Halloween

We had a fun Halloween this year.  Aubrey was so excited about all of the Halloween fun!  She helped me clean out the pumpkin so we could carve it. 

Last year Aubrey wouldn't stick her hand in the pumkin.  She told me it was gross. 

The Finished Jack-O-Lantern

Aubrey had a great time trick-or-treating and getting to pick a piece of candy after dinner for the next few weeks.  We went to a few houses in our neighborhood and headed home to pass out candy to the rest of the trick-or-treaters.  Aubrey dressed up as Silvermist (one of Tinkerbell's fairy friends) and Cooper was Mickey Mouse.

Can you see her excitement in this picture?

How about this one?

You can definitely see it here!

Cooper was rubbing his eyes before we left.  He was a troooper!  I ended up carrying him home.

Taking pictures of two children is hard work sometimes.  For every 1 or 2 good photos of the two of them smiling and looking at the camera, I get lots of these...

But they still make me smile!

Pumpkin Patch Pictures

Catching up from September

Here are a few pictures of what we've been up to the last month and a half...

All smiles!

Fun with butterfly wings!

Just flying around

We've been cheering for the Tigers!  #1!

Sometimes it's that not easy getting a good picture of the two of them!

Cooper's slowly getting around more and more.  He rolls himself all around the mat, can push up and will reach and pull to get what he wants.  It's not going to be long before he's crawling, but I'm not wishing for that to happen just yet...

He's also cutting his top 2 teeth.  He had a rough night last week.  He was running a mild fever and was up every few hours (which is not like him), but he woke up smiling the next morning and they haven't seemed to bother him since. 

Over the weekend we attended Creek Fest at the museum and library down the road from us.  It was fun.  We met up with Kate (Aubrey's friend from school) and her family.  There were games, face painting, and crafts.

Getting a butterfly.

This is the only picture I got of Kate.  She never stands still!

Cooper and Claire had fun, too!  Claire is Kate's little sister and is also in
Cooper's class.  They are 2 &1/2 months apart.

Last one... I asked Aubrey to make a card for Pops' birthday last week.  She's very good at writing her name, but I had no idea she could write so many letters!  I started spelling out the words and I looked down to see this...

A few more pictures from August

Cooper loves playing in his Exersaucer.

Especially when Aubrey is close by to entertain him!

Aubrey still asks to hold Cooper.  We try to oblige as much as possible.

French braids have become the new fashion statement in our house. 

Sitting Up

Look who's sitting up all by himself!!  It took a few weeks to get there, but it seemed like everyday he got a little stronger and could hold himself better. 

This was right at 6 months and he still was holding himself up with his hands. 

Aubrey thought it was funny that he landed on her arm.

So did Cooper!

Doing everything he can to get that book in his mouth.

Slowly his balance got better and better.

Sitting straight and tall.

New toys to play with.

They are too sweet!

Aubrey practicing her teacher skills

Story time is a popular event in our house.