Don't blink

Tonight I let the boys paint their pumpkins that they had sitting on the porch.  A good Halloween Eve activity, right? They were thrilled and as we were cleaning up, the Kenny Chesney song, "Don't Blink" came on.  I can't get the words out of my head. "Don't blink.  Just like that you're 6 years old and you take a nap.  Wake up and you're 25 and your high school sweetheart becomes your wife."  Tears just started welling up in my eyes and I couldn't get the sweet images of my boys and their little bodies out of my head.  I must have kissed every inch of them tonight all the way down to their toes, and gave them extra hugs.  Reality check.  Yes. 

Pumpkins & the Arboretum

We went to the Dallas Arboretum last Friday morning since Reid was out of school.  It was absolutely THE perfect weather day for it! Bear with me... it is hard to sift through all the pumpkin pictures!

Roo Roo has only been here once before I think.  He had a ball and loved picking up pumpkin after pumpkin, after pumpkin.... well, you get the picture! 

My favorite pumpkin house.

"Wook, Mommy, more punkins!"

My loves.

My fav of the day.

These 2 have been friends since they were 6 months.  Can't believe they're now SIX!! 

All of our precious friends that joined us. Riley seems to be engrossed in the faces too much to make his own! 

Happy October.  Probably my favorite fall time of year!  Bring on the "punkins"!

Before & After

I had taken this picture earlier this month and just LOVED it!  I wanted to photo shop it, but really don't have a whole lotta knowledge about that stuff and never have taken the time to learn it... now I really want to!

Because look...  I sent it to my amazing friend, Vaune, who is a photographer extraordinaire, and look what she did to it!! Thank you V!

What we've been up to....

Getting to spend extra time with my Roo-Roo lately since Reid is in kinder.  Loving these little moments with him!

We gave Reid a spider-man shaving kit for his bday.  He loves to shave in the bathtub every night now!  Wants to be just like daddy. 

These 2 love spending time together every most days.  And they never, ever fight.  ;)

Daddy had air force duty this weekend again.  I'm so proud of him for sticking it out for almost 20 years!  Only 1.5 years to go! 

 

 

Reid has been coming home with lots of pictures from school lately and I'm loving every one.  This one is my favorite of the week!

And I just had to pick up these beauties today.  LOVING the pretty fall colors! 

We are making it through mornings of getting up early, packing lunches every night, Reid playing flag football and tennis, and Riley doing soccer tots.  We have officially hit BUSYness in this house!  It's fall and the cooler weather is here!  YAY!!