Christmas Countdown

This month is just flying by. 
Michael turned 5 and had a Frozen party. Baylor was in love!

Brighton did a Christmas program at school. He also "helped" me wrap a bunch of gifts over the weekend that I have been putting off doing. 

Uncle Ronnie, Vicki and Zach came for a visit over the weekend. It was great to see them! 

We went to see Santa over the weekend as well, so that was fun!

Next up, are some holiday parties to attend!

We spent our Thanksgiving with GiGi and Pop this year. Enjoyed seeing everyone and especially little smiley Hayden, which I unfortunately did not get any pictures of :(  We really enjoyed an extra long weekend too!

The boys are loving all of the Christmas decorations, books and special toys. I am about 70% done with shopping, so I guess that is better than nothing! 

2015 Halloween

This year Brighton was very sure what he wanted to be for Halloween. Alvin!!!! Nickelodean has revamped these guys once again, for a new TV show that Brighton and Baylor cannot get enough of. Naturally he chose Baylor to be Theodore. We had no Simon. No one seemed to miss him though. 

Easy enough costume. Solid colored shirts and hats with some cut out letters. Added tails and some nose paint and they were good to go! 

We went to a Trunk Or Treat with Anna, Chrystal and Ted that day.  That night we Trick or Treated with Jameson and Micheal as usual. Hayride and all. It was fun for it to fall on a Saturday this year as we didn't feel rushed. 

They had a great time! As for me, this year was not as scary as last year. Halloween for Peanut Allergy children/parents is about the scariest time of the year. The difference between last year and now is that Baylor is getting old enough to know what to look for and to ASK what he can eat. Jason and I got home and scoured through both boy's bags, removing anything potentially dangerous and still manged to miss a couple of things. Baylor knows for sure to stay away from Reece's brand stuff, and to just go for the tart, fruity stuff like Skittles and Star Bursts. Also, being involved in the study, I feel like he is probably building his tolerance up! 

Last weekend we enjoyed some nice fall weather. It was actually a little on the warm side! On Saturday we went to Ashley and Justin's REVEAL party. 

It's a girl arriving sometime in the beginning of February! 
Sunday the 4 of us went to Red Wolf Farms pumpkin patch.

 I believe this was our 4th year going. This is definitely one of our traditions. Had a great time. 

Next is Halloween!

I think we are getting back into the groove of things after being gone for a week. It took a couple of weeks just to recover and catch up on our work! Fall is approaching. This is normally the time of year after a busy summer that we get some free time, but it seems every weekend we have had something on the books to do. Not complaining, just staying busy!

Brighton went to his 1st Nascar event. Qualifying with Daddy, Uncle Mickey and Jameson. They had a great time. Brighton is still loving school and he is doing great. I met with his teacher the other day for his 1st quarter review and she had nothing but positive things to say about him! He is doing great. 

I got out the small amount of Fall decor that I own and was surprised to see Baylor's reaction to it. He was overjoyed and so happy! He was kissing each piece on this particular morning. I guess we are in store for a very excitable Christmas this year! We all know how Brighton gets, so imagine two of them! 

Burrrr! Starting to get chilly around here!

10 Year Anniversary

10 Years = Tin, so we got on a plane!

Three Years ago Jason and I decided to start the tradition of the two of us getting away together for our anniversaries. They have all been cherished times, but this one was a big one, so we decided to do something extra. Ten whole years. Wow. We have been through the best of times and some bad times, learned more about the other through each experience. Through out all of the past decade, two homes, countless fun trips, and finally two beautiful children, two best friends celebrated ten years together in Mexico.

We loved our last trip to Playa Del Carmen Mexico but wanted to yet again try somewhere new. We went to the El Dorado Royale in Riviara Maya Mexico. We made the perfect choice. After booking the trip we learned that some friends of ours, as well as friends of a friend had been to this resort and loved it! They were right to.  We flew out Monday. We were worried about bad weather but it turned out to be beautiful! We could not have picked a better place. So beautiful, relaxing and romantic and fun, all at once! 

This was the best All-Inclusive resort I have stayed in, and of course I love my alone trips with Jason. We are blessed and sometimes it takes us getting away to reflect on everything that we have together and love about each other. 

We missed the kids, but they were in good hands on the world tour of grandparents who we APPRECIATE greatly!! 

I hope to go back to this Caribbean Paradise one day! Hopefully we won't have to wait another ten years!

Our Baby Boy is 3!

This weekend, on Saturday we enjoyed one final day of beautiful weather on the lake with friends. 

Sunday was Baylor's 3rd birthday. It is hard to believe. We took a chance on the weather and had a water slide party.

 We only invited family and a few of his Denver friends.

 It was such a nice day. We did a shrimp boil and then cake of course. 
All of a sudden he is into Winnie The Pooh!

Happy birthday little Wrecking Ball! We love you, and celebrating you!

River-Charleston Trip

Mickey has been trying to talk us into doing this trip for years. I was terrified of it. It involved a lock (water elevator), being stuck on a boat, and not just stuck on a boat but being stuck on a boat in the OCEAN. Okay I can be scared of a lot of things but I have mad respect for the ocean and so all of that had me a little scared. Turned out to be a BLAST!!! Jason and I, Lacey, Mickey, Andrea and Chris drove to Santee SC on Friday and stayed over night in a hotel. Went out for some great times!!

Saturday we were up and headed to the Lake Marian  to put the boat in. The weather was gorgeous. I was so scared to be in the lock. I have heard some scary things before.  It we HUGE. We had to tie up with other boaters. The giant doors closed, we were lowered down and then in about 20 minutes the giant gates opened back up and let us out in the Cooper River!

We saw so many beautiful things. I have been on the water in Charleston plenty of times but this was a different kind of experience. I wish I had taken more pictures. Maybe next time. We eventually got into Charleston. Stopped for drinks and apps at Shem Creek before heading over to our hotel on the water. Great times with some great people. Coming back on Sunday, the weather was not ideal, but it could have been a lot worse! Cannot wait to do this again! Thanks to Gigi and Pop for keeping the kids!