....SO AMAZING!!! First time for both!!

Can't wait until we can go again! In about ten years......

Meanwhile, our kids were having a little fun of their own at Grandma and Grandpa T.'s....

Minor League....

Carson started his first season of baseball. Last year we tried soccer.....Rick and a good friend of ours coached and Carson was less than enthused. Rick was pretty much angry for a good hour or two after every practice and game because Carson wasn't even trying.

So this summer Rick took Carson and Brynnli to a Marlins baseball game with some other dads in our ward. Carson LOVED it. Ever since he's been asking to play. The hilarious part is that Rick not only never played baseball (but did somehow manage to play almost every other sport...) he pretty much HATES the game.

Carson LOVES it. So funny. He told me today on the way back from Brynnli's dance class right before t-ball practice...."mom, I just love baseball, it's so fun!" Too cute. He got a hat tonight to go with his uniform and didnt' want to take it off to go to sleep.

Too cute. In any case, I'm just glad he wants to play some sport, because Rick is pretty much obsessed with sports (in a good way....) and I want them to have something to do together:) I kind of love that Carson picked the one sport Rick could care less about....too funny. Unless that means I have to start watching baseball on TV too in addition to football, basketball, hockey, and soccer........Yikes!!!