Thanks to some heavy winds awhile back and some mild temps for the month of November, the boys and I spent the afternoon playing in a huge pile of leaves in the backyard today.
Blake mostly ate them, so Brady did more of the playing.
He loved running through them rather than actually jumping in them.
Happy Halloween! This year Brady went as Rocky Balboa (from Rocky II, the training scene) and Blake was a happy Lion. Rocky had his whole routine down and was really motivated once he figured out that there was candy to be had. We had a great time. The lion turned out really cute - made possible by Gma Karen's sewing skills! Thanks Grandma!
This past Saturday, the 30th, Brian and I took Brady to his first Notre Dame game. The weather was beautiful! We were so lucky! Brady was able to give high-fives to a lot of the players prior to the team mass when they were entering the basilica, and he recognized most of the landmarks on campus. He did fall asleep during the first quarter for a quick power nap, but hung in there like a trooper. Too bad Notre Dame didn't! They lost 27-28 with an interception in the endzone on the last play of the game. Go Irish!
Last Wednesday we carved pumpkins with the boys. Brady wasn't so sure about touching the "guts," but was a better sport with a spoon and some help from Dad.
Even the pug was included in this family fun!
After the "guts" were out, the boys lost interest. Brian and I were creative this year though! I am super proud of my owl pumpkin! Who knew I could be creative!?
The boys and I made a trip yesterday to visit Amy and Sarah in Madison. Amy recently bought a house there and this was the first time I was able to get there to see it. The house is located out in the country on an acreage and the weather was beautiful so we spent a lot of time outside!
I brought up Brady's bike, and he had room to peddle around the house without the risk of heavy traffic!
Amy's boyfriend has a black lab that was there to play with. She was great with the kids and will chase after tennis balls. (The pug doesn't play fetch so much....)
Kyle has a "whip-it" that really launches the balls. Brady was trying really hard to get it to go as far as Aunt Amy can!
We took along a kite too! All the open space was perfect!
Then we took a break. This happened 10 mins after we came inside. Blake crashed earlier -all that fresh air!
Aunt Sarah came over after work to play too. Blake had a good time showing her everywhere one can possibly get squash when eating!
Yesterday Brady, Blake and I braved the 2 1/2 hr car trip to Urbandale to visit new baby Andrew Vogel! (Kristin Cavanagh's baby) He was so sweet, and Brady just adored him. He even asked to hold him. It was a fun trip despite Blake's vocal objections to his car seat for 45 min both ways! Thanks for the lovely afternoon Vogels!
