Tyson in the Pumpkin!

A few of my friends have done this and I thought it was SO cute!!!  So we tried it with Tyson.....it was really cute.  But because he is so big we had to cut the back out of our pumpkin.....so in the pictures Logan is actually holding him up so he doesn't fall backwards....look closely and you can see him :) 

Silly Tyson was actually eating on the pumpkin.  He loved it! 

 

Gosh he's cute!!!  Love this smiley little boy! 

 

Here's the backview :) 

 

Aunt B, Parker, and Connor!

Brittany came over before Thanksgiving to play one day.  We had a lot of fun with all the boys.  It was so fun to get to hold Connor and start getting to know him.  He is so sweet!  Here's our attempt at taking all their picture all together! 

 

 

Weston and Connor 

They're going to be buddies!!! 

 

Christmas Tree Time and the Jesse Tree

Fun night decorating our tree....I've got lots of helpers 

 

One of my friends Misty had a Jesse Tree ornament exchange.  This tree refers to a passage in the book of Isaiah which describes metaphorically the descent of Christ from Jesse of Bethlehem, through his son David.  So there are 25 ornaments in all and each one is a different symbol.  It's really neat and I'm so excited to do it with my boys.  My symbol was the burning bush....so I made a LOT of burning bushes.  My mother-in-law helped me a lot when she was in town.  And yes, I did the sewing on them!!! 

This is a picture of Misty's tree from the party.  It's what mine will look like at Christmas when we've put all 25 ornaments on our tree. 

Around the House

We've got a really cute clapper.... 

All 3 playing together :) 

My dancing boy.... 

Last soccer game a few weeks ago....he is shooting webs out of his wrists like Spiderman as he is running down the field :)  This was a regular occurence. 

Trophy and a medal and cupcakes!!  It was a really fun season! 

Big fun one morning when they poured the slab across the street from our house 

Family outing to get mama's oil changed in her car....the boys were in awe! 

Day 1 of Weston making his own bed :)  Not bad! 

What I found in the washer after I washed the boys clothes....pvc pipe and mulch?? 

My 1/2 Marathon

Yesterday I ran in the rock n roll 1/2 marathon in San Antonio.  Rick came down and ran it too.  It was REALLY warm and humid so it made for an interesting day.  Logan, Weston and my dad all came with me and cheered me on. 

This was mile 3....Weston had just given me a high five :)

This is at mile 8....Weston came out and saw me and took a picture with me! 

He was a trooper along with my dad and Logan.  They walked a TON and waited and waited! 

The last 2 miles were pretty brutal.  The heat just zapped me and I was really tired.  I somehow finished running the whole thing and finished at 1:59:15.  My goal was 2 hours so I guess I just barely made it!!!  I've run a 1/2 after every kid now but I think the real award and medal needs to go to Logan for letting me run and helping out with the boys on the morning when I do long runs!!!  It is a gift that he lets me do this and supports me so much.  I really enjoy it and I feel like it helps me be a better mom and wife.  Here's me, Rick and Weston after the race.  

Afterwards we cleaned up and all went to lunch.  It was a lot of fun to be with the Hobbs and my parents.  They mean so much to us and the boys love being with them of course too. 

Oh and another medal goes to my MOM!!!  She kept the 2 younger boys all morning while I ran and took care of them for me.

 

 

 

Yesterday was also Rick's 57th birthday!  Pretty impressive to turn 57 and run a 1/2 marathon!!!  

 

Marriage Retreat

We had the amazing opportunity to go on a marriage retreat this past weekend.  Our sunday school class awhile back decided that we wanted to try to put one together.  So a couple in our class took it on and organized it.  Logan and I have never done anything like that before and it was amazing.  We went out to this brand new retreat center in Junction, TX.  It was beautiful and just what we both needed to just get away for a little bit.  They brought in a couple from Pine Cove family camp that spoke throughout the weekend.  It was amazing to just get time to talk about the Lord together about what He is doing in our marriage and in our family.  We had several sessions where we heard from the speaker but we also had some couple time that we got to spend talking through things.  You might think that doesn't sound like that big of a deal....but time to talk for us is HUGE!!!!  We never hardly get time to talk and we SO needed it!!!!

In the afternoon we got free time so a huge group of us went kayaking on the Llano river.  Then Logan and I rode 4 wheelers together and then all the aggies (14 of them!!!) watched the A&M vs. Alabama game together.  That was more than a treat for Logan to watch his Aggies win with his buddies!!!

It really was a special weekend for both of us.  I know we both walked away challenged and changed from our time there. 

My hubby decided to "fro" his hair out on Saturday.....it was....great :)  I didn't take many pictures all weekend....I just tried to enjoy it and not have my phone!

 

Here's all the aggies! 

Yes they even all sang their song after their victory. 

 

Yes, I missed my boys but we definitely needed the time away.  My sweet mom came in on Friday to keep them for us.  It was a LOT and I think she has a different understanding of what my days are like now :)  This was my first time to leave Tyson overnight and her first time keeping all 3 of them!!  The Hobbs came in for the marathon (next post) and so they came and helped her Saturday morning for Weston's soccer game.  He scored a goal!!!  Wahoo!!!  Thanks mom for keeping our boys!!!