big south fork, tn

We took a day trip to Big South Fork, TN and did some hiking. It was unusually warm and of course these boys LOVED every minute of it. Our family at Twin Arches (not pictured)

Pete

Jack

Ben

the best use of a november afternoon

Ben

Jack

Peter

all dressed up oct. 30-31, 2009

at our Ward trunk-or-treat (Oct. 30. 2009), and the next day...

...ready to trick-or-treat the neighborhood (Oct 31, 2009).

on wednesday...

...we had a preschool Halloween party,
in which Jack and Ben danced with their friends,

ate snacks,

and played ring-around-the pumpkin.

We also turned pumpkins into...

...Jack-O-Lanterns!!!

All in a day's work!

smoky mountains, oct. 23-25, 2009

Wade and Pete spent the weekend camping in the Smokies.

mischief managed, part VI

Just coincidence? Or have I two 2.5 year old, cold, calculated, cruel mischiefers (perhaps with a highly developed sense of humor) on my hands? This morning they emptied a box of cheerios on the floor downstairs, this afternoon they emptied a gallon milk on the floor upstairs. Unfortunately, I did not share their highly developed sense of humor as I mopped up milk and picked up cheerios.

couldn't get up in the morning

As it does in Tennessee, it rained A LOT. As they do, these boys took full advantage of the situation. As he often is, Wade was nearby with camera in hand.

Jack

update, 9/10/09

Peter is an excellent prayer giver. He said his best prayer yet at dinner time recently: "...please bless that mommy doesn't make this dinner ever again...." (Note taken, no French Dip!)

He also drew a picture of our family at school. It included all the regular people, ie: mom, dad, peter, peter, jack, and ben. When I asked him why he drew himself twice, he showed me which one was him and which one was Big Peter, "You know, L's daddy." So, apparently, Big Peter is now an honorary member of our family. Welcome to our family! You are on dish duty tomorrow (don't forget).

In other news, I had a super sanitation experience. I forgot to take our garbage can out to the curb last week and today is garbage day again. I left the house with the boys for a morning of fun at the park and then to a luncheon (yeah it's a rough job, but somebody's gotta do it). At about noon I realized I had forgotten to take the can to the curb AGAIN. I couldn't let three weeks of trash pile up, so I drove as quickly as I could safely and legally go, obeying all the traffic laws etc. of course and arrived at home as the sanitation collection truck (pc enough?) was two homes away from mine, literally just in the nick of time! Boo-yah- they even helped me carry the second can to the curb as I was just getting it out when they arrived in front of the house. Made my day! And yes I am aware that I just said sanitation collection made my day. It did.

rocketeering, or the best fhe EVER!

beaman park, no girls allowed!

Post edit: I changed the name of this post from "radnor lake", to "beaman park", because, well, it IS actually Beaman park!