Brent's Pumpkin

I get such a kick out of Brent’s pumpkins every year. It’s like looking at a window into this dude’s core and it makes me laugh and laugh because he has such a happy-go-lucky type of personality. I tried not to peek because I was so looking forward to the surprise, but unfortunately… his artistic skillz had semi improved this year and didn’t provide the doubled over fit of giggles it usually does. I appreciated the "Brentness" in the fact that he did the face upside down (maxing out the depth of his creativity on that one) but the face was a little too talented for me.

The nose though... was signature Brent! I know it looks like a heart, but when I asked him about it, the resemblance hadn't even dawned on him at all! Gotta love him.

Also, it has to be mentioned that Sesame Street turned 40 today! Happy day! Honestly, I thought it had been around a lot longer than that. Kinda felt like a foot up the bootay when I realized I had watched it for the majority of it's existence. Being 30 makes me feel like an antique car. Anyway, here is one of the clips from the good old days in honor of it's burfday!

Halloweeve Pumpkins

I love carving pumpkins! I look forward to it so much and this year was great because Lauren and her kids came down from Richmond to spend Halloween with us. We threw all the kids outside and let them carve our biggest pumpkin together. Each nugget got to draw a piece of the face and their conglomerated masterpiece couldn't have turned out any cuter. Ellie named it Mix n' Match which was perfectly appropriate.

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Furman/Citadel Game

On Saturday, we took the kids to Charleston and met my folks at the Citadel for the Furman/Citadel football game. We had lunch before the game at the alumni center and Callie and I were definitely in enemy territory since we were dressed in purple from head to toe. Wyatt thought he was so cool, hanging out with the dudes. He even told me to get out of Brent's chair. He wasn't trying to sit near his mommy; he was way too big for that.

Brent got a huge cup of boiled peanuts at the game which fully entertained the kids up until about halftime (when the peanuts ran out). We ended up leaving right after that since they were starting to get cranky from the heat and from having to behave for an extended period of time. They had fun even though they really had no idea what was going on and it was just precious when they cheered and clapped when the crowd did.

And just because it's a good excuse to post them, here are two awesome dips that I love making on gamedays. They are super unhealthy... but fattiness pairs perfectly with cold beer and football, doesn't it?!?! :)

1000 days together!

When you are a mom of twins, you postpone some milestones for the benefit of your mental health. My kids still sleep in cribs. Why would I voluntarily move them into a big kid bed where they are free to roam their bedroom and get into trouble? I prefer knowing they are safe in their cribs instead of possibly climbing on dressers and swinging from ceiling fans. No thanks times 2!

Same thing with potty training. I have no idea how I'm going to get over that mountain because every time I start to go there, I whimper at the unbearable effort of it all. It's too much. Two butts with various holes that excrete nastiness on my carpet and couches, and I'm responsible for trying to teach them to control those valves? No thanks! These two year olds aren't interested in listening to anything I say, let alone voluntarily doing their thing on the potty when it's so much less effort just to take a dump in their pants. I don't blame them. If it was socially acceptable, I would probably wear diapers all day and pee freely instead of having to stop what I was doing and hustle to the bathroom.

However, this morning the kids woke ME up in my bedroom. Not only did they climb out of their cribs, but they came downstairs unsupervised to get to our room. Lovely. They totally cracked open a new can of worms for me. I keep on trying to pretend like it didn't happen but I guess we'll be moving them into big beds sooner than later. Also, they are too big for diapers. I know this because just one pee will have those things sagging all the way down to their ankles. They don't make diapers for kids with attitude problems. They make them for babies. And, I don't think I have those anymore.

Someone tell these nuggets to stop growing so fast. It makes me cry.
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My friend Christine tagged me in a blog post and I'm doing it only because I love her. (It was 35 questions but I'm cutting it down to 15 because my attention span is too short.)

1. Where is your cell phone? In the chair next to me
2. Your favorite food? Sushi
3. Your dream last night? I can't remember the details, but I know that Kate Gosselin was in it.
4. Your favorite drink? Caribbean Way from Smoothie King
5. Your dream/goal? To be emotionally close to my kids as long as I'm alive
6. Your fear? Death
7. Where do you want to be in 6 years? Happy, healthy and together
8. Something that you aren’t? A fan of hunting. If you are hunting for the meat, I understand that, but you better be dirt ass poor and unable to afford food (in which case I would suppose it would be embarrassing to flaunt the fact that you hunt.) If you aren't broke as hell and still hunt, then part of you must get off on killing things and I will never understand that even for a split second.
9. Muffins? Muffin tops are okay, but for me, a muffin is just a few steps above a fruit cake. I wouldn't go out of my way to eat one.
10. Wish list items? Canon Xsi, Ipod, and another cruise
11. Where did you grow up? Midlothian, VA and Alpharetta, GA
12. Last thing you did? put a kid in time-out
13. Your pets? 2 dogs, 2 cats, 1 husband, and 5 fish that are all 8 years old!
14. Vehicle? Odyssey
15. Your best friend? Brent

Shelter Cove Fall Festival

On Friday night, we took the kids to a Fall Festival up at Shelter Cove. It was actually better than I expected and the kids got to play with their friend Emma who they both love to pieces.

There was a children's singer guy there who is kind of a local celebrity since he's been around for 20 some years. I think he might even be the same dude that we used to hear when I was a kid when we came to the island for vacation. It was fun. The kids painted pumpkins, petted a kangaroo, and bounced around for awhile with tons of other booger eaters while Brent and I cringed and prayed against H1N1.

Another Pumpkin Patch

Brent is home. Hell yes. I stayed in bed until 10am with a cup of coffee that I didn't make and watched Real Housewives. It's not much... but for me, an effortless start to the day is like being on vacation.

On Wednesday, my mom and I ventured to another pumpkin patch in Ridgeland with the kids. They absolutely love hayrides and Callie is a pro at cornhole. I'm kinda pumpkined out though. We already have five pumpkins and are off to another patch with some friends this evening. I think my guts might even look like pumpkin innards.

I had intended to get all crafty and let the kids paint their trophies from the pumpkin patch after we got home, but they passed out on the couch before that happened. So, on Thursday we broke out the paint and glitter glue and the twinados went to town creating their festive masterpieces. It was really cute.

Here are the finished projects. They did everything themselves except use the scissors to cut out the wings and paint on the faces. We might have to make this a tradition!

Random Pics

Brent has been on one of his never-ending business trips again which I am sick to death of... but instead of completely abandoning my blog, I'm just gonna post a bunch of cute random pictures I've taken over the last few weeks. Hope everyone is doing well!

Palmetto Bluff Treehouse

I've been trying to catch up on some old posts but haven't gotten a chance until now. A couple weeks ago, I dragged my mom out with me and the kids to this tree house in Palmetto Bluff. I wasn't expecting much, but it was so cute!

Wyatt is a total daredevil and is gonna give me a heart attack when he learns to drive. Every chance he got, he made a break for this horribly steep ladder that took you to the very top. He refused to let us help him too. Even climbing up that high to chase after him was making my knees shake. It was such a pretty view from the top.

Before we left, the kids gathered nuts and left them for "Jumpy" squirrel so he would have enough to eat. (Every random squirrel is named Jumpy after the one from Curious George.) I thought it was so precious that they were worried about the squirrel that I had to take a picture. Nuggets after my own heart!

Since then, we've been back with Brent and I think he loved it as much as the kids did!