October mini-mail pen pals!

When I saw this post over at Meredith's blog, I knew I had to participate in her mini-mail pen pals! 

My boys love to get "fun mail" and I love to give gifts- this was a win-win for our family!!

October's theme was a hodge-podge of either your child's favorites or fun Halloween things. I signed the boys up together and they had sibling pen pals as well. We hope Madison & Jack loved their package as much as we loved ours!! 

Here are the fun packages we sent out:

We sent little Madison a grow your own princess and a Disney princess chalk board {she loves princesses}. We got her a cute pair of gloves for fall that are sure to match any cute girly outfit! We also sent some fun Halloween goodies- glow in the dark nail polish, a spider cookie, pumpkin pez, and face painting make up kit. 

We sent Jack a grow your own dinosaur kit, and little dinos to play with {he loves dinosaurs}. Because Jack loves cars, we sent him a lightening McQueen chalk board, and a new hot wheel. We also through in some Halloween goodies- a pumpkin cookie, a pumpkin pez, and a face painting make up kit! 

The boys also gave them a card with a photo of themselves and a few things to help Madison & Jack get to know them better!

Here they are all packaged up cute, ready to be shipped!

And here is what they sent our little guys:

Little bug got 2 cute little cars, a pumpkin bib, a squish monster, and a cute spider bag. Little man got a fun monster truck, spider socks, a squish monster, and a pumpkin bag. Madison and Jack also sent us a sweet note telling us about themselves. The boys loved it!!!

Cannot wait to participate next month!! 

Thrift store hoppin'

Guess where I went today?? 

oh. i guess the title sorta gives that away huh?

Ahem. Well, I went to 4 {!!} different thrift stores today and found some goodies!!

the table on the left is a long folding table that i think most of you will say "my parents have one like that!" It is great, folds up, and has a snap and handle! $15

the trunk isnt a reproduction like we see most of the time. it is truly vintage. It has a huge lock on the front and an old key attached to open it!! the inside is spotless and I am so so happy i found it! it is going to be one of little man's bday presents. I think it will be great to store his superhero costumes! $15

the other card table is a vintage Samsonite card table that was only $3.50!

that yarn is for a special project! $1

look at this huge vintage sheet score!! 

would you believe me if i told you i walked away paying only $5 {!!} for all three of these full size sheet SETS?!?!?!? swoooon.

here is a photo of my boys... 

...i think i wore them out. bug slept like that for over 45mins and little man ASKED to sit in the basket. troopers.

Patman Wedding

Our second wedding of our little wedding season was one of a dear friend from as far back as I can remember. We that are close to her call her Tae Tae, and she was one of the most beautiful brides I have ever seen!

No detail was spared

The cakes were wonderful

The bride and groom were so in love

and so much fun to be had!

Thanks for letting us be a part of your special day!

9/25

The boys are celebrities!!!!

Well, sort of!

{GRIN}

We had the wonderful Mckmama take our family photos while she was visiting the metroplex. 

The sneak peaks are WONDERFUL!! 

Can you spot the boys????

{i cannot wait to get them in!!!}

Bug is 5 months!

It will never cease to amaze me how quickly five months can fly by. I mean F L Y by!! 

This month this sweet chunky baby of mine rode in his first shopping cart sitting up!! No more car seat in the basket for this guy! ; )

{can we talk about little man's face in this photo.... lol.}

Bug loved riding around in Sprouts and thought he was such a big boy.

This month he also started making strawberries with his mouth- especially when he cries! it is the funniest thing!

He loves those feet- and i do too!!

His brother cracks.him.up!!!

and sadly, he slept his last night in our room in the moses basket. He is a big boy and sleeps in his big boy bed :( It was harder this time around for some reason...

Love this baby!!

Fall Photo Shoot

The Arboretum has their pumpkins out! Thanks to my dear friend Emily, we got to go and take some sweet photos of our boys. I had so much fun taking photos {despite my broken lens that needs to be replace but I don't want to hand over my camera to the shop...hehe}.

Here are some of my favorite shots

{don't judge the blurry shots from my poor lens}

my friends sweet boy! He is walking running now and little man had so much fun chasing him around!

the blue in is eyes is fading, so i am so thankful we got it on camera before they are totally brown!

check out that spit drool!

it is hard to narrow down when they are all so cute! ha!

my sweet, sweet boys!

such a ham!

love those boys! Thanks Em for the fun playday at the Arboretum!