Can we play outside?

Liam must have asked me this 92 times during breakfast this morning.  I looked out the window at the frost covered lawn and explained as best I could that it was just too cold to play outside.  To which Liam replied, "So can we play outside?"  Clearly this is the beginning of a long winter.

This is what I've been dreading since the colder weather has started to settle in upon us.  Winter.  Being stuck inside.  Three active little boys feeling cabin fever and itching to get out and play.  And as they have taken to turning our couch into a trampoline, I remembered a gift from Katy to Gabe and Landon this summer.

After blowing it up (Sadly it didn't take nearly as long as I thought.  Am I really full of that much hot air?!), the boys climbed aboard and were bouncing like crazy!  They LOVED it!  And I loved that the couch cushions stayed in place, and I even got to fold a load of laundry while watching them bounce, laugh, and have fun together.

Turning the bouncer into a wrestling ring.

Liam getting some serious air!

Landon getting some air of his own.

Quite possibly the three cutest boys.  So I'm partial!  :)

Thank you Aunt Katy for our cool bouncer!  We LOVE it and will be spending hours and hours on it this winter.  We love you!  :)

Happy (Belated) Halloween!!!

Our city celebrated Halloween with Trick-or-Treating on Thursday, October 28th this year. We talked to the boys about dressing up, saying trick-or-treat, getting tons of candy, etc. Needless to say, they were running around like crazy boys before we finally hit the road Thursday night.

Me with my superheros.

Landon as Bumblebee, Gabe as Spiderman, Liam as Iron Man (L to R) 

Daddy and his boys.

Trick or treat!  Snagging candy for mommy and daddy... I mean for the boys of course!  :) 

It's safe to say that all three of the boys had a blast this year.  Without the confines of the wagon, Gabe and Landon were free to roam around and seemed to have a great time being one of the "big boys".  But this little Spiderman sure did have a TON of fun!

After three or four (I lost count) lollipops, Gabe was literally running in place, running in circles, sliding on the ground, and otherwise acting like a goofball.  I guess that's what sugar overload will do to you!  While Landon chose a bag of Doritos as his treat, and Liam snuck candy here and there from friends, Gabe plowed through sucker after sucker.  I'm fairly certain he felt the need to try to eat his way through his bucket of candy that very night.  Lord knows he could have probably done it if we would have let him.  Oh Gabe, you make me laugh buddy!  :)

Hope you all had a great Halloween like we did.  Happy Halloween!!!