A Little Halloween Fun

Last weekend we spent the night at Big Man's parents house and Little Man and Grammie King took in a Christmas show. Little Man was cuddled up to his favorite things... blanket, bear, and Grammie!!!

Last year Little Man was a wee bit too little for pumpkin carving, so this was the first year of pumpkin carving. First he played ring around the rosie clapping for Dad.

Then he decided to sit by the eyes and throw them to the dog. If you look very close you will see a small eye to your left...

About the time that the pumpkin was carved, Little Man decided to join in the fun... He was really interested in the slimy stuff inside. He kept saying .. see see hold hold.

And once he was able to see and hold the slimy stuff his face turned to this expression. For some reason, he didn't want to see and hold it anymore.Of course a post would not be complete without a picture of my two favorite men! Here's my pumpkin putting on his hat... I love these guys :)
The next Halloween activity was making cupcakes. Since we were in Montana Little Man has taken a special interest in stirring.. maybe because he gets to do this????

And Back to the Blog World

It's been awhile since the last post, so I thought I would catch you up on the latest with Little Man and his fabulous use of utensils and the unlimited amount of food he can eat. I truly understand how parents of teenage boys say that they can eat you out of house and home. During the past few weeks Little Man has been doing that and trust me I am thankful. On most days, Little Man requests "cakes" for breakfast and noodles for lunch.... He does a great job clearing his plate or so I think he does until I look closely and find the last few noodles hiding out in his new do!

Another new trick of his is taking his "tat" also known as cat and dog to eat with him at breakfast... I'm not sure if he is actually awake or asleep with his eyes open???

Because Little Man had so much fun in Montana with the farm animals, the family decided to venture to Schnepf Farms for some country fun.....Little Man was so comfortable around the goats, he even let them nibble on his shirt....

Can you see the pure joy in his smile...at one point he did try to ride the sheep, good thing this one was docile enough to just lay there. I don't think the petting zoo coordinator was very happy with the example that he set for the rest of the kids. To us it was totally worth the price of admission.

Mule Apples… I Don’t Think We’re in Arizona Anymore

Last week Little Man and I ventured to Montana to visit NaNa, Pa, and TaTa. The company was great and the scenery is a true testament of God’s wonderful creation. Fall was in full swing and the trees were beginning to change. On our first day, Little Man wanted to see the mules and horses, so off to the field we went. He was playing and throwing what I thought was a rock and was quickly corrected that it was a mule apple. Mule apples. hmmm….you definitely can’t buy those in the grocery store in AZ. (And sorry I didn't take any photos of the mule apples)

Another experience Little Man was able to do was make bread. NaNa was showing Little Man how to grind flour, but he was more interested in rolling his own dough “ball” and playing with the flour.

The next country experience would have been making spaghetti sauce with the boxes of tomatoes from the garden down the street; but we ran out of time. It’s amazing how much food you can gather in the neighborhood without venturing to a grocery store. Little Man had a great time cleaning off the dirt and throwing the tomato “ball”. Do you think he looks a little guilty?

Feeding the mules was the next adventure. Big Man arrived and Little Man couldn’t wait to feed the mules and horses some apple tarts. Little Man learned to stick out his hand for the mules to eat out of it… Brave soul, I was at least 27 before I did that.

A few more pictures from the farm. We loved being able to go outside and Little Man could run for miles without running into concrete walls. It was great. We miss being with family already and look forward to our next trip to the Big Sky Country.

Little Man playing in the grass.... And if anyone asks those are red gloves... well, really they are pink, but I thought I could try :)

My two favorite men....

A trip would not be complete without a puppy picture. Over the week we saw a variety of animals... dogs, cats, mules, horses, wild turkeys, deer, and cow...... Who needs the zoo when you can travel to Montana? Thanks Mom, Marty, and Taylor for the fun time, we love you and miss you bunches :)