Did Someone Say Buried Treasure?

Tyson is a pretty incredible Dad. I don't tell him enough, but he really is wonderful. He often thinks of fun little gifts or activities for the boys at work, and then comes home and surprises us all with his brilliance. The other day, he came home and gave the boys a big surprise...a treasure map! Kallen is really into pirates these days, so to have Daddy turn up with a treasure map that had a big "X" marks the spot, was the coolest thing ever for him!

All the boys got out their pirate swords and went hunting for treasure.

I love this picture of Weston. He looks horrible! But it makes me laugh every time I see it, so I had to include it. Plus, you'll notice Kallen's pirate ship on the table. Since we were looking for treasure, the pirate ship also had to be included in the hunt.
They found the "X" and started digging.

It wasn't anything super big or amazing, but the boys loved it. And by the end, Kallen and Weston found a little box filled with Gold coins.
I'm so glad that we have one of the coolest Daddy's ever. Tyson, thank you for always making such precious memories for us all.

Trick-or-Treating

The boys were so excited for Halloween. All day, Kallen kept mentioning how it was "Halloween Time". Even Weston couldn't wait to dress up and go get candy. However, when the time finally arrived, Weston decided to throw a grumpy fit and didn't want to go, which explains the grumpy face.

These are our friends Keyan and Kaddie. They live just down the street and the boys love to play with them. Kallen was super excited to go Trick-or-Treating with them when they stopped by.

Weston complained the whole time, and this was the only picture I got of him smiling. He only went to 3 houses and then Tyson decided to take him and Liam home.Once he was home with some candy, Weston was much happier.

Liam enjoyed our Halloween lights. He was perfectly happy sitting in his Bumbo and watching them for most of the night.

Kallen loved Trick-or-Treating, and raced from house to house with a big smile on his face the whole time. However, once he got home, he and Weston LOVED handing out the candy to all the kids who stopped by. Kallen commented on each kids costume and kept telling them he'd see them later after Trick-or-Treating. I wish I had a picture of this, because it was so cute.

I hope you all had a great Halloween. It's one of my favorite holidays and each year that I get to enjoy it with my kids makes it that much more special. Happy Halloween!

Halloween Fun

Last year we discovered that Moses Lake has a fun pumpkin festival that they put on every year for little kids. The boys really enjoyed it last year, so of course we had to go back this year as a fierce Pirate, a cute Peter Pan, and...a baby. Poor 3rd child, Liam didn't get to dress up this year.

They had a bounce house, which means our little Jumping Bean Weston had to try it out. The kid loves to jump...everywhere...all the time, so bouncy houses are some of his favorite things.
They also had their tractor wagon rides again and Kallen loved it. Every time we went over a bump he would throw his hands in the air and laugh like he was on a roller coaster. Isn't he one of the cutest pirates you ever did see?
Kallen waited very patiently in line for this next event. I was actually very surprised he was so patient...I didn't expect it. He loved searching for the candy in the straw. Each time he found a piece, he had to stop and show me what he found. What a cute kid...I love this boy.

Weston didn't want to participate in the activity, but he loved cheering Kallen on and also throwing straw on all the other children. Whatever makes the kid happy right?

If any of you are in the area next year, you definitely should stop on by for this little activity. It is worth it.