It's the "Christmas Guy!"

When we were putting up the Christmas tree , Justin found a Santa hat. He came in with it on and announced that he is the Christmas Guy! A little while later he brought me a hat to wear & told me that I could be the Christmas girl!

We took a quick trip down to Nana & Papaw's house on the water. Here are the boys coming in from a day of fishing. Josh caught about 20 fish! They had an awesome time. Boyd's Uncle Fred showed them all the good fishing spots in the Gulf.

We took a cruise around the canals to look a Christmas lights.

The sunset was amazing.

Pumpkin Picking!

This is probably my favorite picture EVER. There they are;

the loves of my life.

Josh & Justin picked out a perfect pumpkin!

A little brotherly love.

A tree & two scarecrows.

Later that night, we carved the pumpkin.

The boys loved digging out the pumpkin "guts!"

We went to the neighborhood Halloween party this weekend & Boyd won the costume contest in his gladiator costume! $50!!! Personally I thought my costume was better, what's cuter than a Queen Bee & her baby bumble bee?! Just kidding- he did look good.

Josh went as a clone from Star Wars. Justin was supposed to be a baby bumble bee too, but he refused to wear a costume. It must run in the family. Josh never wanted to dress up until this year!

My baby bumble bee.

My cousin Judy is in the states visiting from Australia. She just finished spending 6 months in Mongolia working as a missionary. She & Dad came to see us this week! We went to the Alamo (after a quick Texas history lesson over lunch).

Justin & Will enjoyed the history lesson too.

They don't trick or treat down under so she enjoyed going with us! We felt deserving of crowns & jewels for the night.

This is Josh's new buddy from his football team Colby & his little sister Sascha. They just moved here too! (from California) The kids had a great time trick or treating together.

Justin was mesmerized by the neighbor's yard blow up thing.

FOOTBALL, FOOTBALL, FOOTBALL

Football seems to be consuming our lives right now. With two practices a week & games on Saturdays it is keeping us busy. It has been great for Josh, but it has also been great for us because we have made some new friends through it! I've also started a blog for the team with pictures & game statistics. The other moms think I have too much time on my hands, but really it's not hard to do & it's a fun hobby for me. The other website is www.satigerfootball.blogspot.com. Check it out!

The kickoff!

I know it's hard to tell in the picture, but that is Josh with the ball being chased by the other team. He picked up the kick off and was running it back. He went about 20 yards or so before being tackled. He played a good game, but we lost.

Justin & Will enjoy cheering on their big brother!

We had a storm come throught the other night & we could see a double rainbow out the kitchen window. (You can only see one in the picture) Justin had never seen one before & he kept saying "there are colors in the sky!"

Josh Plays Football!

Josh had his first football game this weekend!AND they WON 22-12! He plays defensive tackle right now. He had a blast & can't wait for next week's game.

We baked & decorated a purple cake the night before the big game. It's been a while since I made a crazy colored cake- an old high school tradition!

Will checking out the pumpkin!

We had a breakthrough this week with Will's dislike for bottles,sippy cups, etc. This one has a straw & he'll drink formula from it! It's like a miracle so I had to document it & tell the world!

Pulling UP UP UP!

will is officially pulling up and cruising around. i'm officially a nervous wreck. i'd like to pad the entire house! only one small bump on his forehead thus far...more injuries to come i'm sure.

his first game is next weekend. yep... one more reason to be a nervous wreck.

i don't think the following group of pictures need words except the title

Caught in the Act

oh those skittles again, he'll do anything for them!

we took the blow up jet ski out with us on the lake last weekend.

we had a hard time getting justin off of it.

mr.william sporting a mohawk. his hair kinda just grows that way. most of the time we fight it, but sometimes we just go with it. why not? with those dimples he can get away with it.

checking out the ducks at the marina. there are huge fish down there too!

we took a quick trip to sea world again last weekend too! josh got a blister on his foot, so he swallowed his macho pride & took a ride in the mini school bus stroller. he took his first ride on a real roller coaster. THE STEEL EEL ! (you couldn't pay me to ride the thing)

we're ready for fall. we're waiting for fall temperatures. will it ever cool off here?

the future U.T. quarterback -

look Dad our grass is coming back from the drought.

we have another choo choo lover in the family!

My Three Sons

aren't they cute?!! hehe.we didn't do much this weekend. just hung out together. only a few exciting things happened. first of all on Friday, Justin locked me out of the house while I was out hanging a wreath. he refused to let me back in for over an hour. I had to call a locksmith from the neighbor's house. right before the locksmith arrived, I bribed him into unlocking the door with skittles. lesson learned: two year olds can lock doors & are easily bribed with candy- also hide a key outside your house. they are keeping us on our toes! Josh starts Pee Wee football this week! we are excited for him, but I have to say I'm a bit nervous. he's got real pads, a helmut & another protective device that moms don't want to think about. he doesn't have his first game for a couple of weeks, rest assured I will take pictures.

I have to really explain this picture. earlier this summer Justin got some ant bites on his side from rolling down the hill next to house. last weekend when we were in Houston he discovered that he had two more ant bites! this week he felt that he needed bandaids for his "ant bites." he was so upset when he noticed that Will has ant bites too. I have to be careful when I'm nursing Will or he would probably be completely traumatized by Mommy's giant ant bites!

I haven't put very many pictures of myself on here because I always have the camera. Boyd got a hold of it- so here I am with my littlest duck.

these innocent eyes would never lock his mom out of the house.

check out these sweet cheeks. he's scrawny except for the cheeks.

I've had a few requests for pictures of our new house. I'll try to get it cleaned up this week & include some next time. :-)