We love October!

Really we LOVE the month of October. If there is any excuse to make sugar cookies for a holiday we are all over it. The kids LOVE these sugar cookies, and so do the neighbors! So we love to make a huge double batch, load up the stroller and go out and deliver. Yum.

The cute kids working together.

 

Seriously, who doesn't love sugar cookies. To be honest, I NEVER have liked them until my darling friend shared a great recipe with me. Since then, sadly I could devour too many to mention. But a few times a year doesn't hurt anyone!

The kids of course picked the largest cookie to frost and eat...the giant haunted house.

My cute little princess.

She LOVES to bake. It's been really fun because lately she's been really hands on in the kitchen. It's been fun to see her actually being capable of cooking and understanding cooking concepts.

So we had a quick visit from our favorite sister-in-law Ashley from Texas. The kids were THRILLED all day looking forward for our visit with her.

Lovely picture of Jake's photography skills.

Costumes...well, this isn't what Alayna is this year, but she had a Halloween dress-up birthday party. I was out of town and this is what Jared came up with. What a good dad to figure something out!

I love this picture of Jake. Lately, my kids have become more and more responsible for themselves. I attempted to make him breakfast one morning and he said, "That's okay mom but I'd like to make my own healthy breakfast!" Well, okay then! So off he went and this is what he came up with. Cereal with strawberries and bananas. I realized my kids can live with out me!

Now, on to our chubby shag haired baby.

I told you he's a chubster!

This is his newest hobby or trick. He has DUCKY lips NON-STOP. It's hilarious. He's forming all sorts of sounds and mumblings and it's so cute to watch him because he keeps pursing his little lips.

My posing boys. They wanted me to take a picture of the beanbags bottom...funny kids.

Our crawling baby.

My favorite boys to hang with all morning long.

These two play so well together. From the moment Alayna leaves on the bus to school till its kindergarten time for Jake they play, play play!

See the ducky lips...

A mother of any boy will appreciate this picture. So I found my kids on the counter rocking out to Pandora toddler music...and then I over hear them saying, "You stink...No you do...It's totally you...I don't stink...You do!" Yeah, so pretty much boys are stinky and they never want to admit that it was them. I was just cracking up at how silly they are together!