carving pumpkin and trick or treat

Before the trick or treating, we carved our pumpkin!!! Gates HATED the insides of the pumpkin.

Gates was a Texas Tech cheerleader.

I am hoping for some better pics from the women with the B.A. cameras.

Brandon and Gatesy trick-or-treating

cheerleader

Happy Anniversary!

We went for 2 nights to Ft. Lauderdale for our 5th anniversary. Just a relaxing fun time to spend together!

mallie and brandon That's right, it is a man in a speedo thong. yuck!

pretty beach

Trip to Lubbock

Last weekend we had our annual trip up to Lubbock. We had a big turn out this year, and as always it is a very nice weekend and fun to catch up with everyone!

Ryan and Mason. Katie, Mallie, Jennifer, Jenny

Mark and Steve

Katie and Jason

The coolest bus ever. double kegarator on the inside and the spout is on the outside!

Mallie and Missy

Jenny, Jennifer, Katie

Patch number 2

A week or so ago, we met the Fletchers at the pumpkin patch in Colleyville... What's that? another pumpkin patch? Yes! That is what you do with kids in the month of October!!! They love them. Gates was diggin' the Hay Maze!

Hudson and Gates running all over.

ahhhh

Thanks Trent for helping a girl out! She loves to drive tractors!

Hudson was a little worried about his daddy pushing Gates.

It is like the prince climbing up the tower to help the princess... ;)

And I am noticing that there are no pictures of Brandon here. He was there, and he was having a fun time!!! I will catch him in patch action soon!!!

Pumpkin Patch #1

These are from a couple of weeks ago. Cute huh? Gates and Hudson sitting in the pumpkins.

Okay, here is the situation. Let me paint a picture for you, and at the end tell me if you would be shocked...
Brandon, his mom, Gates and myself went to lunch today at Fuddrucker's. We got there at 11:00. We go there because it is kid friendly. We are enjoying our lunch and chitchatting. Gates (who is 18 months old) let out some squeals. Now, I will admit it is annoying and loud, but she is a baby and cannot talk... So this man and his two teenager sons sat down at a table next to us. At one point the man looked at us and said "shit" Brandon said, "What's that Buddy".... He continued the entire meal acting annoyed. Lots of kids were there. So we were leaving, and I just went over and gently (although I was mad and it wasn't all that kind) said, "I am so sorry for the noise, I guess you have never had kids." His response... are you ready?? "I have kids, and I also have a belt, you have to discipline your kids!!!!
I have never been so shocked!!!

Brandon and I took Gatesy to the arboretum. It is beautiful!!! They have a million pumpkins and it is way beyond magnificently done for fall. Meggan and I went back two days later, but I need to upload those pics. Here are two pictures from when we went on September 28th.
Look forward to seeing many more pumpkin pictures. We have already been to one patch, and heading to another one on Tuesday.