Halloween, Sleep Over, and Camera Dump

HALLOWEEN

We started our Halloween celebrations by carving pumpkins. Grandpa Brent and Grandma Kristi joined us.

Corgin chose the white pumpkin and with the aide of Grandma got to work.


He was a little hesitant to pull out the insides at first, but eventually decided it wasn't so bad.

Grandpa Brent started a pumpkin for Linkoln, then Linkers followed his brother's example and dug right in.

And then he decided to taste his pumpkin.

He had to try Corgin's too.

Corgin drew the picture he wanted and then Grandma Kristi cut it for him.

He was the first one done. Here he is with his lit jack-o-lantern.

Clint took over Linkoln's pumpkin (that's right, he had to pull out the power tool) and I carved one for us. Link ate the pumpkin guts and Corgin was happy to watch.

Look at that cute kid! And I know, I really shouldn't be using a knife with my eyes closed.

The finished products.

We got to celebrate a couple times, the first being at the Robertson family Halloween party. I didn't get any pictures, but we had a blast.

Then, on Halloween we went trunk or treating. Corgin really wanted to be a "pumpkin head" but Clint talked him into being Spiderman. He was happy and loved getting all the candy.

Linkers was our little monkey. He was happy to follow Corgin and get candy and he loved his glow stick.

Here they are afterward with their candy. They made out pretty good.

SLEEP OVER

Corgin's and Link's cousin, Tytan, came to stay with us for a couple days. The boys were excited to have a little sleepover.

Clint and I wanted to check out Brooklyn's Playground, the new all access playground that was built here in Poky, so we decided to take the boys.

Linkers loved driving.

Tytan and Linkoln on the swing.

They loved this swing. Corgin did too, he just laid back and shut his eyes and kept telling us how relaxing it was.

The park wore them out and they took good naps for us, however, they had lots of energy later. Check them out when we were trying to get them ready for bed.

In the morning they watched cartoons while trying to wake up.

Later they watched "How to Train Your Dragon."

And it's not a sleepover without playing in the fort.

So, they played in the fort.

These two are best buddies.

MORE SUMMER FUN

Another boating excursion.

Link loved to be outside.

Corgin enjoyed the water.

Linkers napped.

Corgin went swimming with Dad.

"Hi guys!"

Corgin spent hours playing in the sand.

And sitting in the sand while drinking his chocolate milk too.

We played in the park.

Earlier this summer, Corgin wanted to learn how to ride his bike without his training wheels. This was the first attempt. Here is Daddy taking off the training wheels with two little helpers. I wonder what Corgin is thinking.

There he goes.
Corgin wouldn't let his dad let go. He eventually figured it out, just not this time.

Played outside the house a lot this summer too.
Give them shovels and they are content.
Link followed Corgin everywhere.

Corgin loved playing soccer with Dad.

Linkers watched and probably wished he was bigger so he could play too.

JUST SOME RANDOMS

One Sunday afternoon, the boys found a box. Corgin would give Link rides and they were happy little boys.

Linkoln doesn't quite know how to wear a belt.

Link is the happiest boy on earth if he gets the TV remote.

Notice who is driving that fourwheeler. It's Corgin!!!

Corgin's Grandpa Dewey has a camoflauge coat and hat similar to these. When Corgster saw them in the store he put them on and called himself "John Deere Grandpa Dewey".

Don't ask, and we won't tell.

The other night when the boys were in the bath, they were using their bubbles to make "bubble beards". Silly kids. Now they are even more creative and make "bubble gloves, bubble boots, and bubble snow clothes".

The boys were getting haircuts at my mom's house. Linkoln loved drawing with the chalk, but he also got some on his little nose.

Linkers likes to tackle Corgin and wrestle with him.

Corgin is happy to let him (most of the time).

These two little rascals keep me busy and keep me laughing. Corgin says the most grown up things sometimes. The other day after I had gotten after him for not cleaning up his toys he said, "That's just part of having a kid." I laughed and now he says it a lot. Also, the other day Clint was mowing the lawn and he says to me, "I'm impressed he hasn't had to dump the grass." What three year old says "I'm impressed"? He had his very sweet moments too. The other night he told me that he would keep me forever. I love that. Linkers is growing up fast too. He had a well check the other day and he weighed 23 lbs (I weighed Corgin that same day and he was only 26 lbs) and is in the tenth percentile for weight. He's in the 75th percentile for height at 33 inches long. He is starting to talk. Some of my favorites and "Here you go" which comes out as "he-ya go" and "bye bye" which he says "bye bee". I also love to hear that little voice saying Mommy, even when he calls it early in the morning when I am trying to sleep. I'm so blessed to have such a great family and I love them so much!

