Family Pictures Round 1

Here are some of my favorites

Busy People

We have been on the move! We definitely considered having 3 children but going back to 'the beginning', with diapers and lack of sleep, combined with my fear of sports logistics is coming to fruition. How do 2 little people keep us so busy?! We have swim 2 days a week but of course I go in the morning with Taber and then back with both boys in the evening. We also have basketball and just finished soccer. I have friends and family telling me that I should take a break or cut the number of activities but I just cannot do it. I love what sports teach you and Eric and I firmly believe they shape a person. Not to mention, it burns a ton of energy so they are not running around my house like crazy people!

Halloween has to be one of the boy's favorite days ... just behind Christmas for obvious reasons. Deegan was a Power Ranger this year (not sure how he got the idea because he has never seen the show) and Taber, sweet Taber, wanted to be a kitty (his alter ego). It was hard to find a cat costume so I just bought ears and a tail at Walmart for $5 and planned to put him in all black. Easy enough ... until I procrastinated and went looking for a black shirt 2 days before Halloween. Come to find out, lots of costumes require a black shirt. I went to 7 stores and finally settled for a girls shirt at Target (2nd time there). Apparently, a black shirt is not a black shirt. Taber looked like a little girl and Eric was NOT having it! HA! Luckily, Grandma Donna had been on the hunt for a boys cat costume and found one the day before and came to our rescue. He pretty much wears it daily so I would consider it a good buy and my cheap method was a waste. 

 Costume #1 ... The Girl Cat

Eric has told me that I have lost my sense of humor because I did not think his costume was funny. It will take you a minute to get but once you do, you can be the judge. 

 We hosted our annual block Halloween Party. The crew is getting bigger and bigger. Families are expanding, the kids are growing and new neighbors keep joining the crew. When it was all said and done, we probably had 50+ people at our house. It made for a fun clean-up the next day. 

Much better cat costume. I did not let the cheap costume go to waste though ... I was the mama cat! 

Brothers ... in a box ... for sale! Takers? 

This appears to be lunch but it is actually Deegan's after school/before basketball SNACK! Oh good grief, the teenage years are going to get expensive. Eric's grandmother made him French toast every morning, then he ate at school, came home for a steak and potato snack (SNACK), went to soccer and then came home for dinner with dessert. Times that by 2 boys and my grocery bill is going to be crazy big. Country buffet is not going to seem like such a rip off :)

They found old laundry baskets (seriously old ... my name was written in one from middle school). I am not sure why I buy them toys sometimes.