Happy Halloween!!!!!!

We carved out first pumpkin! So fun!

And we used our potato head kit from last year!

Neither one wanted any business with the guts!

These were the outfits for daycare!

Our dinner...hot dog mummies are a favorite in this house!

Now presenting...Mr. and Mrs. Potato Head. When you ask Virginia what she will be for Halloween....it goes something like this...

Mommy: What will you be for Halloween?
Virginia: A butterfly.
Mommy: Sorry sweetie....that is not what you will be.
Virginia: That is ok, I will just be a princess Mommy.

We got here. No kids. All of a sudden, a flood of trick or treaters! They did not know what to do with themselves.

This is John. When we told him that no more candy was allowed.

And a final picture with Nikki! A dream come true for Virginia!

Another video!

We love our treats....

We clearly loved all of the treats from Aunt Patty but maybe the balloons the best! Happy early Halloween! We love you!

Thank You

Grandma and Granddaddy....we had a great weekend!

Happy Birthday....

Dear Daddy,

It is your birthday today and we are sorry that we have been a pain this week. From fevers...and our usual craziness of demands, hitting, talking back, and not wanting to do what you want us to do....to a bonus 3 hour trip to the Dr. when we were kind of good for you and Mommy could not take off work. But we are thankful that you have provided lollipops, cake, fun, and giggles...and the IPad...and instant Barney on your phone in desperate times! At least you claim the nurses and doctors felt sorry when a Daddy walked in with two 2 year olds....and know our reputation. Score! But we will treat you to a weekend with Mommy, football, and sleeping in as we visit Grandma and Granddaddy! We hope you love your birthday treats to Starbucks and McDonalds....it is the best way other than our destroyed-we-drew-on-them-and-they-are-still-great birthday cards for us to show you we care. We love you! Happy birthday!

John and Virginia

Carter Mountain and Beyond....

So we were off again to Carter Mountain! When Virginia woke up this morning, it was all she could talk about....amongst the other demands and random statements she was making of course. And it proved worthy with fresh, hot apple cider donuts for us!

He was obviously a fan.

The classic apple photos we have come to love!


And John too...after two tries. The first he hit his head. And it took 2 hours for him to go back...but he did!!

The hayride was a hit!

And here is how it went apple picking. Mommy: Get an apple and put it in our bag. Kids: Grab every apple...take a bite and throw it down on the ground. Sorry folks that are going to Carter Mountain....the Granny Smith and Golden Delicious aisles...are spoken for. See? Wait for it....yep...throw it down. It did not help that we started with Granny Smith and they were so into it but did not care for the sour taste.

Point proven.

Grab it! YAY!

Bite it and throw it down. Boo!


Although John is two inches taller than she is.....this chart was fun!

Mommy: Just sit on the pumpkins for a cute photo for one second. Kids: OK!

Mommy: Oops....forget about the sign. Let's go....move on!

We had a blast and when we left I said..."Goodbye Carter Mountain!" Virgina: "Goodbye pumpkins and apples......" John: "Goodbye donuts......."

So we were then off to Ashley and Brian's house!!

Notice Cooper's pile of sand. Notice Virginia's. We don't have a sand table for a good reason.

These boys are WILD together. It was a lot of "no" time issued by all mothers. But they do love to play together.

Go Dukes!!

And we were off to the JMU Homecoming football game! Luckily, they played UR so we got two games of cheering in for one price! We were a divided family this day...but in the end, JMU pulled it out! Go Dukes!

These kids love a tailgate....just like their Momma!
I think it is solely for the food reasons....

John sported his new t-shirt and his new football. You have to love a college bookstore when it is Homecoming. I luckily saw someone I knew in the longest line ever...and tried to get in line with her. But the older lady behind me called me out and said, "I know you are not getting in this line Missy...I have been waiting here for a long time." Check. Got the memo. But conveniently, another person I knew was directly behind her....so I jumped in. Score. I don't think it helped to have an anxious two year old with me for the lady....she must not have grandchildren.

Virginia's new shirt! I paid $14 for them. You know how cheap I am. So look at them and love them to help me justify the price.

So JMU recently put 62 million dollars into a new stadium. Don't get me wrong, it is beautiful. But it is missing one key element. A changing station in any bathroom. So this picture was taken not to document any cute kids because neither look great...but to remember the spot that I changed a poopy diaper on the cement in front of 25,000 people. Get it together JMU!

Believe me, they have really upgraded. It did NOT look like this when we went there. It is fancy now! With smoke!

We did a great job. Until the snacks wore off, lollipops were consumed, more people showed up, and it got cold. Can you spot the two year olds who were freezing?

But an impromptu Top 40 music dance party happened at half time and we were back.

One lady stopped to tell me that these kids were more entertaining than the half time show! Bonus! They do feel the music.

They loved the cheerleaders! We settled and were ready to go...then the rain started! So we rolled out, got Dave's Taverna (my fav!) to go, and headed back to Richmond. Just in time to fall asleep in the car and forget dinner. Yes, we skipped a meal.