Halloween weekend

We have been busy all weekend with Halloween activities. Here is Axel working on our first pumpkin craving.

Abel was snacking on some peaches and watching his big brother do magic to his pumpkin.
First pumpkin is finished.
On Thursday Axel had a Halloween party at pre-school. Every one got to wear there costumes, they watched a movie, played games, had a candy hunt and then got time to have yummy snacks.
Here is Axel's class
Waiting in line for the candy hunt!
Axel's turn.
Axel thought it was really fun getting to hunt for candy and get to come home with a bag full.
Yummy....candy and cup cakes! There was apples and banana's on the plate also but who wants that?
Craving pumpkin #2!
He thought the inside stuff was gross and squishy
Mom and Axel made Halloween snacks. Candy covered pretzel sticks. Here is one of the finders that Axel made.
Trying to get the boys to pose with the pumpkin :)
Abel's first Halloween!
So we will be trick or treating in the snow :( We got more snow again over night. Boo...there goes the summer. (I do have to say that I had a really nice one getting to stay home for 2 months!) I think Brian and Axel will go hit the neighborhood and Abel and I will man the door at out house. Next year Abel you can go with the big boys. We have had a great weekend home together doing nothing but eating and snuggling.

5 months

Abel is 5 months old! Here are a few shots from a session at the photo lady's house.
Drooling baby.
I've had enough mom. He was smiling as soon as I took him off his tummy. He tolerates tummy time but he prefers to lay on his back. Brian saw Abel roll over twice this week. Of course I've missed it so far :( I'm sure I'll get pictures soon.
Big brother Axel, 3 years old.
Abel 5 months



Brothers

Sushi and chopsticks

I finally got to try sushi. I've been wanting to for a while and couldn't when I was pregnant. Brian thought I was going to throw up. He's so silly about seafood. I had a California roll. (it only has crab meat which didn't seem as scary) I actually really like it. I will definitely be open to trying it again.
Axel got fried rice. He was rocking the chop stick. The guy put on this little plastic thing that holds the sticks together. He thought it was a pretty cool way to eat.

Girl day

Last Sunday I had a girl's day out. It was my friend Bethany's 30th Birthday. We went to our favorite place to eat-Jack Sprat- in Girdwood and then went for a hike. It was a beautiful day.
The sun was out and the skies were blue. It may have been the last hike of the year with out snow on the ground :(
They call this the butt tree! I guess there is a calender that has this tree with different thongs on it-a new one for each season. I don't think I want to see a thong that big :)
Eating at Jack Sprat. I love this place. The most amazing food. Yam fries and all kinds of funky fun stuff!
This is the most EPIC french toast I have ever had. It had banana burlee on top with whip cream. Yummy!
Even though I had a great day (it was the first day I've left Abel and Axel since the baby has been born-besides work) I missed my boys so much. I ended up working Saturday this weekend also-trying out the general ped's floor for a little overtime. (inpatient nursing) I cried on the way home because Abel was already in bed. I missed a bedtime :( Then I cried again when Brian said that he gave both the boys a bath. Man I'm emotional some times. I just really conflict on wanting to work but missing my boys when I do. It sucks.. Thankfully Brian gets to be the one I leave them with. I probably would cry every day if I had to leave them at a daycare.
Abel updates-he's trying new foods. We've tried one new food each week. First rice cereal, then green beans. The next week we tried banana's and this week we are trying carrots. He's really learning how to swallow his spoon fulls. I mix all the food with the rice cereal. It's so fun watching his reaction to food. He wasn't to sure on the green beans, of course he loved the banana's and actually did really well with the carrots. I even got a second serving for him tonight and he ate it all.

where's the baby?

Abel loves watching his big brother! Axel is so good at making him giggle :)