Trick or Treating

So tonight, Zachary had it's Trick or Treating because of Zachary's Homecoming Game tomorrow night. We had NO idea this was happening tonight until we came home and saw all these kids walking down the middle of the street with their costumes on!!

I hurried up and got Carson dressed in his camo and called Blake to see where he was at in the process of coming home. Thank goodness he was only about 10 min. away. Once Blake got home, he hurried up and changed clothes and left the house.

We only got about 30 min. of trick or treating in before we had to come home because Carson's nose kept running. I think being out in the night air last night got him all congested.

So here's some pics of our "Little Hunter"

All ready for some Trick or Treating

Playing with the Shot Gun Dada surprised him with (that's a sucker in his mouth)

Checking out the big blow up scene at one of the houses

Big News, Mini Motorcycle

Well the big news is.....Julie is pregnant with #3! Very unexpected, it's an oopsy baby as they were just talking about how they were content with being a family of 4 and that Steve was going to "get fixed". Julie did a pregnancy test on Friday because she was "late" and wanted to make sure they were not pregnant, so she could have a few drinks while we were there visiting for Taylor's 4th Birthday, and the test came back negative. Well on Tuesday morning, her "visitor" still hadn't arrived, so she took another test just to make sure....well, this one came back ++++++++!

So early Tuesday morning we get a phone call and I call her back, since Carson and I were still sleeping and asked "What the heck are you calling so early far" (in a joking fashion of course). Then she broke the news....she was preggo!!! The sad part is that just last week, she sold ALL of her baby gear!!! Thank goodness we still have all of Carson's gear, so they are going to use his stuff. We're secretly hoping for another girl, but another boy would be great too!

As I mentioned in the previous post, on our way back from Julie's house this weekend, we brought back Steve's Mini Motorcycle, well today, it was my turn to test it out. I was a little hesitant at first, because Steve had said that he almost got thrown from it, but I got my nerves up and took it for a spin. It's really fun, I could ride that thing all day long!

Taylor's 4th Birthday

This weekend, Carson and I took off with Mimi, Pop's and BJ to Dallas, TX for Taylor's 4th birthday party. Blake stayed home for work and had to celebrate his birthday on Sunday all by himself. :(.

We left early on Friday morning to get there for lunch time....Pop's had other plans for us though....right Pop's!!! Let me do a little explaining for Pop's, we were pulling a cargo trailer full of stuff to bring over to Julie's house (Carson's outgrown clothes for Will, Carson's glider rocker for Will since theirs broke, a few riding toys that Carson has outgrown and didn't sale at the garage sale, etc.), so needless to say, we were not getting good gas mileage; but we didn't know it was that bad. So Pop's thought we should get more than what the gas gauge was showing and the exit that we were going to get off at, that gas station had shut down, so we had to keep going...that is until the van started "putting" down the interstate. Pop's kept swerving, trying to get all the gas that we could, just to try and get to an exit. Well, we made it to the exit, but still on the interstate. Just our luck, this exit had nothing...per our GPS, the next gas station was another 18 miles!!! Thank goodness we had road side assistance and called them and they said that it would be 30 min. or so before they could get someone out....great....send them on!

In the meantime, we called Steve (Julie's husband, for those of you who don't know who Steve is), he works for Car Financial and has dealers in the area. So he put his phone to work and called one of his dealers in Alexandria, LA and they came right out with 5 gallons of gas to put in the van. Thank goodness for nice people!!! This put us about an hour behind schedule.

So off we went to Julies...we got there around 4pm. After settling in, we headed to Garden Ridge, our favorite store that we HAVE to visit every time we go to Dallas. The kids had a ball looking at all the Halloween and Christmas decorations.

On Saturday, we had to get ready for the big #4 Birthday party. We had so much to do, while Julie and Mimi took Taylor to dance class, I had to get the birthday treat bags ready, cut out butterfly stickers, and start decorating...all while have Carson and Will running all around the house. Taylor was so excited, she kept saying it was her "Birthday Weekend"...and it was! Taylor's birthday party was a great success, she and all the kids had lots of fun.

On Sunday, we took the kids a Toys R Us store right around the corner, it was brand new and just opened it's doors a week ago, it was so nice and clean! It also had a Babies R Us that was attached, but all of our kiddos have pretty much out grown the Babies R Us side, so we didn't venture over there. I don't think the kids would have let us anyway, they were having way to much fun playing with all the toys! Once we got home and had lunch, we put the kids to nap and Julie and I headed off to the Outlet Mall. This Outlet Mall is so huge, it is about triple the size of the Gonzales Tanger Outlet Mall. Mom told us to take our time and not to hurry, so we took her up on her offer!

