Making our famous Thanksgiving dessert

Pumpkin Bars! The boys did their share of helping me this holiday. We made pumpkin bars about 4 times for different occasions! They were sooooo good.

The Finished Product

Our Thanksgiving!

Thanksgiving 2008. We got a wonderful invitation to be with another family for the holiday. We ventured over the river to Ms. Cathy and Mr. Mike's home. The boys were ever so excited to go and so were we. Thank you family for a wonderful Thanksgiving. It was so nice to be with you on this holiday!

The boys were each allowed 2 activities to bring along! They decided with one head (as usual) to bring a puzzle and some coloring devices! They had a blast sitting out on the lanni.

They were so intrigued with the pool. Unfortunately the weather was a little bit on the chilly side, so we did not go in.

Playing with puzzles

And then Mr. Mike pulled out his toys~ and you should have seen the looks on their faces! They were in heaven :)

Sam, the driving machine!

Too cute!

Matthew waiting for dinner! He can smell the bird.

Sam wondering if they will have butter and rolls.....

I will cherish this picture forever. This picture brings a smile to my face. It is so pure and innocent. They boys, waiting patiently for all the guests to sit down. Matthew excited that someone other than mommy was cooking for him...Sam overjoyed that Mr. Mike made rolls for him!
Kisses for Ms. Cathy. Matthew warmed up after about 30 minutes...but still dished out the "glare" and then said, "no, can't do that".

We ended the night with a bon fire. It was perfect. Roasting marshmallows around the fire on a chilly Florida night.

Thank you SO much Greene family for your hospitality. You make living so far from family on the holiday easy. Thanks again!

We're here! We're here!

Oh my goodness. It has just been forever since I last made a entry. WOW. Seriously, I don't even know where to start. I sure do feel the holidays approaching as life is passing by so very fast. So, in a nutshell, things are going great! Halloween came and went and we're slowly seeing the bottom of the pumpkin. The kids have long forgotten about their Halloween candy, it's Brad and I who are enjoying it. Darn it.



Sam had his 4 year well check at the good ole' Doctor. He did great as he braved all 5 shots. Matthew thought he was in the clear but got his flu shot as well! We left the office with a clean bill of health, puffy wet red eyes and a huge lollipop!


I have a ton of video's to upload so enjoy our little life below!

Thanksgiving Feast Video#12

Thanksgiving Feast Video#1

5 little ducks-Video

Trick or Treat!

And then the eve of Halloween finally approached. Sam was officially Hallo-weened out, however, he was so pumped to go trick or treating with some of his friends frog the "hood"! However, he wasn't digging his 2008 pirate costume, and he made up this big long long long story about how he really things that he needs to be a fireman. So, he dug in his bin of dress up clothes and picked out his own Halloween costume. He came out of his room all ready to go. He had on his cars boots, 2 different hats under his helmet and his undies and shirt hanging out of his pants, which the Velcro stuck to this socks. It was a moment. A priceless moment, but he was so proud that he was going to be a firefighter! Matthew, Mr. I don't do well with change, carried out his 2008 Halloween costume and wore his adorable little pirate!

The 2008 "hood" treaters!
(check out happy Matthew)

Pals! I just love this picture!
Ready to go...or not go...not sure, but ready and cute!

Ahh, fireman (2007) Sam and pirate (2008) Matthew!

They did great as they ran up to the doors. We started a little early as the hood tends to get a wee bit scary when sun falls. We really didn't see have any communication with Sam as all we did was supervise his whereabouts. Matthew was a little timid at first and did the nose pick:

however after watching the gang, he jumped right in!
(Go Matthew go)

Happy Halloween friends!

Happy Halloween

Introducing the Silver Bluff Blvd Pirates

Happy 2008 Halloween!

This Halloween year was so much fun! And, I think, this was the first year the Sam really enjoyed the big night!! He did so well. Our neighbors brought in the spirit last weekend with their annual Halloween bash! Then we had "Trunk or Treat" at Sam's school...a first for us Teplin's...And then we went Trick or Treating last night with so many friends and neighbors!

Matthew giving the glare to Ms. Kelly at the party!

Sam pretending to own the pirate ship


Here are the costumes...up close and detailed :)

and the patch was worn through all the festivities! Pirate Sam

Pirate Matthew

Pirate Matthew
"What am i supposed to do with all this stuff?"

And then we had Trunk or Treat. Again, this was a rather interesting concept....mommies decorated their trunks, the kids went trunk or treating in the trunks. Matthew had a good time, and insisted on wearing his pirate costume just like Sam. He sucked on lollipops and dished out the glare. Sam was intrigued. Some pictures from the event.

Sam and his class (and Matthew)

The trunks...

Friends! These 3 musketeers have so much fun together.
I love little people relationships!