Happy Halloween

This has been  busy week of Halloween festivities for us.  It started out with getting our pumpkins ready for the big day.   We had our friends over to carve pumpkins.  Amanda and I worked hard on them, and I think they turned out great!  Lukas was already in bed when we did this, but I didn't want him to feel left out so I thought we should paint a pumpkin with him.  He was very excited about it, until he decided to suck on his fingers in the middle of the project, and yes his fingers were covered in paint.  We got through it though and Lukas was able to finish his pumpkin.

Next came the trick or treating!  This year we decided to make the most of the holiday and spread it out for two days.  I figured since I made the costume we needed to wear it as much as possible :)

Sunday we went over to Claflin and trick or treated with Lukas' cousin Loghan at Grandma and Grandpa Beck's.  We were able to see a lot of family and get some good pictures.

Monday evening Erin and I took Lukas around to a few places here in Great Bend.  We even got to see his little buddy Eli in his elephant costume.  He started to figure out getting the candy and putting it in his bag.  He did a great job in his costume and the hood didn't bother him too much.  No complete break downs anyway.

It was a very successful 2nd Halloween!  The only bad thing is I had bought candy for our neighborhood kids, and we weren't home long enough to get any trick or treaters.  The problem is we have a lot of candy left for me to eat!

Fall in Full Swing

If needing to take care of all those leaves in your yard give Lukas a call.  His evenings are pretty open, but he does need to be in bed around 8:00.

We have had a great weekend getting to spend a lot of time outside.  Lukas loves leaves!  He just goes around picking them up and carrying them around.  We took some time to play in the yard and tried to pile them up.  He likes to spread all of the leaves back out.  He finds it very entertaining.

On Sunday we finally got to a pumpkin patch.  I have been wanting to go for a couple of weeks and was so excited to get us some pumpkins.  We thought this year we would check out the patch south of Ellinwood.  We got there and no one else was around.  We thought it was strange but got out and started looking at pumpkins anyway.  Soon a boy comes running out to us with his dog just to let us know that they are closed on Sundays.  I felt bad for dragging Erin and Lukas out there without checking on that, but I thought all pumpkin patches were open all weekend.  The boy said we could still buy pumpkins though, so we did and then went on our way after we snapped a few quick pictures of the event. 

All in all it was a great weekend.  I just love getting to spend such quality time with my BOYS!!

Kisses for Mommy

Playing with Daddy

First Hair Cut

I have trimmed Lukas' hair multiple times with scissors to try and keep it from getting out of hand.  However lately I have been struggling with the way it looked.  It has taken him awhile to grow much hair, especially in the front.  Then to add to it, the hair is very fine and blonde as can be, so it is kind of hard to see.  The problem area was in the back where the hair stuck out every which way.  I would try to add some product to keep it down, but it wouldn't last very long.  Erin and I decided to give him his first hair cut with the trimmers.  I have been cutting Erin's hair for about six years, so I do have a little experience.  He loved the cape and flapping his arms like a bird.  We have some before and after shots.  We think it turned out cute and the back looks MUCH better!

Two Weeks Left

I decided to take on the challenge of making Lukas' halloween costume this year.  I saw a pattern that I thought was adorable, so with some help from my mom (I need her reassurance constantly) it is coming together.  Here are some pictures of the process along the way.  I will show you the finished product when its done.  The countdown is on and only two weeks left to finish :)

Family Weekend

We have had a lazy weekend....and we are LOVING it!  We finally have gotten some rain here, which changed some of our original plans for the weekend, but we made do.  Lukas got a special treat and got to spend Friday with Grandma Beck and Loghan.  He has been opened to a whole new world with other kids at day care, but has adjusted well and really enjoys playing with other kids.  I know he liked showing Loghan all of his toys here at his house.  On Sunday he got another surprise and got to play with his other cousin Cade.  Those two just chase each other around talking their own little language.  Lukas became Cade's shadow and just wanted to follow him around.  It was very entertaining to watch.  Other than that it has just been a lot of hanging out playing and watching football.

I am a little late on this, but we do want to say Happy Birthday to some special people; Grandpa Mike and Loghan share birthdays on October 5th, so I know we are a few days late, but we hope you both had a wonderful birthday and wish you a wonderful year!  We are actually going to go have a birthday dinner with Grandpa tonight to celebrate.  Lukas is looking forward to some cupcakes!!

Here are some pictures from the park last weekend.  Have a great week!