Visiting Grandpa

We stopped by Grandpa's house while we were at the ranch for opening weekend of deer season. It didn't take long for Greyson to hop on Grandpa's tractor. He even let Addison squeeze in with him, although she enjoyed playing with the rocks in the driveway more. A quick rain shower chased us inside for a few minutes and the kiddos both stood in front of the door watching it rain - just like I have seen Grandpa do hundreds of times before (OK, well maybe dozens of times. It doesn't rain that much here!). They definitely have some Lutz blood in them! 

Back at Aunt Amy's and wore out.

Addison - 11 Months Old

Addison turned 11 months old on October 22. She is walking like a pro now and is loving her new found freedom. She usually runs around barefoot, so she is still getting used to wearing shoes. She is loving getting to eat anything and everything we eat - by the fist-fulls (see spaghetti picture below)! She likes to scream a very high pitch screech to let us know we are not serving her fast enough (she usually eats her food faster than we can cut it up into tiny bite-size pieces). Addison dressed up as a ghost for her first Halloween. While Greyson was being shy during Trick-or-Treating, she toddled right up to our neighbors to grab the candy they were handing out. She likes to be outside watching Greyson, and is becoming more interactive with him. I can't believe our baby girl is going to be one year old next month!

Happy Halloween!

After rushing home from work, trying to get Greyson to sit through supper before putting on his Spiderman costume and then finally getting into costumes, our Trick-or-Treating only lasted about 15 minutes. Since Halloween was on a Monday, families in our neighborhood were eager to get an early start. We had people ringing our door bell before it was even close to being dark and we were still getting ready. While we attempted pictures of the kiddos in the front yard, we had more Trick-or-Treaters arrive. When we were finally ready, we went to the three houses closest to us in our neighborhood. Greyson was being shy and getting him to say "Trick-or-Treat" and "thank you" was like pulling teeth. Addison could have easily racked up enough candy for the both of them (everyone was willing to give an 11-month old chocolate candy bars?!), but we decided to head home and call it a night. Maybe next year...

Ready for daycare

Utopia Halloween Carnival

After a quick trip to the ranch, we joined the Moores for the annual Utopia Halloween parade and carnival on the Saturday before Halloween. Each grade in the school creates a themed float for the parade, so we got to see Lilly and Hallie with their classes in the parade. I guess I was busy chasing kiddos because I didn't event get a picture of Lilly and Hallie in their costumes. After Greyson collected about five pounds of candy in less than 10 minutes, we headed across the street to the school for the carnival.  You gotta love small-town traditions!

Greyson's new cowboy hat came in handy for his candy collection!

Pretty girl!

"I'm still not sure about these shoe-things, Momma."

Making silly faces with Aunt Amy

Snapshots

Sick day with Daddy

The mischievous look of someone who may or may not be playing hookey.

Greyson checking out his muscles; Addison checking out her toes. :)

OK, so she wasn't playing hookey. A cranky kiddo, some snuggles, a trip to the doctor and a confirmed ear infection on Momma's birthday. I guess she thought I should be the one playing hookey from work on my birthday.

Trying to catch the water. She loves bath time!

Current Projects

A few recently completed and currently-underway projects...

Completed Gallery Wall. I love having this for the kiddos to see the whole family everyday! We're just missing a picture of Aunt Amy and Uncle Barrett - they're the model couple in the promo picture to the right of the B for now. :)

Daily Bread sign for the kitchen. My family used to say this prayer before supper when we were kids and it's a great reminder everyday for us.

Greyson putting the finishing touches on some custom cornhole boards.

We customized cornhole boards for Blake's boss to give as a gift. "La Oruga" (caterpillar in Spanish) is the ranch's logo and a spin off of the company's name, Holt Cat. 

Quality control. Our apprentice testing out the boards.

The media console is ready for stain and paint. Thanksgiving deadline for when we have a houseful of family!

Visiting the Pumpkin Patch

We took a quick family trip just down the road to a local farm that opens to the public for a few days in October for a pick-your-own-pumpkin-off-the-vine experience. They have hayrides from the parking area to the farm, a few animals in the "petting zoo", a big slide, dress your own scarecrow and several other activities. 

I guess there were far more exciting things going on than taking a picture.

Addison is still getting used to wearing shoes. She stands like her feet are in concrete blocks and can't move!