This is Halloween. Halloween.

First off, Happy Halloween Birthday to our new nephew/cousin Troy! ! ! ! So happy for Lisa and Pete!!
We spent today in the ER for an allergic reaction of Mason's on his face that made his eyes super swollen. But we made it back to go trick or treating around the block, so no worries. We dressed like dragons and vikings, but I didn't get any photos of the vikings. The boys didn't like their headpieces, either. Someone took a photo of our family all dressed up together, so I'll need to get a copy of that sometime later. .
Here are some pics of our Halloween adventures this year:

At the church party, Mason attacked the doughnut eating contest that I was in charge of before he even got his costume on. He struggled with the no hand rule. Pumpkin Bowling
It was snowing during our church party, and I wish I'd gotten a picture of Mason running around in circles outside, squealing with delight. He must have picked up Justin's Eskimo gene. When we got home he pulled out his toy shovel and started clearing the driveway of the snow that had already melted.

Our pumpkin carving!! ! !

The dragon needed to fly for a minute during Trick or Treating.

"Smile Mason"
A nice view of the candy-mouthed allergic reaction face:

And tonight while I was putting this together I caught some cute moments, so I'll add them, too.

PS- this outfit Donovan is wearing is 12-18 months. He hit 3 months this past Tuesday. Which was the day our NIECE, Eleanor was born - Congrats to Stacy and Spencer ! ! ! !

Big Brother Little Brother

I've waited a long time to take this picture.

The Little One Laughs

This is a happy baby. He especially loves his daddy.



Some photos from this week that make me smile...

Mason and Donovan Play TOGETHER! ! ! !

I just want to document this. The video may be a little long at the end for some to watch. I think I could watch it all day.



Can't get enough of this face. Love those cheeks! Weight update on Donovan- he's 15 lbs. 8 oz. at 2.4 months. Some of the clothes he's wearing are 6-9 months. 3-6 are getting too small, as you can see in these pics and video. We have pictures of Mason crawling around at 8 months in the same outfits that Donovan is now filling up at 2 months.

And just for fun... a pic of Mason talking to Grandma.

Saying Goodbye to Grayson... :(

We took a trip down to GA to help my mom & dad pack up their home of 25 years. It was an enjoyably chaotic trip down memory lane for me. Here are some pics we managed to take while we were down there. We all got sick the first couple days we were there, which limited what we could do that first week, but the second week was busy.

Aunt Lyla, 94 years old. Love her.

Feeding the Ducks at Alexander Park

Mason loved this hula hoop. He called it his "O."


My husband likes to take pictures of me when I'm looking my best...

Here's a video of Mason and Justin reenacting a scene from the movie, Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs

Donovan's Newborn Pics

I realized I never posted these... he looks a little different now. We hired a woman on base to come over and take them when Donovan was working on his fourth day of life. He was cranky the whole time, so I'm glad some of them turned out. Taking a picture with Mason was not an option, as he was still adjusting to the new little man... maybe for Christmas pictures we'll get our whole family in one shot.