Get Away?

Well, this week we planned a little get-away. We packed up for a few days stay and headed to Island Park. Clint wanted to take Corgin and I fishing, so that's what we did as soon as we unpacked. Grandma Kristi came along too. She stayed back at the cabin with Link while Clint, Corgin, and I ventured out.

We made it to Henry's Lake. We paid $15 for three days of entering the national park. Then we parked and found ourselves a place on the beach to fish from.

Clint baited all our hooks. Worms and cheese scented marshmallows. He cast out all our lines.

We waited.

Corgin waited too. He played on the rocks and sat by his pole.

We didn't have to wait very long.

Within minutes we got a bite. Clint caught the first fish, a brooke trout.

Then Corgin got the next one before Clint got his hook rebaited.

Reel it in buddy! A nice rainbow trout.

Clint pulled out the hook and put Corgin's fish with his. Corgin's was bigger and he was definitely proud of that.

Not too long after that, I caught a fish, a cut throat, and the biggest of them all. Then the wind kicked up and the rain started to fall. We called it quits after not even an hour of fishing. Clint did all the dirty work, all Corgin and I did was reel them in, but we all got to claim a fish. I didn't want to hold my fish, so here it is in the sink back at the cabin with the other two.

Clint filleted them and everyone (except me, yuck) had them for dinner. Corgin and Clint ate the most and they loved it. Then, while I opted to stay and do the dishes, Clint, Corgin, Link, and Grandma Kristi went outside to go for a walk. While they were out Clint missed a call. It was the railroad. They called to let him know that they put him on a different job. So, instead of having a couple days until he had to go to work again, he had a couple hours. We packed everything back in the car and came home.

Life of a railroader! Anyway, we at least got to take Corgin fishing which was our main reason for going, however just not as much as we had hoped. And that was our one day "get-away".

Fair Time

We got a chance last week to go to the fair. Corgin had been begging for like a month to go to a petting zoo, so that was our first stop.

Corgin

Linkoln

Feeding the animals.

Corgin decided that he didn't like it much when the animals ate right from his hand, so he started feeding them from the cup. Linkers, however, didn't mind it one bit that the animals ate from his hand.

This little boy loved the animals. He chased them around and wanted to pet them all! This little one, who is deathly afraid of the shower curtain and the kiddie pop-up tent and, recently, an empty bathtub, had to touch all the animals he could. He even petted a three horned goat that was penned in and ramming the fence. Corgin backed away and was leary of that one. Not Link. No fear. . . unless it's inanimate.

Anyway, we also walked through all the booths and ate some great food. I didn't get pictures of that stuff, but we still had fun. So, until next year, we'll miss you EISF.

Bike Riding Corginman!

Clint took Corgin outside this morning and taught him how to start by himself on his bike without training wheels. He learned how to move the pedals just right so he can get going. He also started doing some tricks, like real tricks. If you watch, he even tries to get both legs on one side at the end. What a crazy little three year old I've got! My neighbor said that we created a monster and that it was a good thing we have good railroad insurance. I think he's right.

Corgin starts then goes off what he calls his "speed jumps". He loves going off roading now. Or plain just riding wherever he can. Crazy kid!

Corgin's New Trick

I know, this is Linkoln. He was being very cute on his little toy while Corgin was learning his new trick. This was during the few minutes he wasn't out in the middle of all the action.

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Anyway, Clint took Corgin outside, and within thirty minutes Corgin was riding his bike without training wheels. Now we can't get him off it.
Clint or I help him start and then he is off like a pro. Clint is outside trying to teach him to start by himself right now.

Here is a little video clip of him riding his bike. He jumps off when he's done too, so we didn't have any bad crashes today either. (Sorry about the quality, I took the video with my cell phone.)

Family Pictures

Finally. I know, Link is almost a year and a half, but we finally got family pictures taken. My cousin, Courtney took them and she did an excellent job. You can see some of her other photos if you click on the link to her blog on the side called cpr photography. Clint told me to just post a few pics, but I couldn't decided which ones. I can't decide which ones to hang on my walls either, so if you would help me choose, that would be awesome. Just comment me your favorite numbers. Thanks.

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