This is going to be such a long post, lots of pictures to update...

We will start at the beginning. Sunday was trunk and treat at our church, so we got to take the kids to that for the first time (last year we were in Kingsville).

Here they are at the end checking out their candy-

London, Emma, Mason, Sawyer and Todd-

Maddox, Sawyer, Mason and Sofia

Claire giving Mason a hug-

Mason kept trying to pet Finley!

The weather has been awesome lately, so when it is not raining we spend lots of time outside enjoying the cooler weather.

Tomorrow some good friends of ours (the Fletchers) are leaving Abilene and will be moving to Peru to do mission work. We will miss them so much, but are so excited for the work they will be doing.

Mason and Maddox in the bouncy house-

Mason climbed in Cora's lap the other day while they were playing so she would read him a book. He loves these girls.

Mason got his second haircut this weekend. His hair had gotten so long and shaggy.

We took the kids trick or treating to some family and friends houses on Saturday. Here is Sawyer ready to go!

Big Papa-

Great Grandpa-

This past weekend was ACU's homecoming. I had so much fun going to the events instead of working them! I was a little crazy though because I had a wedding Saturday and a shoot Sunday. Friday we took the kids to homecoming carnival. We met the Groves at their house and walked down together. There were tons of bouncy houses, which the kids don't really like too well yet. But Mason went in one with Emma's help and went down the slide and all. I knew they would love the carnival though because they always have a petting zoo. Mason ran straight up to the animals and started petting them. It Sawyer a while but she finally warmed up to them towards the end. We stayed at petting zoo for most of our time there. The kids just enjoyed picking up the food for the animals almost as much petting them.

Saturday morning Chrys came over and we walked down to the homecoming parade. Last year the kids slept through it. But this year they enjoyed watching it!

The kids have definitely hit their terrible 2's early. Sawyer threw a fit when I tried to get a picture of them together.

Sawyer loves babies right now and I found her playing with them in the stroller. They come in twos right?

Yesterday we took the kids out the pumpkin patch for pictures n their Halloween costumes. They were not cooperative at all, but I got a few cute ones.

Sawyer has figured out how to climb the baby gate. Let's hope the crib isn't next.

This week it was nice to be home and nice to get back into our routine. There were a couple of cold fronts this week which ruined my photo schedule. I had to reschedule almost every shoot due to rain/it was so cloudy it was dark. It has been so frustrating. I love the cold though. Here is a little bit of what we have been doing-

We had a movie night with the kids and watched Monsters vs Aliens. They did better than I thought and paid attention through a lot of it.


While we were watching Mason went and got some sheets and a boppy cover out of a drawer in their room and laid on them. So sweet.

Reading with great grandpa

sporting cool glasses with Todd

reading with mimi

Chrys hosted a shower for Kristin this weekend. So Sawyer and I went to the shower while Mason hung out at the house with Daddy and Papa. She got to play with another little girl that is absolutely adorable and one a week older than her. Adelaide was so sweet, you can see her giving Sawyer a hug below.

I tried to get a picture of them today in their cute outfits and this was how it went-

Mason was laughing and Sawyer wanted to be picked up!