We headed back to Zachary on Monday morning...I think we brought more back that what we took over there! We brought back Steve's mini motorcycle, 3 singing Christmas trees, a travel swing and bouncer that were Carson's and Will has outgrown, etc. So on the way back, we found that if we "drafted" behind 18 wheeler trucks, we made a lot better gas mileage...and this time we didn't run out of gas!!

Carson was very happy to be back home with all his toys....but once we got settled, I found Carson sitting on the floor in the living room, with a strange look on his face. I asked him what was wrong and he said, "I sad". I asked him why he was sad and he said, "I miss Pop's"....awww

Nothing much happening...

Nothing much happening around these neck of the woods.... This past weekend, we didn't do much of anything, went shopping with Dada on Saturday, Sunday we went to Mimi's and Pop's and spent the day. We finally got Carson's new battery in for his 4-wheeler (his "Honda" as he calls it now); we've been without a battery for about 3 weeks now, you can not find those things anywhere, so we had to order one off the internet. Carson was so happy to get back on it and ride everywhere. Not sure how we're going to handle him come Christmas time when he gets his new Jeep Mimi and Pop's got him and Taylor. There's no way we're going to get him inside once he gets in that thing!!

This week, we've been running a few errands, trying to get things in order to leave on Friday to go to Dallas to visit JuJu, Uncle Steve, Taylor and Will. Taylor will be 4 tomorrow, I can not believe that!! It seems like just yesterday we were all packing up to head to Lubbock, TX for the birth of Taylor. Her b-day party is on Saturday and her theme this year is Butterflies. Julie's ordered her a cake in the shape of a butterfly, it's going to be so cute.

Today Carson and I went to town to look for him some new rubber boots. We found some Camo ones at Academy so that he can wear them with his Camo outfit for Halloween. We also had a "Picnic" in the car today. I didn't feel like getting out anywhere to eat, so we went through McDonald's drive through and then went and parked and ate. Carson got out of his car seat and came to the front with me and ate. He really enjoyed this, sitting, hanging out the window, watching the cars go by, all while eating in the car. I took some pics, just for the heck of it.

Carson took this picture of me all by himself!

Tooting My Horn; Just "Hanging" Out

So, yesterday we spent the day at Mimi's and Pop's, since Christy needed to go look for a bachelorette outfit to wear for her big night out. Carson found the horn that Mawmaw gave B.J., that used to be Pawpaw's. (Mawmaw is slowly, but surely, cleaning out her house to get ready to move up to Mimi's and Pop's house sometime next year. She gave B.J. the horn, because when he was little, he always used to play with it over at their house) Carson was pretty good at blowing it too!

A good part of the day was spent outside at the swing set. Carson realized finally what the bar on the swing set was for. I can not tell you how many times I put him up on that bar, he kept saying, "Again, again!" It was so funny, he would hang on, swing his legs and laugh.

Pumpkin Patch # 2

This year we've made it to 2 Pumpkin Patches, so far! Today we went with Anamaria and her two girls Samia and Gamila; and with Bonnie and her two girls Alexandra and Samantha to the pumpkin patch in Denham Springs. Carson was in a group of all girls...what else could a boy LOVE! After the Pumpkin Patch, we headed to McDonalds for lunch and ice cream. Carson is usually not a big fan of ice cream, but when he saw Alexandra and Samia with their's, he had to have one and loved it.

Some pics from our day:

Checking out the bumps on the Pumpkins

Group shot

Distroying the poor Pumpkin Eater

Trying to see what's really down in that well

Tractors, Trains and Deer, Oh My!

This weekend, we didn't do much of anything. We basically hung out around the house and at Mimi's and Pop's. While we were at their house this weekend, Pop's drove up with his tractor that he had been using to bush hog their hunting land. Carson saw Pop's driving up and this is where he spent the next 30 min. or so sitting. Carson loves riding/driving Pop's tractor, any boys little dream to drive a tractor, well Carson's dream of driving the John Deere tractor has come true at a young age. Pop's has been letting Carson drive/steer the tractor already at only 2 1/2 years old.

For the last couple of days, Carson and I have been having some allergy/sinus problems. Today has been the worst day for him, he was so whinny today, that I just could not stand it anymore, so we took off to Mimi's and Pop's this afternoon to give him a change of atmosphere. When we got there, Mimi and Carson took off to their favorite store, Dollar General and went shopping for odds and ends. They came back with a Train Set and 4 Hot Wheel cars...no, Mimi's not at all spoiling him :)! Carson loved the train, but he had a very short fuse today and got mad at it because it wouldn't "push" easy enough for him. So after many whining fits, it "secretly" disappeared and we ended up telling him that the train wanted to go back to his Mommy.

