Beautiful Weather

We are loving this warm fall weather. Fall gets really busy for us, so we were fortunate to be home for the weekend. We tried to spend the afternoon outside.

Spiderman has been at our house for a week now. We picked up Charlie's Halloween costume on Monday, and he has put it on everyday since. His friend that lives a few houses down has an Iron Man costume, so they have been keeping an eye on the neighborhood. Today he included a sword to help fight the bad guys.

Or maybe just the trees!

Hudson is happiest playing in his sandbox. 

Corey couldn't just relax, so he started a new project. Pictures will follow when finished!

Heading to the Cities

We went to the cities for the weekend a while back. We headed down on a Friday with Papa and Nana to visit Uncle Travis and Auntie Juls. 

All of the boys piled into the backseats:

We had to stop on the way down at Charlie's Cafe for some lunch:

While we waited for our food, Hudson thought he would snack on some butter:

Glendalough State Park

We headed for a hike on Sunday morning. It  was an absolute gorgeous morning. 


The boys are all ready to go:

We found lots of chipmunks along the path:

We also found a spider web:

There were some beautiful views of the lakes:

Taking a break:

Last Bits of Summer

Things have been a little crazy around here lately. We all were sick last week. The boys have started fighting a lot lately. I am getting anxious for the start of the school year and I feel like I haven't had enough time in my classroom. 

I realized that next week is my last full week of vacation for the summer. This has been an amazing summer. I have loved being able to spend the whole summer with my boys, but I feel like we are getting a little tired of each other. The boys are really craving some play time with friends.

I decided today to try to spice things up with some new activities. While Hudson was napping, Charlie and I made bread together.

Charlie adding the molasses to feed the yeast:

Adding the flour like it is snowing:

While the dough was rising, we tried an art project from Pinterest. You mix self-rising flour, salt, food coloring, and water. You paint it on cardboard. When you are finished you  pop it in the microwave for 30 seconds and the paint puffs up. Ours did not puff up that much, but I don't think Charlie used enough paint. He really doesn't get into art.

Friday night is usually movie night at our house, but Charlie and I decided to mix things up with a bonfire.

Corey built a great fire:

You can't have a bonfire without having s'mores. I tried putting Reese's peanut butter cups instead of Hershey's chocolate. I would highly recommend it!

I think we told Hudson too many times that the fire was hot, because he kept hiding behind this shelf we have on the patio. He would just happily stare at the fire from a distance:

After eating all of those s'mores, a boy gets thirsty!

Yunker Farm

Grandma Cindy wanted to have a special day with just Charlie. She had the whole day planned out.


We met her and they got to play on her playground. Then they went to Fargo. They visited Charlie's great-grandma.


After that Charlie chose Space Aliens for lunch. He was very happy the alien was sick and didn't come out. One of Grandma Cindy's co-workers met them with her 2 boys. They had a great time playing games.

Then they went to Yunker Farm. They had a fantastic time. Charlie's favorite thing was the train he got to ride.

Grandma Cindy spoiled Charlie even more by taking him to Target and letting him chose 2 toys. He picked the Spiderman mask and a Spiderman on a motorcycle.


What a wonderful day they had together!

Beautiful Mornings

Both boys are eager to get outside in the morning. It is the perfect temperature to play. They could stay busy all day.

Hudson loves pushing things around the yard.

Charlie has been playing "Demo Derby" with his cars lately.

Charlie likes to push Hudson in his swing.

Hudson riding his tractor.

And we can't play outside without Hudson mowing the lawn.

The Best $30 Spent

"The Best $30 Ever Spent!"


This is what Papa said after he and Charlie spent all day playing with the tube he got at an auction for $30. It was so fun to see all of the creative things they did with it. They played for a couple of hours just on that tube.

Hudson had more fun hanging out in the sand then playing in the water.

He also enjoyed sitting on the mower even if it was parked.

Charlie also got to shoot a bb gun for the first time.