My 3 Sons + One: October 2009

10.22.2009

Birthday Boy!

My baby is 3 today! He is so very much a 3rd child, and so very much our baby. He gets away with loads more than Ben and Matt did at this age, yet we sometimes coddle and smother him as if he were still a new baby.

Adam has had a sweet disposition from the day he was born. He's easy-going and very silly. It sure can be cute right now, but I have a feeling we'll be visiting teachers more often than we are now in years to come. We love his personality, and we love him to pieces!

Some Adam classics:

Happy 3rd Birthday, Adam!

We love you!

10.18.2009

Suburban Leaf Pile

We finally had a decent fall weekend here. Most of October has been unseasonably cold, we've already had a couple of snowfalls, and many of us were left wondering if we'd have to blow out our driveways before we trick-or-treat in a couple of weeks.

This weekend we had beautiful blue skies and crip, cool fall air. The leaves (those that are left and didn't fall off due to the cold temps we've already had) seem to be close to their peak colors. The boys wanted to get outside and make a leaf pile to jump in. Living in a subdivision that's only about 9 years old, we don't have very large trees around here. The boys tried to rake up what they could, went to the neighbor's yard with their wheelbarrow to steal some leaves, and even smacked the trees with their rakes to try to shake down more leaves. The result was a rather pathetic looking leaf pile, but they had fun nonetheless.

Working hard to get more leaves!

Impressive, huh?

Running & Sliding

My 3 Sons!

I love their genuine expressions!

10.13.2009

Girls' Weekend!

I went up north this past weekend with 8 neighbor gals! We were gone for 3 nights and had a great time! We spent one day completing a 13 mile hike, another day doing some shopping, and lots and lots of eating!!! We're planning to swap recipes and pictures, and hopefully we'll do it all again next year. I love my family, but it was nice to get away and have a little "me" time!

Some of the food we ate:

chicken & wild rice soup

buffalo chicken wing soup

french toast souffle

cheesy artichoke egg bake

hot ham, swiss and onion sandwiches

pumpkin blondies

peanut butter & chocolate bars

caramel apple bars and ice cream

buffalo chicken & blue cheese dip for chips

spinach dip

Our whole group

Our first incredible view

Amazing scenery!

There was some rough terrain we had to climb over

Normally a sign like this would make my heart sink. Not on this trip!

Before our 13 mile hike...

...and after!

Since I was going to be gone for the weekend, Brian decided to take the boys to SD to visit his parents and brother. They had an October birthday celebration, recognizing Opa's 79th, Brian's 40th and Adam's 3rd birthdays. They had a good time, and probably enjoyed getting away from mom for a little bit! : )

Understandably so, much of the celebration focused on Adam!