Walker Rides a Bike!

Tyson might kill me for this photo, but I thought it was cute of Walker and all of his pads. :)

I hate that this is so blurry- look at that look of determination on Walker's face!

Are you watching me mama?  Such a mama's boy!

Here he goes!

And down he falls.

Jake had to be photographed, too.

Pouty face after his fall.

He finally got it!

Ok, this video is kind of funny.  I was filming Walker as I stood right in front of a tree.  Low and behold, what happens?  Walker hits the tree!  Just listen for the gasp and crash.  Hahaha!  (By the way, he was fine.  He definitely took a chunk out of the tree, though).


Tyson had Saturday afternoon off since UCF had a bye, so we made use of his time home and taught Walker to ride his bicycle.  It took about an hour, a few tears, and at least a dozen of crashes, but Walker finally got the hang of it.  By the next day (today), he was able to ride almost the whole length (about 50 yards) of the semi-circle in front of our house all by himself!  He still needs help getting started, though, but that will come with time.  I'm so proud of Walker!! :)

Jake's Fun Run

 The little brothers came to cheer on their big brother.

 And the clappy stick things turned into swords immediately....

 ...even for the 1 year old.

 Here comes Jake's class!

 There's my boy!!

 Jake (Mr. Snaggle tooth) spots us.

 The kids were getting their laps marked on the back of their shirts.  They take this fun run very seriously.  Ha!

 It was so stinkin' hot, Jake (well, and most all of the kids) looked like he was going to puke.  I hate living Florida.  The Sunshine State is overrated.

He made it!

Some Footage of Anderson

 This is Anderson calling "dada."  He also knows how to talk to Siri on my phone...at 1.

This boy loves to be up on the sofa.  He will use anything anyway to be able to climb up there himself.

This video is from a few weeks ago when he was starting to walk more than crawl.  Yes, he stills crawls.  As soon as my other two boys figured out how to walk, they were almost immediately done with crawling.  Anderson, on the other hand, refuses to give up crawling.  Maybe he thinks he is safer from his brothers if he is lower to the ground?  Hahaha.

 
Who doesn't love to hear a baby belly laugh?  :)

Jake's Character Parade and Halloween

 Jake's 1st grade class

 Jake and Mrs. Winemiller

 Katelyn, Mary, Brady, Daniel, DJ, Jake, and Walker

The whole trick or treating crew

Ok, so I'm really over Halloween, so I'll keep this brief.  Last Friday, Jake's class had their book character parade.  Walker was at school and Anderson was with my friend, so I was able to spend some time with my biggest boy and his class.  After the parade, we went back to the classroom for some games and crafts.  I love being able to go into Jake's classroom as much as I am.  What an awesome school he goes to!

Halloween night, we went to Jeanne's house for her annual Halloween party followed by trick or treating.  The night was a little chaotic for me since I had all 3 by myself (Tyson was in Connecticut with the team) and one big boy who wanted to run ahead with the big kids, one little boy who was slower than Christmas going house to house, and one baby in a stroller.  We survived, but we're definitely going to have to come up with a different strategy next year.  Whew!  The kids had a blast, though, and that's what's most important. (And Tyson did get to take the boys trick or treating Thursday night to a few of our neighbors' houses just so he could experience it with them). :)

Trunk or Treat

 Ninja, Robin, and the silver Power Ranger

 Walker's buddies- Colin, Dalton, and Grant

 Jake's buddies- Jackson, Parker, and Parker's little sis, Stella

 Dalton's sister and Jake's friend, Brook

 Quinn, the blue Power Ranger

 I think I like the picture above this one where I'm cut in half.  Ha!

 Batman (Luke) and Robin

Robin x 2

Our church had trunk or treat this past Wednesday, and what drama it was beforehand!  While Anderson took his afternoon nap, I got ready for trunk or treat.  I dressed up last year and the boys loved it, so this year I decided to dress up again.  And this year, I decided to be....my husband!  I had one of his outfits, a whistle, and a bald head mask.  The bald head was not easy to put on, but I sprayed my hair down and glued the thing to my head; I have to admit, it was pretty awesome.  The boys hated it, though, and begged me to take it off from the second that they saw it.  I refused to since it was glued to my head, after all.  But when Anderson woke up from his nap and got one look at me, he screamed bloody murder and would not stop.  I had no choice but to take the bald head off.  I was so disappointed...especially when Anderson didn't stop screaming even after I took it off.  I don't know what was wrong with the kid, but he was a nightmare.  He screamed for about 3 hours straight.

*I should probably mention that Anderson had been sick last weekend with a fever and sore throat.  The doctor said his throat looked really bad, so he definitely had some sickness going on.  Well, and he's getting all four molars in at once.  Poor kid.

Anyways, Anderson was so inconsolable that I could barely get him into costume.  I had already tried an Uncle Si from Duck Dynasty costume on him earlier in the week, but just as I thought, he ripped it off immediately.  I literally threw together another costume, an oompa loompa, but as soon as he saw me coming with the pants and suspenders, he wasn't having it.  This little boy has to be my most stubborn and strong-willed child yet...yikes!  Luckily, I have tons of the boys' old costumes stashed in my closet, so I grabbed the Robin costume and rushed out the door.  

Had the older two boys not been so excited about going to Trunk or Treat, I would have thrown in the towel and not gone.  Whew!  Who knew Halloween could be such drama? 

Walker's Character Parade

 My Power Ranger left his mask in his class room.  He was still smiling, though.  Always.

 Walker and his latest BFF, Grant.

 Walker's class.  The little soccer player in the front is Emilia, our car pool buddy and another of Walker's BFFs.