Lake

We went to the lake last weekend overnight with some friends and the boys had so much fun. We had a campfire and roasted marshmellows. The boys were not too crazy about smores, but really enjoyed the marshmellows and the fire! The men went duck hunting early Saturday morning and took the little boys on a ride in the fishing boat when they got back. N thoroughly enjoyed this and was very serious about looking for turtles and alligators the whole ride.

We had a great time!

M especially loved the marshmellows. He would roast one, take a bite, throw it on the ground and get ready for another!

N was all business helping the men get ready to go in the water.

M was super excited about his upcoming first boat ride...

however, the excitement was too much for him. He got in Daddy's lap and fell fast asleep!

Football Confusion

N and M are bombarded with college football. Not only do we live in a huge college football area, but their Daddy is an Auburn fan, I am an Alabama fan, and Uncle Jamie is a Georgia fan. To make matters worse, we have all been competing to win the hearts of the 2 little Jones boys for our specific team! To prove this utter confusion in 4 year old terms:

N and I were watching football Saturday and he said,

"War Tide, Sic 'Em... Woof Woof Woof."

Enough Said!

Halloween

The Cowboy Jones family had a great Halloween! N insisted that we all dress up and it was a lot of fun. We went over to some friends' house with a few other families and had a cookout then took a hayride around the neighborhood. The boys had a lot of fun trick or treating and taking in all of the costumes. This was the first year the M really understood what to do and he was cute to watch. He had no fear and just walked right up to the houses and stuck out his hand or bucket. He always stood there afterwards to say "Da" (Thank you) which was funny. N had a ball and went so fast that I really had trouble keeping up with him. Thankfully we were with a big group so we had lots of helpers!

I had talked to the boys quite a bit about Halloween and how we really enjoy dressing up, getting candy, and celebrating Fall, but that Mommy and Daddy do not like all of the scary and distatesful aspects of the holiday. On the way there, I told N about the fact that he would probably see some scary costumes and some decorations that were not nice, but that he should just ignore them and tell Mommy and Daddy if he was scared. The first house we went to, there was a boy dressed up like a skeleton and N said (in his VERY loud voice), "Mommy, EWWW yook, dere is a boy dwessed up in a berry yucky costume!" My friends all got a kick out of that!

Cowboy N and M... N did his whole outfit all by himself and wanted to look like Woody from Toy Story.

All of the kids before we left.

N told me right after this picture that he was ready to go home... He looks so tired!

M enjoying the spoils of the evening!

He's Growing up!

Last night we were all outside after Daddy got home from work enjoying the beautiful fall weather! I heard M calling my name and turned to see the biggest grin on his face... he was so proud of himself because he was riding the trycicle all by himself! He rode all over and was so happy. It was precious and proof that he is growing up so quickly!

Soccer

N is playing soccer again this fall and is having a lot of fun. N is not a very aggressive child, so he very rarely actually makes contact with the ball, but he has a good time. He loves practice and does very well at dribbling and kicking there, but I think he gets a little intimidated at the actual games. He told me that he likes the practice a lot better because at the games noone would give him the ball! He does not seem interested in trying to get it away from them, but has a good time running around and playing with his friends! We are wondering if team sports is really going to be his thing, but as long as he is asking to play and having a good time, we are going with the flow. Daddy has been helping out with some of the coaching and we have been trying to teach N the importance of helping out your teammates and obeying the coach.

M has just as much fun as N and is ready to play!

Field Trip!

N had his first field trip today to the Brookshire park and wildlife museum. He had been talking all weekend about going and on the way to school said, "Mommy, I am so excited about my first fiyeld twip!" ... a minute later, "Mommy, what is a fiyeld twip?"

Needless to say, he had a lot of fun and was super excited that he got to wear his new school t-shirt that all the kids are required to wear on field trips. I think he thought he was really hot stuff... He's getting so big!!!

Family

Here are a few pics of the boys at the zoo!

The parrots called "hello" to the boys which they all thought was very neat. Afterwards, M called "heyo" to every bird he saw. Here is a picture of him trying to get another one to talk!:

N sat out from the petting of the goats due to a tiny scrape on his knee that caused him a lot of drama!:

Here are some pictures of all of the boys at the Rose Garden. The garden was in full bloom and beautiful, but the boys were not too thrilled... the grown ups enjoyed it!

M was much more interested in picking the petals off all of the roses:

M was all smiles until we tried to take a posed shot... This is about as good as we could get...
Actually, N was not in a picture taking mood either...

Here is a picture of Aunt Julie, Raines and Davis at the pumpkin patch!

N had fun getting his face painted:

We had a great long weekend with some wonderful visitors! Monniemoo, Jean Mommy, Aunt Julie, Raines, and Davis all came to visit over their fall break! We had a great time being together... we went to a pumpkin patch, the rose garden, and the zoo among other things. It was a fun packed weekend. One thing nice about living away is that when we do see our family, it is very much appreciated and it is a lot of one on one time. The boys really enjoyed seeing their cousins and are missing them a lot today!

The Early Bird Catches the Worm

What happens to a little boy who wakes up every morning at 5:30 for 3 weeks straight?

You look like this at 8:30 when it is finally time to actually get dressed for the day and head out of the house!

Mommy could have used a nap!

We are not sure what is up with M, but he has been our alarm clock lately. He comes in our room every morning BY 5:30 ready for the day! My new plan this week is that I have started putting him down for a nap earlier in the afternoon and making him get up from his nap after only 1 hour to 11/2 hours... as opposed to the 3 hour naps he likes to take. The pictures evidently are the result... a tired little man, but hopefully that means it is working and he will start sleeping later... We ALL need it!I just had to take this picture of his foot... He has the cutest little feet... They are like little bricks!

He Said "Yes!"

I know this sounds like an engagement announcement, but around here we are all abuzz that M now says, "Yes!" He still tries to sneak in an "Uh-Huh" from time to time, but this is a huge milestone in our family. He also says "Joosh" a.k.a. "Juice" which is another big deal. He has been calling it "How" for months, so needless to say this is improvement! He is trying so hard bless his heart, and I know that many more words are to come!

Pumpkin Painting

We have had beautiful weather this week, so I decided to let the boys paint their pumpkins outside. They had so much fun! N painted his very meticulously and gave it stripes like a rainbow, while M's looked like he had just dumped all the paint on the pumpkins and smashed it around! They had a great time and it was a fun fall memory... except for when I washed M's shirt and realized that the paint we had used did not wash out! Oh well, it was worth it!

These are the boys' "concentration faces":

M purses his lips and N sticks out his tongue!