Benjamin patiently awaits Daddy's return home from work.
Benjamin likes our pumpkin. We had three, but Paul cooked the pie pumpkins already and made scrumptious pies, waffles and bread out of them. I think we still have some puree leftover too.
Here are the boys, working hard in the yard. Paul's been out there almost every night after work and every Saturday, getting the dirt ready to plant grass. The process involved removing a ton of mulch, a bunch of rocks, a few prickly bushes, a lot of old rotten tree roots, a brick patio which had a lot of sand underneath, and some patchy grass that was full of pot-holes. Then he turned dirt--about 600 square feet of it. Yesterday we completed the process by tilling the dirt with a hoe and leveling the yard to a smooth graded slope, covering it with a top mixture we made using the sand and some fertilizer, and seeding it. It was a long day, but it looks amazing! We're so excited to see the grass come up. We're pretty sure it's going to be golf-course quality with how much work we put into it!
On Friday night, our ward had a Trunk-or-Treat party where all the kids were dressed up and we had dinner in the gym before heading out and going car to car. Benjamin was pretty excited about all the costumes, but this lion was especially appealing. The poor kid had Benjamin chasing him all night, trying to "pet" him. It does look like a pretty plush costume though!
Here is our cute little duckling. He was certainly a lucky duck too, staying out TWO hours past his bedtime--until 8:30!!!
He didn't quite get the hang of begging for candy, but he enjoyed chasing a remote controlled car with a demonic pumpkin on top, that was going all over the parking lot.
Look! A frog!
Benjamin wanted to "pet" the frog.
We never did take "before" pictures, which we regret, but here's the "after"!
On Friday night, our ward had a Trunk-or-Treat party where all the kids were dressed up and we had dinner in the gym before heading out and going car to car. Benjamin was pretty excited about all the costumes, but this lion was especially appealing. The poor kid had Benjamin chasing him all night, trying to "pet" him. It does look like a pretty plush costume though!
Here is our cute little duckling. He was certainly a lucky duck too, staying out TWO hours past his bedtime--until 8:30!!!
He didn't quite get the hang of begging for candy, but he enjoyed chasing a remote controlled car with a demonic pumpkin on top, that was going all over the parking lot.
Look! A frog!
Benjamin wanted to "pet" the frog.
Cute pictures. The back yard is looking good!
ReplyDeleteHow fun. I had to laugh because Emma has almost the exact same costume...except hers has half an egg shell around the waist so it looks like the chick is hatching. Good job on the yard. How exciting.
ReplyDeleteI think my favorite picture is of Benjamin waiting for Paul to come home from work. So, so sweet!
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Such a cute boy! He looks so much like Paul in the first picture. The duck costume rocks.
ReplyDeleteWe do need to plan something one of these days. Of course, Henry, is a bit of a snob when it comes to meeting other small humans, they are generally greeted with snort and a shun. Not sure what that is about, but I think he'd warm up to Benjamin eventually.
Maybe we can plan something for after the holidays. It's great to have some family close by, especially with my family taking off to Russia, of all places.
Good work guys.
ReplyDeleteAny kid that dresses like a duck is ok by me.
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