Barnes Family Portrait

We did it! Though they aren't perfect, I am uh-mazed at how well they turned out. It was tough to try to get all three boys picture-ready. We didn't even get there on time (turns out that traffic is still pretty bad going from KS to MO between 5 and 6pm,) and I had Brent stop by Target to pick up baby food for Jack because I had forgotten it - the whole process of just getting there seemed sooooo hectic, but we made it! We took the pics.......



Brent was feeling feverish, so I sent him home with the boys while the "girls" weeded out the bad pictures and decided (for MomB - that's a silent B, for Barnes) what pictures we thought she should get. Once we finally decided (my Dad would appreciate four woman trying to agree on anything, lol) we headed out for some Chipotle Burritos (thanks MomB - Brent really appreciated his burrito, despite his fever!) Brent was shivering, I was worn out. So.....we went to bed at an unprecedented 9:45pm! Fortunately Brent was feeling better the next morning, although I did have him sleep in.

October, Part Trois

We started off the night with dinner. Not just any dinner - Chipotle Burrito was giving away free burritos to anyone who dressed up as one, so we wrapped the boys up in tinfoil, wrote bf+g (barbacoa fajita style plus guacamole) and treated ourselves to some yummy, and free, burritos! Whoo-hoo! (Maxwell was very confused and didn't want to wear his "burrito" suit......he was playing swords with all the empty tubes (from the foil) that were lying around!)



We stopped by the Wing's house and Brent and I took turns taking the boys trick-or-treating up and down their street. Maxwell had no problem running up to front doors and getting candy - but he made us carry his hat and his trick-or-treat pumpkin. He's even learned to say "tank you." Blake was very casual and nonchalant about the whole thing - the perfect Indiana Jones, lol!

I have to say that this is only the second photograph of Blake and Maxwell together, smiling! Each month we add a minute or two to the amount of time they actually get along.......we are up to 12 whole minutes each month (lest you think by this photo that they are best friends and get along well!)

October Part Deux

Fall wouldn't be complete without a trip to the pumpkin patch. We decided we'd hit the same one Maxwell went to with his preschool class. It was fun, and extremely windy! We started off at the zip-line, and it was fun to see our boys old enough to do this on their own!



Next we moved over to the air pillow (or whatver it is called) and Maxwell was a little unsure at first, but once he gained a little bit o' confidence, he took it very seriously! Blake was very helpful.......which was ah-mazing.




Then we pumped our way through some rubber ducky races:




After the races, we rode the "tractor train," played on the Train and pirate ship playsets, all while Maxwell went down the slide 100 times!




Did I mention Brent bought the boys doughnuts and kettle popcorn (which, by the way, is the worst type of popcorn - pure fat and high calories!) It was fun though - even Jack enjoyed it well enough. It is fun to see our boys finally be able to enjoy these big kid things!

October, Part Un

This one is dedicated to Aunt Aurelia, who can answer any text with lightning speed, but can't actually answer her phone......

We love you Aunt Aurelia!