Our First Snowfall

As you all know, we had our first snowfall of the season this last weekend.  We bundled Tobi up so he could go out and play while Jordan shoveled the walk way.  He's never really gotten to go out and play in the snow before and he looked so adorable in all his snow gear, I could have gobbled him up!  Okay, not really, but I sure wanted to squeeze him a ton.  He was so excited to play in the snow and he had a blast.  He even swindled Daddy and Grandpa into making him a snowman, he's quite the persuasive little fellow.  I usually hate the snow but watching him enjoy it as much as he did made me hate it a little less this year.  Who knows, maybe this year I'll actually enjoy the holiday season...we'll see.  Once a Grinch, always a Grinch, that's me!  I'm very excited to get some snow gear for myself so that the next time we get a big snowfall we can go out sledding, I haven't done that in years and I'm sure Tobi would love it.

One month!

My sweet baby Gray is one month new already!  I can't believe how fast time is going by and we're already getting the cutest grins from him.  He has continued to be such an amazing baby and we are so lucky to have him.  Tobi is starting to interact with him more and more and it's so cute to watch him with his new little brother.  I can't be happier with our life right now.

Tobi's THIRD Birthday!

I cannot believe my baby turned three today!  He is getting so big and each day with him is more fun than the last.  He is such a bright and funny little boy and I am so proud to call myself his mom.  Jordan got off of work early and as soon as he got home, we opened presents.  Grandpa also made it by during his lunch break for presents and we were glad for that.  Tobi was thrilled to have a bigger crowd watching him tear into his gifts!  He got super spoiled with a bunch of cute Curious George stuff and the Fisher Price Serving Surprises table that is also a mini kitchen.  He was so excited and couldn't wait to get it set up to play with.  Yesterday I took him with me to Walmart and let him pick out his cake mix, frosting, and icecream.  So today I baked his cake and we sang him the birthday song, which he was SO excited for, and then he got his cake and icecream.  He picked out the sprinkle party cake mix, with vanilla frosting and sprinkles, and then birthday cake icecream with blue frosting and sprinkles in it.  See a pattern ha ha?  The kid loves his sprinkles!  All in all, he had a very good birthday and he knew it was his special day.  He was so cute and so excited, I was so happy to celebrate his special day with him. 

Happy Birthday my sweet Tobi!  I love you so much!

Trick or Treat!

Halloween was SO much fun this year!  Taking Tobi out was such a treat for both Jordan and myself and he had us cracking up.  All month he kept telling us about Halloween and how excited he was to wear his costume and go get candy.  We took him to the first couple of houses where he politely knocked and said, "trick or treat!"...then after that he would knock and say, "please, I have more candies?"  Jordan and I were laughing so hard.  Then he would say, "thank you, I go get more candies!".  He's such a riot!  Then as we went to the next house he would say, "another house?  I can't believe it!".  We took him around my parents neighborhood first, then we went to visit Grandma and Grandpa Bourne, followed by Grandma and Grandpa Fleming, and finally Grandma and Grandpa Coates.  We also trick or treated my Grandma Coates's neighborhood for a bit, so Tobi got a pretty good haul for a two year old.  By the end of the night he was telling us that he loves Halloween and it's his favorite.  My mom was amazing enough to watch Gray for us so we didn't have to take him out in the cold, and boy that was nice!  Plus, she loves her little Gray bear so it was fun for her too.  We are so glad we got to take Tobi out and have such a good time, the holidays are definitely so much more fun now that we have kids and we are so excited for the years to come!

Leavitt Halloween Party

Sean and Brynn threw the cutest little Halloween party for the kiddos this year, complete with games and cookie decorating.  The kids loved it and Tobi had a blast playing with his cousins.  It was so great to see Rachel and Charlotte, we wish we could see them more often, maybe some day!  We had a lot of fun visiting with Jordan's family and the food was great, Brynn does a pretty fantastic chili.  The kids all looked so cute in their costumes and I'm so glad we got to go and celebrate.

Pumpkinland

Jordan and I took the boys to Pumpkinland, another Halloween event on my list of October fun, and again Grayson slept through the entire thing, but Tobi LOVED it.  He wore his monkey costume and Jordan wore his yellow hat costume, which I finished that morning.  Don't judge me, I find I do my best work when it's last minute ha ha.  We got a discount on admission for Jordan and Tobi being in costume, so that was a plus.  Tobi loved seeing the animals and playing in their little park, this year it was Alice in Wonderland themed which was fun.  They also had a few bouncy house/slides that Tobi got to play on and he had a blast on those.  After that we made our way to the playground where he went down a few slides before heading into the light show.  They had a lot of fun lights set up and even a shadow puppet area where he and Jordan pretended to be scary Halloween monsters, it was great!  He then got another free pumpkin on the way out and also swindled me into buying him not one, but TWO suckers...the little stinker has to have one for each hand and they were cheap...plus it was Halloween and I was in a good mood.  He had so much fun we are definitely doing Pumpkinland again next year!

The Heber Creeper--Halloween Style!

My BFF Jocelyn gave us a Heber Creeper trip last year for Christmas and we decided to cash it in for Halloween this year.  We got to go with Jocelyn and Steve of course, and then Amber and Ashtyn joined in as well.  Jordan stayed home with Grayson while I took Tobi.  He was so excited and when we got there, he couldn't wait to board the train!  We took him into the pumpkin patch so he could pick out his free pumpkin and then we let him play in the kids maze while we waited to board the train.  The train itself was awesome and they had people dressed in costumes who told Halloween stories during the ride.  Tobi loved it, especially any time the whistle blew, his little face just lit up with pure joy and excitement.  We also got super yummy pumpkin cookies and after the train ride, Jocelyn and Steve took him through the haunted train car, which was totally appropriate for kids his age so it really wasn't scary, just fun.  Afterwards we all went to Chuck A Rama for dinner, which was fabulous except that all Tobi ate was jello and ice cream....oh well, I'll take what I can get I guess.  We had a lot of fun and I'm so happy that Jocelyn and Steve treated us to such a special event for my little Tobi, he sure loves his trains!

Thank you Jocelyn and Steve!  We sure love you guys!