Our October

Our October has been wonderful with lots of time with Daddy since he hasn't gone back to work full time yet.  Here are some miscellaneous pictures from our month that were too cute not to share!

Sylvia doesn't wear these adorable pjs anymore because of her tendency to take them off followed by her diaper at night! 

Andrew loves to read Sylvia stories.... it's so precious.

One weekend we had a cookout in our backyard.

It was lots of fun.  There is nothing better than roasting hot dogs and s'mores on a fire.

Another morning we had breakfast at Rudy's (an awesome restaurant we frequent in Colorado Springs).

An then went for a hike afterwards

It was not Fall weather that's for sure, it felt like mild summer weather.  Walking the ridge with Daddy.

The kids trying rock climbing.

Playtime at home.  Sylvia and Andrew love to play pretend with their toys, it is very cute to listen to their imaginative stories.

Playing together in Andrew's bed

Helping mommy make a yummy snack.

Eating the yummy snack!

Sylvia got her first haircut in October as well.  Mommy gave her straight across bangs and trimmed up her hair in the back because it was starting to look like a rat tail.  Now its a little bob.

The kids think its funny to pretend to sleep on the stairs.  There is always a lot more giggling than pretend sleeping.

One thing Daddy likes to do with the kids is build cool forts.  This is one of the many cool forts they have built together.

Holding hands, because they are best buddies.

How sweet!

Time with Daddy is the best!

Here we are doing a pre-fitting of Halloween costumes before the big day.  What a cute puppy.

Veteran's Day Visit

Tyler's parents visited during Veteran's Day weekend. It was lots of fun having Grandma and Granddad Carson around!

We had nice sunny weather most of the time they were here so they spent a lot of time outside with us and the kids. Here they are coming back from looking at a big inflatable turkey lawn decoration that is a few houses down

Granddad carrying the kids like some sacks of potatoes!

Chilling on the couch 

Andrew and Sylvia liked to ambush granddad and pretend to fly on his legs

The first thing Andrew did when he woke up from nap time was go down to the guest room and find Grandma and Granddad and snuggle in bed with them

The kids really enjoyed having the Carson Grandparents around, what with twice the love and attention and all

Whether it was play time or nap time, the kids could always count on Grandma and Granddad to read a story or play with them.

They also helped us with lots of projects around the house. We went to Lowe's a few times to get items for home improvements.  These are exciting trips for the kids because of the car carts and the big Christmas balloons on display.

Our biggest accomplishment of the weekend was our kitchen renovation.  This is a before picture:

A before/during picture as we started to take the cabinet doors off.

After we de-glossed everything we began painting.

Many hands make light work, or at least made the job go a lot quicker.  Granddad's expertise was invaluable as well!

Here Tyler is putting on the glaze after the paint had dried.  We did most of the work while the kids were napping or in bed for the night.  Not pictured is the light box in our kitchen which used to be the same wood color as the cabinets.  Tyler painted it white and now it just seems to blend into the ceiling.

The finished product!

Love that back splash... it really is a huge transformation!

On Friday we drove a couple of hours north to Fort Collins, Colorado.  There is a newly dedicated temple and we went to visit.  We stopped for lunch beforehand at Subway.  Eat fresh.

It was a beautiful day and the temple is gorgeous. 

Tyler and Rachel spent some time inside while Grandma and Granddad played with the kids.  Here we are all together before we headed home.

Another project was putting up shelving in the guest room closet.

Granddad and Sylvia

After church on Sunday we took this cute picture of the kids with their loving grandparents.

Andrew loved having breakfast time with Granddad.

Grandma left on Monday and Granddad stayed a couple extra days with us.  After we dropped Grandma off at the airport we played at a playground and watched her airplane fly away.

Being big helpers

Story time with Granddad 

Sylvia loves Granddad

One morning we went to the Nature Center with Granddad.  It is one of the kids favorite places to go and they enjoyed showing Granddad all the cool stuff there is to see.

It was a beautiful very warm day and we even walked around the lake.

What a cool picture with the mountains in the background and everything.

We love when grandparents come to visit! Here is another group shot of everyone.  Thanks for coming to visit Grandma and Granddad!!

Trunk and Trick or Treating

Happy Halloween! This year Andrew said, "this is the BEST Halloween ever!"  Kids make the holidays so much more fun and exciting.

This year we dressed up as puppy dogs, because the kids love to pretend they are puppies. Tyler didn't want floppy ears and a tail, so to keep with the family theme he was a slice of bacon!

Here is Tyler's prop.  Not only was it hilarious, it gave off that bacon smell too.  His costume was very popular this year.  He was bacon people crazy. (get it?)

Our set up for the ward trunk or treat.  Most people's reaction, "Free puppies!!??!!"

At the ward Halloween party, there was a chili cook-off before the trunk or treating. While trying the different foods that people brought, we noticed that one person made yellow cake and tried to pass it off as corn bread! It was fun to see all our friends in fun family costumes too. 

Between our ward trunk or treat and trick or treating on Halloween day, we really cleaned up on candy!  Here the kids are enjoying their spoils. 

Puppies love bacon! 

The kids waiting for the trick or treating to start on Halloween.

We walked around the whole neighborhood and didn't pass out candy at all this year.  The kids loved going from house to house.  Sylvia's bucket was so heavy with candy by the end but she wouldn't let us hold it.  That was when we finally could convince them to head home.

Our cutie puppies wearing the costumes made by Mommy

Here they are with Daddy

... and Mommy.

The "best Halloween ever" will be hard to top next year!