Frolicking in the Autumn Mist...

Happy Halloween! Yes, I know it's been a while since I've posted. Owen and I were in Murphysboro for 10 days and I just couldn't get it together to post while I was there. So now I'll start with our trick-or-treat night last night and then I'll go back and post pictures of all the fun we had with the family in the 'boro. We went to Pella last night and trick-or-treated with our good friends the Eisenbarths. Owen had lots of fun and caught on to it really quickly. He just loved it and Cody and I loved watching him experience it for the first time. He was the cutest little dragon out there, even though many thought he was a dinosaur! :)

Here's our little dragon, whom Auntie Beth nicknamed "Puff."

No dragon is complete without his wings and tail!

Grace the Vampiress, Owen the Dragon, and Lizzie the Barbie Fairy (she has a name, which I asked twice and I still can't remember! Sorry, Lizzie!)

First we headed to a nearby church where they do a "Trunk-or-Treat." That's where the parishoners bring their cars to the church parking lot and hand out candy from their trunks. It is great because you don't have to walk far and you end up with a lot of candy in a short amount of time!

Here's our little Dragon filling up his pumkin! Although, Cody said he doesn't quite know how to pick the "good" candy yet. :)

His first house

And you know me, I love to get pics of my two boys walking together. And it's even cuter when you see the back of the dragon!

Alas, our dragon got a little tuckered out by the end of the night and had to hitch a ride. Look at how heavy his pumpkin is!

We did get him to pose for one last picture before we headed home. Notice my husband got rid of the goatee while we were gone. I never thought he looked that young before, but now that he's shaved, I think he looks like a teenager!

So that was the Muhs Halloween! We had a great time and can't wait to do it again next year. Stay tuned for lots more pictures from the last two weeks! Happy Halloween!

The Snuggler

Owen just loves to snuggle these days. He'll climb up in bed and say, "Wanna snuggle Mommy?" Of course, it only lasts about 30 seconds but it is the best 30 seconds of my day! He'll snuggle anything though, his Thomas train, a toy, and just about any stuffed animal he can find. Here he is snuggling some Winnie the Pooh characters and his cherished monkey:
I don't know where this stuffed animal obsession has come from but it is definitely in full force these days. We've actually had to limit the amount of stuffed animals he can have in his bed because he wants to add a new one every night!

Presents from Grampa

Last Saturday while I was out shopping a package arrived at the front door for Owen. He and Daddy opened it and it was filled with Bears presents from Grampa Gary! Owen was so excited!

Owen with one of the 2 Bears cups in the package and his beloved new backpack.

He LOVES this backpack. He says, "Bears backpack! Wanna put it on?" Then he puts stuffed animals or anything else he can find and zips them up in there. Then he says, "Where's Big Bird?" He unzips it and says, "There he is! I found him!!!"

Of course, like most kids, the best part of a present is the box that it came in.

Also included in the package were a bottle, pacifier, and some cute jammies, all Bears of course, for the baby. I can always count on Grampa to outfit my boys with tons of Bears gear! Although, I am still cursing him for the life-size Brian Urlacher poster he gave my oldest boy that is currently on my living room wall. :) Thanks, Grampa!

Happy Birthday, Grandpa Steve!

Well, I was able to get him to sit still long enough to deliver the message but then he REALLY wanted to see the message! I wish I could have taken a picture of him while he was holding the camera watching himself OVER and OVER again. He'd just keep pressing the button, watch it, and every time it stopped he'd say, "Happy Birthday, Grandpa. It's not working!" Then he'd do it all over again. Too cute! In any case, hope you have a great day today, Grandpa! We love you and can't wait to see you in a few weeks!