Halloween

What a great Halloween!  We had such a fun weekend.  Nathan got home on Friday afternoon after traveling all week for work and Tommy immediately put him to work carving pumpkins :)  Saturday was trick or trunk at church and on Sunday we did a little trick or treating around the neighborhood.  Tommy loved all of it and is already planning his costume for next year.  Henry had fun watching everyone and was busy just taking it all in.  He loved the candy we let him eat and was sticky by the end of the night!  It was a spook-tacular time!

 Nathan the carver and Henry the observer

 Tommy was really into his pumpkin this year!

Henry with his pumpkin

 Tommy with the finished pumpkins!

 Tommy and Henry- the Tigers

Henry- Halloween 2010 

Tommy- Halloween 2010

Tommy, Henry, and Papa at Trick or Trunk.  Tommy loved Papa's costume and has decided that he will be a gorilla next year :) 

Uncle Trevor, Tommy, Henry, and Aunt Sarah

Nathan and I were bats (get it?- the Batts) :) 

Grandpa Batts was dressed as Shrek- Tommy couldn't figure out who it was for awhile!  Tommy with both grandpas at trick or trunk.

Raisin Thief

Henry LOVES raisins.  He would eat them all day long if I would let him.  He snuck into the pantry on Friday morning and managed to get ahold of the raisins and get them open.  He was so proud of himself and his snack!



Halloween Zoo

On Friday the boys and I traveled down to Fort Wayne, Indiana to catch up with my good friend, Kristy, and her daughter, Ashley.  We had a wonderful time seeing each other again and the kids loved the Halloween zoo.  It was a great afternoon!

The boys wore their costumes the entire day.  I think Tommy had his on from 7:30am until 9pm.  Here they are ready for lunch!

 Adorable Ashley and Tommy.  Tommy keeps talking about his new friend- Ashley the butterfly :)

 They had punch cards for the kids to make sure they got to each candy station.  Tommy was really into making sure that he got all 10 punches.

 Tommy and Ashley running through the maze.

 Tommy the Tiger



 Henry the Tiger

 I think this picture of Henry is SO funny.  I have no idea what he was looking at.

Henry was pretty happy with his candy haul :) 

Henry only napped for 10 minutes the entire day and it was in the car right after we left the zoo.  He was tired the next day! 



If they only stayed little...

Here is the conversation between Tommy and me in the car last night:

Tommy: Mom, when I get big I am going to have 3 jobs.  An engineer, a football player, and a garbage trucker.

Me: Wow!  You will be busy- how will you have time for all of that?

Tommy (totally exasperated): You always need to know the schedule or the plan, mom.  I have it all figured out already.  On Fridays I'll be an engineer, on Tuesdays I'll be a footballer, and I'll do my garbage trucking on two days since it's the most fun- probably on Mondays and Wednesdays. 

Me: Oh, what will you do on the other days, like Thursday and Saturday?

Tommy: Well, I'll hang out at home with you and Henry :)

Henry's One Year Pictures

Close to Henry's birthday we had Kate from Kate Krueger Photography take some pictures of the birthday boy.  Kate does an amazing job!  Henry was not very cooperative and after we were finished that afternoon I was hoping to have at least one good picture.  Instead, I have so many wonderful ones that I can't even choose a favorite!  Here are some pictures of our precious Henry (and a few of his big brother, too!)  All of them were taken by Kate.

Which ones are your favorites?

Gull Meadow Farms

On Friday, Tommy's class took a field trip to Gull Meadow Farms.  It was a gorgeous morning and we enjoyed picking apples, learning about apples and pumpkins, and playing in pumpkin lane.  It was fun to meet some of his friends that we have heard so much about and Henry loved being able to tag along with big brother!

 Picking apples

 Henry held onto the same apple the entire time the kids picked.  He had fun just watching them all run around!

 

 Henry loved chewing on his apple during the tractor ride- both of us were a sticky mess by the end of it!

 Tommy thinks these signs where you put your face through are really funny right now :)

 Through the hay bale maze

 At the duck races

Showing off the pumpkins he picked for himself and Henry.