Happy Thanksgiving!

We have so much to be thankful for in our life but most of all for these handsome little men.

We have truly been blessed.

We've had a lot of projects going on in our house for the past couple of weeks.  We replaced the vanity in our master bathroom and work has begun to finish our basement.  This means we've had the need for "construction men" to tear out the old and bring in the new.  Kade and Mason are in destruction heaven!  

First they got to "help" dad take out the old vanity.  Which means Mason banged away with his plastic tools and Kade got to use the drill to take out each and every screw (seriously, every single one--not because he had to, he wanted to).  Then they got to take the trim out of the one finished room in the basement.

Every night Kade asks for more projects and cries when we tell him the rest is up to the professionals.  In his mind, he is the professional!!

Halloween Pictures

For Halloween Kade decided he wanted to be….wait for it….a football player!  Yes, he was a football player last year too.  This year, instead of being a Vikings player, he wanted to be Erik/MN Gopher/D-E Eagle player.  The only way he could be all 3 was to wear a Gopher helmet and Erik's old football jersey.  Mission accomplished.

Mason, was an alligator.  Or a crocodile.  Or a dinosaur.  Some sort of reptile anyway!  Again, yes, that is what Kade was when he was 2 years old.  And, again-like last year-Mason didn't seem to mind :-)  He did great trick-or-treating.  I'm not sure he understood why he was going door-to-door but he definitely understood the concept of holding his bucket up for goodies!  

Heading out for an evening of candy gathering!

First stop:  G&G H

Seriously, I can't get enough of that cute little backside!

The view of the front is just as adorable!

Mini Erik

Poor Mason, his little legs couldn't keep up with the big kids.

Next stop:  G&G C

We went to our old neighborhood for dinner with the neighbors and an evening of trick-or-treating.  We did it a little differently this year:  Erik brought his trailer, a couple bales of straw and we hooked it up to Tim's tractor.  So we had a hay wagon chauffeur service to take us to all of the houses.  It was fantastic!

Michael and Taylor were Storm Troopers from Star Wars.

The annual Halloween picture of Michael and Kade.  Can't believe how big these 2 are getting!

Pre Halloween Preparations

I took so many pictures of Halloween this year, it has to be split into 2 posts!  It was so much fun this year because both of the boys were fully involved and loving it!

Pumpkin Carving 

(or in the boys case, drawing all over the pumpkin and themselves).

Judging by that reaction, I don't think "surgeon" is in Kade's future.

Mason, on the other hand, couldn't get enough of the guts!

Hanging out with Grandpa Ranger, the pumpkins and an ice cold beverage in a pumpkin cup.  Life is good for Mr. Mason!

He didn't even try but he looks a lot like the ghost pumpkin!

Goldy and a ghost

Kade's class Halloween costume parade

All of Kade's classmates!

No words.

My 2 newest, most favorite pictures of the boys.  I can't decide which picture I love more!!

Just can't get enough of these 2 little munchkins….