Uncle Jeff turned 40

October was a BUSY month, so I am just now getting some things posted. My brother turned 40 on October 13th, but was in town for a visit on the 20th, so we had a small celebration at our house. The hot tub was on and the kids went swimming. And those crazy children were swimming in the big pool too-- which was about 70 degrees. That is the wonderful thing about being a kid, you just aren't aware of how crazy swimming in that cold of water really is.
Anyway, it was a good visit, and I still can't believe he is 40 AND a grandpa.

Truett helped blow out the candle.

Jeff, Denaee and Mimi went shopping for some Halloween costumes and Jeff came up with this crazy wig, and Denaee came up with a witch costume, but had fish net stockings too, which she didn't want to take off. Should we be worried about this???

Swimming in mid-October. Only in Texas...

Old Tyme Days (& my 1st 5K)

I was certain that Truett would be able to start the military helicopter if allowed to touch the buttons!

We went to Hutto's annual town festival called Old Tyme Days on Saturday. I really like being able to walk from our house to a festival. Anyway- Artie hung out with us after he spent the night before at our house. This made Truett very happy because he hasn't been able to get much "Artie Time" since Artie started kindergarten.

Checking out the hot-rods.

And here is the proof. I completed my 1st 5K. I had two goals: to run the entire time, and not come in last. I accomplished both of my goals and finished in 31 minutes. And thanks to Jennifer for slowing her pace and running with me!

Another funny thing.... I obviously registered us well in advance of everyone else, as we were numbers 1 and 2. I decided that stood for pee-pee and poo-poo, and of course, I ended up being poo-poo!

Owen decided to "ride" on this human powered whirly-gig thing. I don't think it was that exciting, and he didn't even get dizzy (so he says).

Texas VS Oklahoma

This year marked the 10 year anniversary of our engagement. The whole family took off for Dallas to take in the fair and watch the football game. Which turned out not to go in my favor, as Texas lost 28-20 to those Sooners! But the way I see it, the year we got engaged, I sat thru a 64-3 loss, so this was an improvement. However, I didn't get any diamonds this year... so that was a bummer. ;-)
Meemaw and Grandpa drove from Oklahoma to watch the boys, and the boys LOVED staying in the hotel, which they kept calling "the apartment". It was a fun weekend.

We also went to the Fort Worth Zoo and had a great time. The weather was absolutely perfect, and the boys loved seeing all the animals. Of course Truett acted as if he should have been put in a cage, but that makes the experience all the better, right?

Actually, Truett's favorite part seemed to be the snakes, lizards, and crocodiles. And Owen seemed to like it all.

Getting to touch a stingray, starfish, and sea snail.

The haircut

So Owen asked to be bald, and this is as short as I could go. Which is still a gaurd 4 on top! He has been asking for weeks, and I made him wait until school pictures were taken. He looks so different, and I was actually sad to cut off his blonde curls. Guess there will be many of these times in the future, but I still like to think of him as my "baby", so it was difficult. Wonder what I will do when he asks for a tattoo or piercing? YIKES!

And we have already decorated for Halloween here at our house. The boys were gettting into the crates and dressing up, so here are a few pictures. We actually have a light-up vulture on the mantle. Seemed fitting since we have watched 2 baby vultures being born right next to our house.

I love Halloween!

Truett's 1st Soccer Game.

Well, in 90% humidity, after we got 7 inches of rain just 3 days prior, Truett competed in his very first soccer game. HE DID AWESOME. I was worried that he might just lolly-gag around and wonder off the field, but he did not. He was serious, and ready to play. He scored several goals (not that they keep score at this age) and was beaming with big smiles and a red, sweaty face.
And after last weeks indecision about what the team name should be, the coach decided to name the team the Fantastic Four.

Here is big brother watching under the shade of an umbrella.

Leaving home for the game.

Truett Starts Soccer!

Well, after watching his big brother play for 2 years, Truett is finally old enough to play on a soccer team! He had his first practice last night. There is one girl and 3 boys on the team, and the biggest problem was trying to decide on a team name. Truett wanted to be called the road runners and the girl wanted to be called Strawberry Shortcake, and another boy wanted to be named Batman. So... it is still undecided at this point, and it should be interesting when the decision is made.
But Truett did great. Hopefully he will like playing soccer as much as Owen does-- because it sure burns off some of that wild little boy energy!

Wolf Spider

So we caught a wolf spider near a potted plant in our backyard. I'm not sure the pictures give it justice-- because the thing seemed bigger than a full sized cat if you ask me.
And I didn't know it was called a wolf spider until we researched images to find out what kind of spider it was. But I knew the bumps on the back end of it were it's babies! Owen kept begging to hold it and I kept telling him he couldn't. Well, from what I have read, they bite, and are poisonous. I guess that is one trip to the Emergency Room we avoided. Anyway- we kept it in the jar until B.O.B. got home to see it and then the boys let it go. I'm just hoping that big spider is now doing some good and eating up some pesty ants or something.