Fall Fun continued....

October is becoming quite the busy month.  After our trip to the Greenbriar we participated for half of the campout at the country club.  I say half because we weren't about to sleep out in tents on the golf course.  So we went for the cookout and smores and stayed to play a few games in the dark.  Maybe next year we will be ready to the actual campout....or maybe not.  

smores!

And what October is complete without a few trips to the pumpkin patch.  The first one was the Pumpkin train at the Museum of Life and Science.

pony rides at Hillstone

train ride

building a gingerbread spooky house

I planned our first Daisy field trip to a pumpkin patch and corn maze in Cary.  I was pleasantly surprised at how well it went.  So many parents came along with siblings and everyone had so much fun.

daisies in the corn maze

hayride

The kids and I planned a last minute trip to Texas to surprise Grams on her birthday and also to see the newest Johnsons who were going to be visiting from Denver.  Everyone knew we were coming except Grams so Grandad picked us up at the airport while she was working and the kids and I hid in the closet when she came home.  As soon as she walked into the bathroom, we jumped out and yelled "SURPRISE!".  We were only able to visit for a few days so we crammed a lot into those 3 days.  

On Saturday, October 29th we went into Houston to attend a Halloween sip and see with the babies.  It's been a long wait and I could barely contain my excitement at finally being able to see and hold them both.  I was not very happy about having to share them with everyone else at the party.

S and W had been dyeing to bob for apples 

I could just burst with happiness! 

all 4 grandbabies together

We returned home on Sunday the 30th, just in time to get ready for Halloween.  First thing to do is carve our pumpkins.  Each kiddo had their own pumpkin to design and carve however they wanted.  Halloween fell on a Monday this year so after school it was time to get ready.  Savannah was a butterfly fairy and Walker was a train engine/conductor.  

And now that Halloween is past, it's time to get ready for birthdays and holidays!

February

Yes, February is the shortest month but sometimes it goes by soooo slowly.  It's cold and we don't go outside as much so there's a lot of built up energy and it just makes the days longer and harder.  So I'll start off the monthly summary with two pics of my cuties when they weren't driving me crazy.

working on his jaw strength during therapy

Walker has almost given up his afternoon nap but sometimes he will take one while we're waiting in the carpool line to get Savannah and sometimes he will even lay down to watch cartoons and just nod off on his own.

so cute when he's sleeping

We found out some super exciting news this month!  Uncle Michael and Rach are giving us not one but TWO little cousins!!!!  To say that we are all surprised is the understatement of the year especially since there are no twins on either side of the family.  We can't wait to find if we're getting boys, girls, or one of each in March.  And then they arrive in August.  Soooooooo exciting!!!

 The cold dreary weather kept us inside a lot which leads to surprises both pleasant and not so much.

playing quietly together = pleasant

crazy stunts = not so pleasant

desperate for pool time so she created a pool in her sled

up to no good in the pantry

such a sweet moment of S reading to W

Savannah had a Father-Daughter dance at her school but unfortunately Oscar was out of town.  I really didn't want her to miss out so it was such a blessing that our good friends, the Byrds, invited her to go along with Lila and Tom.  We are so lucky to have this sweet family in our lives!

dress up day at school before the dance

sweet girls with their corsages

love this picture soooo much! 

with a friend from school

 This month we set up our Girl Scout cookie booths are various spots in town.  Our first booth was in front of the Harris Teeter in Meadowmont.  My head hurts just thinking back to these times.

second booth on a freezing cold morning outside Carolina Cafe

selling during Mass

There were a few days that we managed to get and enjoy the fresh air.  I convinced Savannah to take her bike out to the Tobacco Trail and ride while I ran and pushed Walker in the stroller.  She did awesome---5 miles total!!!  She did better than she or I thought she could do and she was so proud of herself afterwards.  I'm so looking forward to many more of these rides/runs in the future.

Walker has developed some strange obsession with Pop-tarts.  He doesn't really eat them but he loves to carry the boxes around.  And he absolutely has to stop and look at all the options every time we go to the grocery store.  I think he's trying to collect them all for some reason.  

adding in girl scout cookies to his PT collection

 Valentine's Day fell on a Sunday this year so Savannah had her class party on Friday and Walker had his on Thursday.  He looked so cute in his little love bug headpiece! The following Saturday I taught a Kids Pop class with both my little Valentines.

ready to get our sweat on 

my little loves

 The rest of the month was pretty low key with just more of our usual day to day things.  Here are a few pics to round out the month.

Walker has started doing his own little jog after all of my runs

my little clown at carnival day at school

you can never be too safe in the bath tub

after school treat with one of S's good friends

ready for church

just another Sunday in the back of the sanctuary