Look at all the Deer! These mommy deer and their 2 babies come to Mimi's and Pop's twice a day to eat. We love sitting and watching them. They've even become used to Carson's "silent" ha ha, voice and don't run away, they just look at him and continue to eat.

Birthday Celebration!

Today Carson and I went to a birthday party for Jeffrey. I can not believe our kiddos are growing so fast. We first meet Ashley and Jeffrey in 11/06; Carson was just 7 months old and Jeffrey had just turned a year old. They are back from Scotland so that Ashley can have her new little boy in the United States. They will be here until the first of December and then head back with their family of 4 to Scotland. The theme for Jeffrey's bday this year was Thomas the Train. Carson has recently become obsessed with Thomas the Train, so he absolutely loved going to this bday party. They had a big Thomas the Train jumper, painting, Thomas the Train ride, and LOTS of train toys. Carson was in heaven, we had a great time.


Here are some pics:

Master piece in the making

Trying to ride the train while holding on to all those balls

Waiting for his turn to pull a string on the Pinata

Pumpkin Patch

Today we went with a couple of our good friends; Christine and Noah; and Ashley and Jeffrey to Mrs. Heather's Pumpkin Patch. The kids had an awesome time running around, riding the tractors and petting the animals. It was so funny seeing Noah run after Carson and Jeffrey, he'd say, "Carson wait, Jeffrey wait".

Here are some pics from our day:

Carson and Noah playing in the pumpkins

Jeffrey and Carson riding the pig

Noah chasing Carson

Cookie Time!

Tonight Carson and I went on a venture to make Halloween Cookies! It was lots of fun, but oh my goodness, what a mess! Carson loved helping roll out the dough and using the cookie cutters. We didn't have any food coloring for the icing, so Carson wanted Birthday sprinkles on all the cookies :) !

Here's some pics:

Concentrating on rolling out the dough

Pressing the cookie cutters

This is not even half of the cookies; I think Mimi and Pop's will be having a special delivery of cookies tomorrow.

Great Day

Today, Carson and I had a busy day. It started out at the Outlet Mall. Carson and I got there a little early, so we went and basically hit all the shops that I wanted to go to before any of our other friends got there. We found some pretty good deals also, I had bought Carson some "wind pants" (not the swishy kind...I can not stand all that noise) :), on clearance at Carter's last year to wear for this winter and wanted to find some shirts to match them. We did good and found shirts for both pair.

Get this...Old Navy had their Graphic T-shirts for $10.50 each, but if you bought 3, you could get all 3 for $14.92...who in their right mind wouldn't buy 3!?!

After shopping, we went to our friend Bonnie's house for lunch and some play time. Carson and Alexandra are two of a kind. They give each other a run for their money. We had a great time.

Garage Sale; CEC

This weekend, we had our garage sale at Mawmaw's house. I had to be there at 6am Saturday morning...man that was to early to be up! Anyway, we did fairly well, still have alot of stuff left over. I think we may have another one sometime in March.

Today we went to Chuck E Cheese to celebrate Charlottes birthday. Carson had a good time, but was in some funky mood today. I don't know what was going on with him. He was obsessed with the Bob the Builder ride and if he saw anyone else in it, he got so upset. He was a big drama king today.

Anyway, here's some pics:

Carson driving Alexandra; Carson and Alexandra "cheating" :)

Craigslist!

Ok, I have been totally obsessed with checking out Craigslist. They have great used stuff for low prices! I've never bought anything off of the site, just liked looking at all the stuff that people put on there......Until today, I finally bought something! It's a Pottery Barn Kids Chair, the best part is, it already has Carson's name embroidered on it! I couldn't be any luckier to find this!!! I got it for $25, these chairs usually run around $50! She said her son never really sat in it, he had another chair that was his favorite and just continued sitting in it, so it's practically brand new!

Day at the Zoo

Carson and I riding the train

Yesterday, Carson and I went to the Zoo and also met some friends there. Stacey and her kiddos Jackson and Charlotte, and Bonnie and her kiddos Alexandra and Samantha. We had a great time, the weather was perfect. The Zoo finally opened back up last week, they were closed due to all the Hurricane damage, thankfully no animals were hurt during the hurricanes. Here are some pics from our day!

Carson and Alexandra checking out the monkeys

Carson, Jackson and Alexandra "acting" like monkeys on the rope