Twick or Tweet

This was Carter's first year for actual trick or treating. He had a blast! Since we don't live in a neighborhood our friends, the Kelkers, invited us to their neighborhood. Carter and his friends ran from house to house for a solid block. Quite impressive for a bunch of 2 and 3 year olds. We also trick or treated at the grandparents house and visited Uncle Vince and Aunt Lisa. These kids had a big day and the loved every second of it!

Hope you had a very spooky, haunted and happy Halloween!

latest pics

Chew on this (or anything in the house for that matter)

Kitchen Helpers?Or, Kitchen Destroyers!!

Baby in a towel......at least I think she's in there!

Pumpkin Train

Kyle was out of town this weekend so Nonna treated us out to trip on the Pumpkin Train. Starting in Noblesville we rode 30 minutes out to a small pumpkin patch. The weather was wonderful and we all had a great time.

The Train

Petting AnimalsHay Maze Face PaintingHay RideLast but not least, Nonna and Ryan had a little photo shoot while Carter and I were decorating our pumpkins. My favorite shot she took.

little photographer

Carter has become obsessed with taking pictures with my camera. Thank goodness for the digital camera. I can't imagine how many rolls of film this child would go through. I'll look back at the 20-30 pictures he takes in a day and find one or two good ones to keep. Here is his latest shot.

Taylor Family

I think most of my blog readers already know the devastating news about my friend, Shannon Hunter. Her parent's home in Terre Haute, IN burnt down a couple of days ago. They had no home insurance and they lost everything! It not only effected her parents but also Shannon's brothers and her very small niece and nephews.

We met Shannon's husband, Simon, thru Kevin (Kyle's brother). Simon is such a close friend to the Meek family that he has actually experienced Meek Christmas and Thanksgiving first hand. Simon and Shannon married just over two years ago and now have adorable twin baby boys! The Hunters are a sweet, loving family and wonderful friends. I've met Shannon's mom on a couple of occasions and she is a loving grandma to lots and lots of grandchildren. (Shannon comes from a very, very big family!) We recently saw Shannon's parents this summer at a BBQ at her house. They were a real pleasure to be around. They seemed so happy to spend time with Shannon and Simon and to love all over their new grandbabies.

Since the tragic fire, so many people have been reaching out....donating money, clothes, furniture and housewares. I am amazed at what wonderful friends and family I have. So many people have asked to donate....many of who have never met Simon or Shannon. I feel lucky to have such wonderful people in my life. I especially want to thank my aunts, mom and my friends Nicole and Sandy for all of their donations. You have such big hearts!

If you would like to read more about the fire/items needed/how to donate money, please click on the links on the side of my blog.

Dentist

Carter had is first trip to the dentist. I know I've said it before, but this kid is an amazing patient! He didn't whine or cry or squirm in the chair one bit. Did everything the dental hygienist and dentist asked! He opened his mouth wide enough for a quick cleaning. And the best part for Carter was finding out Dr. Gary can make balloon animals. I'm guessing not too many 2 and a half year olds ask for "more dentist" on the way home! We are very proud of our big boy!!

slumber party w/ grandma

Grandma Meek was in town Wednesday and stayed overnight at our house. Carter has been sick all week. In a small house like ours, if one [sick] kid is awake in the middle of night then the other kid is awake in the middle of the night. If 2 kids are awake in the middle of the night then you better believe both Mom and Dad are awake. And if Mom, Dad and 2 kids are all awake in the middle of the night; then it goes without saying that Grandma is awake too! Carter was given some medicine to bring his fever down. Of course once Carter started feeling better he felt like 3:00am was a great time to play with Grandma. Poor Grandma, I'm sure she was expecting to get more then 4 hours of sleep that night!