Them Boots....

On Halloween, the boys got new cowboy boots. I had promised them they could each get a new pair since their old ones were falling apart. Tyler was complaining his toes were hurting every time he wore his boots. Garrett's boots were starting to get a little run down. It doesn't help that my boys wear their boots all of the time. Garrett wore his boots all summer long with his shorts. He made people smile all of the time. Tyler picked out brown boots with a blue top. Tyler's favorite color is blue, but he did not pick out his boots due to the color. He did try on a least 4-5 other pairs of boots before deciding upon this pair. Garrett's boots are similar to his old pair. He tries his boots on and if they fit and he likes them, then he is done shopping. Garrett wanted to wear his new ones out the door.
The boys are very happy with their new boots. Hopefully, we will not have to buy anymore for at least another year. We will see since the boys are growing and getting big.

Halloween Fun

This year for Halloween, Tyler was Optimus Prime and Garrett was Spiderman. They went trick-r treating at G.G's apartment complex and around the neighborhood. G.G. loves it when the boys come to her place to trick-r treat. She always wears her witch hat for the boys. They love to go see her because they know G.G. will give them lots of candy!
The boys made out like bandits this year with the candy. They always get sooo much candy. Justin enjoys helping them eat the candy.

Pumpkin Carving Fun

This year, Justin can not say that he carved all of the pumpkins like he did last year. Tyler and I helped him some. Garrett wanted no part in carving the pumpkins. His favorite part was picking out his pumpkin from the pumpkin patch at church and then picking out the design he wanted on his pumpkin. Garrett decided he wanted Justin to carve the pirate skull in his pumpkin. We had to bribe Garrett with a treat so we could get a picture of him gutting his pumpkin. Tyler had fun with the whole experience of pumpkin carving this year. He picked out the biggest pumpkin he could find by himself. Tyler even had fun gutting his pumpkin. He thought it was cool to clean out his pumpkin. Tyler wanted a pirate pumpkin just like Garrett. Justin had to help some with the little details of Tyler's pirate pumpkin.

I choose a cool veregated pumpkin this year. I liked the combination of orange and white, though Justin still prefers plain orange pumpkins. I decided to carve a happy face in my pumpkin. Justin said it was very fitting after I was done. Justin decided to carve a little goblin in his pumpkin. I thought Justin's design was very fitting of his personality.

Overall, we had a good time carving pumpkins. It will be interesting to see what everyone chooses next year.

Miley's Halloween Costume

Yes we did dress Miley up for Halloween. She was a cute little bumble bee. Tyler and Garrett loved the fact she had a costume too. Miley even went trick-or-treating dressed up in her costume. She is cute, but she did not get any treats to eat. Her treat was to go play with her friend Tyra. Miley was worn out after walking around trick-or-treating and playing with Tyra that she came home and went straight to bed.

Grandma Kathy's Visit

We were lucky during the second weekend of October. Grandma Kathy flew from Salt Lake to Helena to see us. Tyler and Garrett were really excited to spend time with her. They played games with Grandma Kathy and told her about all of the exciting things going on in their lives. While Grandma Kathy was here, she gave Garrett his birthday presents from his relatives in Utah. Garrett loved his gifts and loved having Grandma Kathy here to cuddle with. Grandma Kathy was able to help me take Tyler to pre-K on Monday so he gave her a tour of his classroom. He was excited to show her all of his projects and where he plays at.

One of the bummer parts about Grandma Kathy's visit was it was soooo cold, the YMCA cancelled all soccer games the Saturday she was here. We had some record breaking cold temperatures the weekend Kathy was here. Luckily, it warmed up after she left and Tyler was able to play his last soccer game. Hopefully Grandma Kathy will be able to watch Tyler play soccer in the future :).

The boys really enjoyed having Grandma Kathy visit. They had fun showing her everything they play with and what they do around the house. They were sad when she had to go back home, but they got excited when I told them next time we will go and see her. They are counting the days.....

Fall Soccer

This past fall, Tyler played soccer again at the YMCA. The big change this year was that Justin and I were his coaches. I made all the phone calls, emailed parents, assigned treat days. Justin was the coach on the field on game day and he ran the practices. Our team name this year was the "Cougars". Our shirts were kelly green. The coaches' shirt was too small for Justin, so I had to wear it on game days. Tyler did a good job this year playing soccer. You can really see the maturity since he started playing in the fall of 2007. This year, if the opposing team got the ball, Tyler would run down the field, stand in front of the other team's goal and then take the ball away and run towards our goal. He is a fast runner and he never seems to get tired. We still need to practice on our kicking skills and passing skills, but I am very proud of my little boy. This spring Garrett maybe playing soccer too. We will see...

Garrett's Birthday!

Garrett turned three at the beginning of October. It is amazing to think how fast time has gone by. It seems like yesterday when he was just a baby and Tyler was just a busy toddler wanting to keep his baby brother awake. Now Garrett is an energetic, busy little boy who loves Spiderman. Spiderman was Garrett's birthday theme this year. We spent a quiet night home having cheese pizza (per Garrett's request) and Spiderman cupcakes for dessert. Garrett picked out his cake this year. Since I had been gone at a nursing conference, I was bad this year and bought a cake. Garrett had fun picking out his cake. Garrett and Tyler had fun licking the gray and black frosting and making a mess on their faces. Garrett was also spoiled this year with gifts. He received a Spiderman, a transformer, a boat and shark for tubby time, clothes, and Spiderman pj's. He loves his Spiderman pj's so much that last week he refused to get dressed to go the babysitters. He went to the sitter's house in his Spiderman pj's and Spiderman stocking hat. I think Garrett had a great birthday. He was a pretty happy little boy!