Halloween Time!!

We had a fun Halloween/fall season this year. We started off with the Apple Fair at my brother's housing community, whilst Paul's parents were still out visiting.

Alec loved the games and cookie decorating-keep in mind he took two bites and was done, he's not quite the sugar-a-holic his mom is. James & Kayden got matching fake ladybug tattoos & he wasn't a huge fan-probably a good sign.

We went from the Apple Fair to the Pumpkin Patch, which Alec LOVED!! Our little daredevil tried out all the rides and especially loved the harness/trampoline jump. I was totally expecting him to pee his pants, but he had a blast!

I was trying to pose the boys and get a cute pumpkin shot with both of them...several screams later...this was the best we got:

One family night we carved small pumpkins and I made some baked apples. Alec really enjoyed playing with the pumpkin innards and randomly carving scratches into the side of the pumpkin.

My little beaver & Buzz Lightyear:

We took the boys to my brother's ward's trunk-or-treat so they got to spend time with monkey Kayden & then to our ward's with their other cousin, Ben the Lion. :)

Alec did really good with the candy. Chocolate triggers his reflux, so we don't allow him to eat it, so he refused to eat any chocolate, even when unknowing people tried to give him some. His daddy happily took all the chocolate bars he'd gotten and we handed back out the majority of the candy he'd earned.

Here's Alec enjoying the trunk-or-treat, then going around on Halloween to trick-or-treat. Since Halloween was on a Sunday we let him go to our friend's house & my aunt's only.

Halloween night we also carved our HUGE pumpkin and put James in it:

Granny & Grandad!!

Paul's parents were able to come out for their yearly visit in October. Since James is named after Paul's father, we held off on the baby blessing until they were able to come. James was a large 6 month old baby, but he was calm and quiet throughout the lovely blessing his father gave him:

Granny loved having a new baby to cuddle:

Alec appreciated all grandad's help on the playground equipment.

Cuddling up to grandad during a movie:

Bowling! Alec's first time ever-he had a hard time waiting his turn and rolled it super slow, but he had fun!

Granny & Grandad arrived the day after we moved into a new rental home, so I was able to get a lot of unpacking done whilst they had some alone time with their grandsons.

Once again, we had a hard time saying goodbye at the end of the two weeks, as we only get to see them once a year. :(

Visit from Auntie Jennifer

Paul's sister, Jennifer, was able to come and visit us for a week in September. It was so great to see her and let Alec and James meet her for the first time!

Jennifer requested a hike at Mt Charleston, which we were grateful for-a chance to get out of the city! We chose the Little Falls trail as it was short enough for Alec to hike.

Paul really enjoyed having his sister out.

Jennifer was a huge help with the boys whilst I was working.

The boys and I took her out miniature golfing one night and I forgot the camera!

Jennifer and I also had the chance to try out the CSI Experience at the MGM Grand one night, it was a great chance to do something away from the boys and put our sleuthing skills to the test. :) Pretty cheesey, but it was fun.