Pumpkin Carving

The day before Halloween we carved our Jack-o-Lantern.  We tried to carve all three but we only got through one of them..... it was a lot of work for some reason :-)  As usual Mama did a great job!  Always a fun time.

Mama and the boys... this was safer than it looks in the picture :-)

Dada helping the older two clean out the innards.

Eli wasn't a big fan of the dirty hands at first.

Emmett trying to scoop it out.

Eli got used to the feeling...

This is so much fun!

Our Owl!!

Mama, her masterpiece and the boys!

Wacky Tacky

On Sunday nights Eli goes to Awana Cubbies.  This is an awesome program at church and he loves going to it.  One night was Wacky Tacky night and Eli was rockin' it out!!!  The funny part was that only a few people (like four!!!) remembered it was Wacky Tacky night so Eli was a standout..... but since he remembered he got to be the line leader :-)  Wacky Tacky night was re-done the next week for those less prepared....

Our Wacky Tacky little man.

Two different socks.

Hayride & Pumpkin Patch

Our church has a home school co-op but we couldn't join this year but Andrea found out that the field trips are open to everyone so we jumped at the chance to go on a hayride/pumpkin patch trip.  The farm was just a few miles away and we have some friends in the group so it was a fun trip.  There was a hayride, corn maze, swings, play structures made out of hay bales and lots of animals.  We had a blast, the boys especially liked running around and playing in the corn maze!!  We also took a picnic and after we were done got to pick pumpkins.

Hayride!

Eli enjoying the hayride.

Emmett and I on the hayride.

Eli picked some corn from the maze and fed it to the goats.

The boys and a new friend feeding some animals.

Photo shoot of some very adorable boys.

Renewed!

Some of our friends from the Eno had a very awesome 10th anniversary!!!  Their lives were transformed in the last year or so.  They realized their position in Christ and experienced His true grace and it rocked their worlds.  They had been in church but this experience changed them.  As a testimony to their new faith on their 10th anniversary they renewed their vows in the light of their new lives.  They also gave their testimony to all present.  This was an amazing show of faith!!!  They also left for a second honeymoon..... which I am sure was nice too.

The 10 year bride and her boys.

10 year groom.

Beautiful setting at the Eno.

Eli and a walnut he found on the way to the river.

Dada and Simon.

After the ceremony there was a reception nearby.  There were snacks and dancing and it was a lot of fun.  Dada even danced.... that is a rarity, but I felt I needed to be a good example to the boys....

Mama and Emmett boogieing.

Cutie and his juice box.

Eli and Mama breakin' it down!!

Cute Pics

These are some cute pics from the house in mid-October.

Sleeping Si.

Emmett eating an apple.

Eli eating an apple.

Si sleeping in one of his favorite spots.... his car seat.

Legos

Legos are very popular at our house with both Eli and Emmett.  Eli is very talented with them.  He can copy pictures off of the box that the Legos came in and he can follow the directions for putting them together with very little help.  He can't lock in some of the smaller pieces but he can find them and show you exactly where they go!!!

Eli displaying his masterpiece.

The thumbs up has become poplar.

Car, Boy, House, Girl and Dog!!!

Umstead Hike

In early October we took the family to Umstead State Park for a short hike.  It was just over a mile and Eli walked the whole way!  We had a lot of fun exploring and playing as we went.

Eli climbing and balancing on a fallen log.

Emmett and Dada.

Si Guy and Mama..... so comfy he fell asleep.

Dada and the older boys playing in the creek.

Mama, Si & Eli playing in the creek.

Mama and Si leading the way with Eli right behind.