Finally Tubes!

If there is one thing we have always said about Brods it's that "There is always something wrong with him!" Since day one Brody has been the happiest or the grumpiest little guy. As a newborn he would scream and puke for hours on end from his acid reflux. It seemed like once that was finally going away the chronic ear infections set in. 

When I was pregnant with Brody I got my first ear infection when I was about 37 weeks along. I can honestly say that it was some of the worst pain I have ever felt in my life. I know believe that I had that ear infection so that I would be more sympathetic to my sweet Brods. You always know the second he has an ear infection because grumpy Brody arrives and never leaves. He screams non stop and there is nothing you can do to soothe him. Finally we were referred to Dr. Stock and he said without a doubt that Brody needed tubes!

The day of his procedure he wasn't very happy because for the first time since birth he was denied his morning fix of milk. However, once we arrived at the surgical center he was very intrigued by what was going on. He didn't want to sit in his little room and wait...there was way too much going on out in the halls. It was all pretty cool and exciting until he had to be taken away from me. It broke my heart how he screamed for me as they took him away to surgery. 

They warned me he would not be a happy guy when he woke up and were they right. Luckily, I came prepared with his sippy full of cold milk, a binky and of course lamby. It took a while to calm him down but he eventually gave up and went to sleep in my arms. I was worried the next few days would be rough but he was pretty easy after I got him home. Just wanted to be cuddled a lot which I never mind with my sweet Brods! I sure hope these tubes help and bring him some relief!

Leaves

Living in Kaysville our yards weren't mature enough to have big trees and lots of leaves in the Fall.  Luke and Brody definitely made up for lost time this Fall in Bountiful!  Luke is obsessed with raking up big piles of leaves and jumping in.  It was hard for me to even get a few pics of him because he's in constant motion.

Brody wasn't so sure about the leaves at first.  He was really worried about his beloved frog boots getting dirty in the leaves.  When was first in the piles he would point to his frog boots and cry "kuka" but he eventually realized it was okay!

Luke thought Winston even needed to get in on the action!  He loved burying Winston in the leaves and I think Winston was happy just to be free and running wild!

A Fireman and His Dalmatian

Every year I can't even explain how excited I get about find the boy's Halloween costumes!  I don't totally control everything...I do let Lukers help me decide!  This year we settled on a fireman and his dalmatian.  Brody loves puppies so I knew he would be excited.  We needed him to like his costume since he hates having things on his head.  Luckily, he didn't complain too much about his hat!  We went down to the Bountiful fire station to take their pictures.  I was only able to snap a few before Brods was heading off to the park!  They still turned out pretty cute though!  Words cannot express how much I love these two boys!!!

Pumpkin Patch

Every year we have an argument about why we should go to the pumpkin patch.  Mark can't understand why we don't just go to the grocery store to buy our pumpkins and I insist on taking the boys to the pumpkin patch.  Luckily, I have won every year and we venture out to the pumpkin patch.  This year we were lucky enough to have cousin Liam and the Toone cousins join us!

It has been an unusually hot October so the poor pumpkins were a little nasty and it was hard to find a good one.  Luke was sure that every pumpkin was perfect and was tossing them in right and left.  When we wasn't looking we would try and switch them out!  Brody has been obsessed with pumpkins this year so he was in heaven.  He kept pointing and screaming punkin!  Of course Uncle Mitch provided the fun entertainment...zipping the big kids around the field in a cart!  

In the end we were all dusty and hot but found some decent pumpkins for Halloween!!!

Cornbelly's

We have never been down to Cornbelly's at Thanksgiving Point and I have always wanted to go.  Luckily, this year cousin Emerson wanted to go too so we ventured down!  The boys had a blast and we will definitely be going back next year!  I tried to get some cute pics of the boys at their displays before we went in but I only got on decent picture because they were too excited to get in there and start playing.  My pictures aren't always perfect and I don't always have the best subjects and the second picture is a perfect example of that.  Sometimes I feel like it's a miracle if I get a good picture of these two!

Luke was on sensory overload from the second we walked in.  He started screaming about all the cool stuff he wanted to do and before I knew it he was running a million different directions.  I can't tell you how many times I would look up and realize he was gone again.  This little boy scares me to death and I am always sure I am going to lose him.  

There is so much to do there and we couldn't do everything sadly.  However, we did do the carpet slide, duck races, pillow trampoline, corn maze, cow ride, playground, and so much more than I can't even remember.  The one attraction we missed was the corn sand box and yet we still have kernels of corn falling out of the stroller.  Emerson and Luke could have stayed at the duck races all night but Brods wanted to get to the playground!  We had fun night and can't wait for next year!

Haunted Gingerbread Houses

When I saw this haunted gingerbread house kit at Target I knew the boys would love it!  They were so excited when I showed it to them that night.  Luke thought it was so cool that they each got more than one house to decorate.  

Luke was all over this activity and dove right in squeezing frosting everywhere and dumping on the candy!  He felt so cool being able to use the frosting bag.  Luke is growing up so much and it breaks my heart.  I want him to stay my little guy forever!  Lukers also knew right from the beginning that the candy was good to eat!

Brody is still young and it took him a while to figure out we were using candy to decorate with.  He loved sticking the candies on and then taking them off and moving them around.  About halfway through Brody finally got a lick of his fingers and he couldn't believe what he had been missing out on!  Brody is obsessed with pumpkins this Halloween and he wanted every pumpkin on his house.  He didn't really care for the rest of candy but wanted those pumpkins.  Being the little helper that he is Brody enjoyed mixing the bowls of candy together!  

Normally I am very neat and clean but when it comes to project with my boys I like to just let them have fun!  They were covered in frosting and a complete sticky mess by the time we were done but they were happy and had a great time so it was worth it!  They probably would have decorated all night  if I hadn't torn them away for baths!  

Soccer Star

If you thought Luke loved soccer in the Spring you should have seen him in the Fall.  One day this little guy scored seven goals!  He loved it and took it very serious!  The other kids didn't really pay attention to the score or care who won, but Luke was all over it.  

The first game of the season was a bit stressful because we realized that his shinguards and cleats had been boxed up in the storage unit.  Since you couldn't locate anything in the unit we had to run to a few different stores to find soccer cleats still in stock.  When we finally move out of the storage unit it will be like Christmas all over again!

Mark was a substitute coach for about three games and Luke thought that was pretty cool.  When the game was over Mark would be sweating to death and said he was more tired doing that than his mountain bike ride earlier that day.  

Luke always had lots of support from his grandparents, aunts, uncles, and Brods.  Brody was such a good brother to sit and watch Luke play.  During half time Brody loved going out on the field and kicking the ball around!

All season long Mark told Luke that only the teams that scored a lot of goals would get a medal at the end of the season.  Luke desperately wanted a medal and he worked so hard each game.  After the games he would ask us if we thought they were going to get their medals.  He was so happy to finally get his medal after the last game.  The medal even flashed lights and changed colors.  Luke was thrilled!  All of his hard work had paid off!