fall {twenty-eleven}

it's fall {twenty-eleven}...and in two days we are entering the month of December already...WOW! as i shared last night on my photography blog {they say 'time flies'} i really don't understand why the days, week, months, years go by so quickly.  here we are with our Mason on the edge of turning 2 and Levi just turned 4 months.  and with time passing us by at the blink of an eye...its time for family pictures again! ...of course, you know me...i can't resist a few photographs.  AND i can't resist one of my favorite photographers...Tiffani Sunshine...who has over the past 3.5 years captured our family + our journey in life...{an engagement, wedding, maternity x 2 AND family x 2}...she's amazing.  so here are a few photos that i have chosen to share with you...i hope you enjoy my beautiful family as MUCH as i do.

  

a little farm fun

This afternoon we headed to the farm for a little fun!  Andy got home from work early + wanted to do a little work on some tree stands...so an afternoon family outing it was.  Of course Mason was ready to 'work', 'farm', 'paw paw', 'tracty', 'granny', 'fun'...and his list of vocabulary rambling started.  Mason is an absolute hoot when it comes to going somewhere fun...like the farm.  He starts going through his vast vocabulary list, saying about every word he knows related to where we were going.  So away we went, for a few hours on the farm to cut limbs from tree stands + look at food plots.  AND OF COURSE, I brought my camera...+ had to take a few pictures on our little men!

Bebi is THREE months

Bebi is THREE months...I can't hardly believe it!  Where is the time going?!  I am in utter amazement at how fast time goes by as i am watching my two boys grow up.  Mason will be 2 in December AND Levi is already 3 months.  Like everyone says "they'll be in college before you know it"...and I BELIEVE it!  They are the absolute LOVES of my life + what a joy to watch them grow + share in this special time!  Levi is now smiling all of the time now + LOVES his big brother {his big brother is pretty darn fond of him too}!  He is also grabbing + pulling on toys AND even sitting up in his bumbo! This little man is also AMAZING his parents...he has slept through the night 5 nights in the last 10 days, of which...we are a 2 night running streak {maybe tonight will be night 3}!  He has been sleeping from 9-6 most nights!  GO BEBI!  You are making momma + daddy SO proud {our little Mason did not sleep through the night continuously until he was 10 MONTHS}!  So here he is...our BIG BOY...OUR BEBI at THREE MONTHS!

Puntin {Pumpkin} Carving

After a relaxing Sunday morning at home with the boys {minus me locking us out of the house} + a nice afternoon nap, we finally had a chance while Bebi was sleeping to carve ONE of our BIG pumpkins.  That is 'Puntin' in Masonisian.  M had lots of fun, a little too much I think. He wanted a kitty carved on the puntin, so we tried for a scary kitty!  Ha..take a look + tell us what you think!  We have not had a chance to light in the dark, but hopefully later this week when we have a chance to carve our other puntin!  Here are few pictures to highlight our puntin carving adventures!

 

Pickin' Totton!

I shared this post over on my photography blog but thought I would share it here as well.  This past week the boys + I headed out to the country filled with cotton fields {also known as 'totton' by Mr. Mason}.  It was an absolutely gorgeous fall day to be out with the most special 2 boys in the whole world! 

Trunk or Treat >> 2011

Trunk or Treat 2011 >> we had a blast last night at Main Street Baptist in Emporia with our cousin Bracey!  We had our little "do-da-do" {cock-a-doodle-do} + pea pod {aka :: pea-bop by big brother Mason}.  We had lots of fun at the cake-walk + won a beautiful box of cupcakes; we played mini-golf + basketball; went for a hayride + did the truck or treat!  This evening made for 2 VERY tired boys >> be-bop slept from 9:30-7 last night {too much partying}!  Now...today we are carving our BIG pumpkins...stay tuned...more pictures coming!

nothing better

nothing better...simply...than this little man! just spending time with momma on this beautiful fall afternoon while big brother M naps!  we had a busy morning with cleaning up the house, laundry, baking some cookies + hot apple cider, a play date with friends {Avery + Caleb} + lunch together.  mom + mason are off to a FUN 'thomas the train' birthday party for Liam AND then we are off to a fall cookout with friends for the evening.  we HEART this time of year. we are so blessed with so many great friends + family... + love spending our weekends together!