Boo to You!

We hope everyone has a safe & fun Halloween today, filled with many more treats than tricks!

Hampton's Birthday Eve

We just cannot believe that our first baby boy will be 4 tomorrow! He's growing up into such a sweet little boy who brings us so much joy. He absolutely loves his family & friends, and is so tenderhearted. We just love it when he tells us that he loves people "very much". He's still so innocent, and he has a wonderful imagination. The storylines that he comes up with for his trains & cars amaze us. He loves to learn about anything and everything, and adores books. He wants to be right in the middle of whatever is going on, and he's never met a stranger. His laughter is so contagious! We are so, so very proud of the little boy that he is becoming. We also think he's an amazing choice for a big brother to Harrison and baby Taco Bell (which he is still telling everyone)!

 

Happy Almost Birthday, dearest Hampton! Mommy & Daddy love you to the moon & back!

 

 

Boo at the Zoo

One of our favorite fall activities is Boo at the Zoo. This was our 4th year going, and every year it seems to get bigger & bigger. This year it was completely packed with people & stuff to do. The boys got to trick or treat, dance along with the DJ, and pet alligators, goats, bunnies, snakes, and more. Grandi & Granddaddy came along for the fun, and we definitely needed the help wrangling the fearless Harrison! Another year of holiday memories and lots of photos to go along with them!

 

Change of Plans

We had big plans for this weekend, but as sometimes happens, things went quickly off course. We had intended to get tons of stuff done, as well as head out to the pumpkin patch & work at the church's Family Fun Day, which Tanner has been working on for weeks. Instead, we spent Saturday with Tanner resting & the majority of Sunday in the ER after the on-call doctor and the urgent care staff had concerns of a blood clot in Tanner's leg. Thankfully, it wasn't a clot, but just major swelling. She's been put on modified bed rest this week, until we head back to the Doctor on Friday (which we got pushed up to visiting weekly 2 weeks ago).

 

This was probably the busiest week we had planned all year, so that means lots of changing plans, roping in help and trying to go with the new flow. We cancelled the Halloween party that was supposed to be at our house, we've got help for the Halloween party we're in charge of at MDO, and Grandi & Granddaddy are keeping the boys several days this week while Tanner sits around bored with her leg up. We're still hoping to have a little fun on Hampton's birthday, as well as do a few of our fun things on the list. It will just all have to involve a chair!

 

We're mostly just trying to take it all in stride and be thankful that it's nothing majorly serious, as well as be thankful for all of our friends who have reached out to offer meals, help, and comedic relief. We're also glad that we've gotten to do a few fun things already, including Boo at the Zoo that we'll share tomorrow. There's a sneak peek pic below.

 

 

Words to Live By

School Fun

Have we mentioned how much we LOVE Hampton's teacher & moms day out? We just love getting pics of him having fun with his buddies! 

Cowboy Up!

Both boys love putting on their daddy's shoes & wearing play hats, so it was just a matter of time before Harrison got all decked out. It was quite a hoot watching him try to walk in those huge boots!