Happy Halloween!

We celebrated the twins' bday and Halloween all in one night. Now that the cousins are a bit older, they play together much more, and it's a blast to watch!

Happy 5th Birthday, Brooke and Reagan--
Getting ready for a night of trick or treating!
The cousins--Brook the witch, Reagan the fairy, Sam the pirate, Sarah the turtle, Colin the Nemo! Getting ready to go trick-or-treating...We had a good start to the evening. Colin specifically asked for Grandma to walk with him. =) And who's that hippie? This year, Colin didn't say "trick or treat," but he did say "thank you" after getting his stash of candy from each house. And he would not let go of his bucket!Jack's favorite was the house who had big candy bars for the kids and shots of liquor for the parents. No kidding! About 5 houses in Colin got scared--and grandma saved the day. Note the bucket still in hand.After the kids were loaded up with sugar, they had pajama fun in the girls' room...then Jack tried to calm them down with story time.

Colin loves to read...

We haven't entered the land of potty training yet...just having fun.
His new favorite book is the Polar Express. We read the full story--up to 10 times a day. Crazy.

Week updates

The kitchen is back! Colin lined his friends up and fed them lunch.
Bathtime = Swimming timeJack ran in a 5K race. "Go Daddy!"
Uncle Matt and Colin hanging out.
Pumpkin Farm with grandma & the cousins! Colin immediately put the pumpkins in a line.Colin loved the horse-drawn hayride...We learned that Colin loves horses.
How much does he love horses? Well, he was brave enough to go on pony rides with the cousins. Good fun with the family!

This week: Jamie's favorites (28 yrs, 9 mo)

• Favorite Colin moment: Colin singing and dancing
• Favorite dinner party: Megan, Tom, Jesse, Ben, Natalie, Jack, Jamie & Colin. What a fun night of margaritas, story telling, and ice cream! So much fun.
• Favorite Natalie moment of the week: Colin refusing to eat popcorn with anyone else but Natalie. Also, thank you Natalie for babysitting so Jack & I can go out on dates! =)
• Favorite season: Fall. After much debate, we missed a birthday party this weekend because it was smack in the middle of Colin's nap time. (happy birthday Sam!) But after nap time, we did make it out to the Shaker Fall fest.
• Favorite pregnancy moment: Feeling baby kicks! Yes, they've started.
• Favorite phone call of the weekend: Denny calling to announce his new engagement. Congrats Denny & Casie!

Love,
Jamie