Boys in the Hood!

I bundled up the boys to go to school this morning. They looked so cute that I had to stop and take a quick photo. (Thomas has a bandaid on his forehead from bumping into a metal counter in his school cafeteria. ouch!)

Sitting Up!

Nathan showed us this weekend his new trick! When we place him in the sitting position, he can now balance himself and sit up. He seems rather proud of himself, too!

New Jammies

Nathan finally fits into his new jammies. Yes, they are size 6-12 months and he's only 4 months old! Thanks Aunt Emily!

BOO!

Well, I have to admit, there is a huge difference between being a working mom of two children. I typically would have had portraits made of the kids in their costumes, sent out cute Halloween cards, and made special treats for their teachers. Well, not this year! I barely bought their costumes in time and the teachers got Halloween note pads and dish towels! Thomas had a huge costume dilemma. He couldn't decide if he wanted to be Inspector Gadget, Andy Griffith (crazy, I know.) or Spiderman. Luckily, he decided to go with Inspector Gadget. I am so glad that Emily and Tom found him the perfect hat while they were out shopping. Nathan was a cute little horse. I found the costume several weeks before I bought it while having dinner with Ken's family at Cracker Barrel. Good thing I waited! I bought it one week before Halloween for 70% off! I love $6 costumes! I liked how it was a thin cotton, too. We had a fun Halloween. We started Trick-or-Treating at Nana and Papa's house. Then we went to a few houses in our neighborhood and then went to Emily and Tom's neighborhood for some Trick-or-Treating. Everyone had a great time. It was so neat watching Thomas walk up to houses by himself to collect candy. Gosh, he has grown up! Here's some highlights of our Halloween fun!

Thomas' First Field Trip

Thomas went on his very first field trip today to the pumpkin patch. He was so excited to ride an official school bus. He talked about how you have to be quiet on the bus so the bus driver stays focused. He went over basic stranger danger rules, just to be safe. I was so nervous to let him go since I was not going to be a chaperon. Ken assured me that he would be safe and that it would hurt his feelings if we didn't allow him to have this special experience with his classmates. I even placed a note in his pocket that read, "My name is Thomas Rhodes. If you find me, please call my mommy." In the end, I am so glad he got a chance to go. Turns out that Luke, Thomas' best buddy's dad followed the bus and hung around to take some pictures of the boys. I am so glad he captured the moment for me. Thomas brought home a mini pumpkin as a souvenir. He also told us about riding on the bus with a little girl named Leah. When we asked him about her, he said that she had an "L" in her name and that she had "beautiful" hair. Seems Thomas is already a charmer. Ha! Next month their class is going to Publix on a field trip and at the end of the year they plan to visit the zoo. I have to admit that the zoo is too far out of my comfort zone, so I think I will be calling in sick that day so I can go with Thomas and his class.

Green Meadows Farm

We went this weekend for our 3rd Annual trip to Green Meadows Petting Farm. Although, we picked a super hot day to go but we mangaed to still have tons of fun. We met Thomas' best buddy Luke and his family there. We had a picnic lunch before we started the tour. Thomas was so excited that he couldn't eat his lunch! We got started with a great tour guide. She kept the group moving especially since it was so hot. We enjoyed seeing all the animals and going on the hay ride and train ride (that was the only time we felt a breeze!). At the end of the tour we visited the pumpkin patch. Thomas picked out one for Nathan, too. Nathan did wonderful especially with the hot temperature. He only had one bottle while we were there and he even managed to take a nap. I should have brought a battery operated fan to attach to the stroller. Now I know for the next time we go to a theme park or attraction. I took over 100 pictures, so here are some of the highlights from the day.

The boys ran the entire time! I'm glad Ken got a picture of them holding hands. They were so cute!

This is a chicken coup, but Thomas thought it was a grill! Ha!!!

Rollie Pollie Ollie

Yesterday Nathan rolled over for the first time. For the past few weeks he's been attempting it, but his shoulder kept getting in the way! While Ken was on the floor playing with him he finally rolled over from his back to his belly. After the first few times, he now thinks he's a pro. Only one problem....he doesn't know how to roll back over so he thinks he's stuck! He had so much fun rolling over I think he wore himself out. We put him to bed at 8:30 and I had to wake him up go to school at 6:30am.