Family Pumpkins

We had a lot of family fun this weekend. Friday we hit a pumpkin patch. We let Rex pick the pumpkins and we got one for each member of the fam.

Rex was determined to not only pick them out but pick them up.
This little guy provided moral support.
Those are some heavy pumpkins.
I think Rex liked the one that's his size the best. He can actually pick this one up.

Now we've got some serious carving to do.

Haircuts all around

We all got haircuts this week. Some were desparately needed, but the most noteable one was this little guy. It was his first cut and we put an end to the old man comb-over. He is now sporting a sweet 'lil faux-hawk like his big bro.

Crafting

I try to have a project to always be working on. It helps me feel more like I'm not just a professional butt-wiper. This is a project I've been meaning to do for a long time. I took some of my old clothing I don't wear anymore and cut it up to make a quiet book for Rex. Don't look too closely - it was an experiment and my sewing is far from perfect.

It has a lot of little pockets to put things in, which is exactly what Rex is into. He's always carrying around random small items and stuffing them into his pockets.
Eventually he can practice tying a bow (but we're a ways away from that one).

The goal is to help him be a little more quiet in church. We'll see how that one plays out :)

I bought this glass thing on clearance a month ago and Jeff has been making fun of me for not doing anything with it. Well, I now have it filled with potpourri and a pumpkin for the autumn season. It makes me happy. I love autumn.

My Secret Identity

Rex and I were making dinner the other night. I had this can of refried beans out when suddenly he gets excited and points to the picture on the can. He yells, "It's mommy! It's mommy!" He found me out. Now you all know that I have secretly posed for Rosarita refried beans. The cat is out of the bag.

Brothers and Buddies

Baden loves to sit up on the couch and Rex loves to sit next to him. Rex really loves his little brother and it makes me so happy.

Here's a couple close-ups of the littlest guy.
He is growing at lightning speed. I can't get enough of this sweet little face.

My Busy Little Man

Rex has been going on the potty here and there, but he's found a better use for his new undies. Who knew they could be hats or cuddly like stuffed animals. He enjoys carrying them around, for whatever reason.

Yesterday I was trying to clean the glass on our french doors. Rex was trying to get my attention. He won. I once heard someone say, "Trying to clean up while your kids are young is like shoveling snow while it's still snowing." AMEN!!!
Lastly, you'll notice Rex was holding Tic-tacs in the last picture. Well, I had to nurse Baden and I noticed that Rex was being so good - so quiet. Here's why. He figured out how to open to box and happened to down the entire box.

He told me we needed to buy more tic-tacs. Nice.

One more story. We were at the post office yesterday and Rex was roaming around a little. All of the sudden he comes over to me all excited and say, "Mommy! A prophet! A prophet!" He was pointing at a man who had just entered who had a really long goatee. We've read him a lot of scripture stories. It always surprises me to see what he's picked up.

Rugby Rocks

My adorable nephew, Rugby, just got his room made over. My sister, Aleca, gave him a rock 'n roll theme and it's the coolest room. She consulted me on some art idea for the room and we thought it would be cool to hang up some pictures of him. Well, she did a photo shoot with him which he loved. He ate up the lense. She e-mailed the pics to me and I fooled around with them. Here's the finished stuff:

Kind of fun, huh? He's such a little stud. Check her blog in a few days for the finished room.