Our little Lion

Happy Halloween!! I am posting this first picture in honor of my brother Robert and his beautiful wife Tiffany- they are getting ready to celebrate their first anniversary in another month!!Here is our pumpkin- if only we had been able to be home 1 evening this week so we could have lit it up on our porch- we are sooo busy!!
After a short nap- We were ready to start the trick or treating! Tallon and Mommy met up with Aunt Aron, Uncle Collin and Makgill and Clara Beth and off we went!

First stop- Nana's house- she had yummy pumpkin sugar cookies for the kids... along with some choclate! Tallon was a little timid at first- not sure why mommy wanted him to hold his bucket but he quickly caught on as soon as Nana handed him some candy!

LiLi's home! The kids had a blast going thru LiLi's candy jar (on the floor) and taking HUGE handfulls of chocolate to add to their buckets!! LiLi also gave Tallon a YUMMY sugar cookie and cupcake!

LiLi with all her grandkids! We are so blessed to have such hands- on Grandparents for Tallon to know!

Aunt Aron and Clara Beth!

Next- we split up and Tallon and I headed home to pick up Daddy and head over to Nana and Papa's home for some trick or treating!

Tallon scanning the countertop for the candy!

Such a sweet boy- he shared his m and m's with Bama!

I wanted to grab a picture of Tallon with his great-grandparents-- tallon was not thrilled!

but, he did sit still for a picture with Daddy and Papa!

hey- Papa has my tail!

next thing we know- Bama jumps up next to Papa so what does Tallon do-----
runs over and climbs up next to Bama- This kid LOVES animals and he is a HUGE fan of BAMA!

We headed to our next stop- around the corner.... to Mimi and Pop's house- they were waiting- ready to see the little lion. Check this video out.

Tallon- the happy little lion (Thanks to all that chocolate!)

Whenever someone would ask Tallon about his Lion costume- he would point to the outfit and say "Mimi got me" - sooo cute!

hmmm... what ya got there Mimi?

Candy- YUMMY!

We love our little lion!!

One last picture before we head to the Patterson's for the Party!
We had a blast seeing all the kids from our small group dressed up and hanging out!! I think all the chocolate that he had been eating for the last hr and a half was kicking in!!! Check our Aron and Collin's blog for fun pictures from the party!! I remember seeing many of these kiddos last yr in their costumes and than to see them this year- all 1 year older! what a blessing to have Friends to Enjoy these days with!

FIRE TRUCKS!

We went to storytime 2 weeks ago and they read a story about firemen ( which THRILLED Tallon- he sat and listened to that story, but once they started reading another story about a bear- Tallon quickly found something else to entertain him). We left storytime the proud owner of a fireman's hat which Tallon loved! It is Fire safety month so last Saturday as we are on my way to my parent's house, we pass the firestation and see that they are having an "open house"- complete with firetrucks for the kids to climb on and touch, the ladder was all the way up, and a bounce slide and house! So... we picked my mom up and headed to the firestation. Tallon had a blast- pretending to drive the trucks, climbing in and out of the trucks and of course- going down the slide and jumping in the bounce house! I even managed to get Mimi into the bounce house slide with Tallon!!! so once again- we left the firestation with our 2nd fireman hat of the week! ( unfortunately this one is now broken)!

then, Tallon came home from Mothers morning out last Monday and what did he have- a white fireman's hat! The firetruck had come to his school for the kids to see, play and learn about fire safety!

What a fantastic week for a little boy who LOVES trucks!!!

THANKS

Several guys were kind enough to spend their Friday afternoon a few weeks ago helping us MOVE, so as a THANK YOU to the guys and their families, we had everyone over for a taco bar one Sunday evening ( compliments of Moe's- you never know when placing your business card in what you might win... a taco bar for 10!! PERFECT for our get together). I made some chicken nuggets and had some grapes for the kiddos and although we missed Collin, Aron, Makgill and Clara Beth- we had a fantastic evening hanging out with Steve and Rebecca (and little Leah- who will make her debut in December), Brandon, Jessica, Parson and Lilah, Jeremy, Courtney and Olivia, Bryan, Kristin, Anna (and Little Sadie- also arriving in December). I absolutely LOVE our backyard and already look forward to many more fun times hanging out back there!! Thanks for coming everyone and more importantly- THANKS FOR HELPING US MOVE!!!
Tallon and Lilah enjoyed sharing the chair, reading together and playing. Sooo cute!

FunDayGo

Tallon was not too thrilled about having to wait to go down the slide, but mommy wanted a picture first!!

Reeves is at a conference in Atlanta for 3 days/ 2 nights so Tallon and I have been planning lots of "activities" to keep this little boy's mind off of Daddy!!! We had a great day yesterday- mothers morning out so I cleaned our home and then nap and than Olivia came over for dinner and play time while her mommy and daddy had a date night. Olivia and Tallon get along soo well and compliment each other perfectly... Tal is laid back, quiet, loves trucks, Olivia is a very energetic and happy child and she loves to dance, read and color, although she often chooses baby over trucks!

We had a new bounce house place open in Florence about 2 months ago and Tallon and I had yet to visit it, so I figured today would be a great day to try it out. You pay one price and can come and go all day long. Let me tell- I was a little leary- $6.50 and would it really entertain my toddler?!!

YES YES YES!! We spent over 2 hrs this morning playing, bouncing, sliding and grabbed lunch, took a nap and then headed back to FunDayGo for another hour and a half! Tallon was ABSOLUTELY exhausted tonight after his big day of running, climbing and bouncing!! we are definitely going to be going back sometime in the future. I love that this place helped Tal and I play and interact together... it did not just entertain him... It allowed for imagination and play while we talked about colors and jumping and as I carried him up the very high slides (note to moms- if your child is short and young- they can not quite reach the steps so be prepared for a workout!!! . So thanks for a FUN morning Courtney and Olivia!! We love you guys and treasure your friendship!

Check out the slide and there was another set of slides among 10 or 11 other different bouncy places to run and play and crawl thru! Sorry I dont have pictures of those but they were cool and fun!! I was just having to keep up with my FAST son- as soon as we would go thru one slide- he would hop off and run to the next one!!!