September Wrap-Up

September was a good month for us. The weather was absolute perfection and introduced fall in a spectacular way. With Grandma Cindy’s and Haley Hill’s visit (she is actually still here!), we got a little taste of home, which always helps us through the months between Utah trips.

Labor Day

We started out the month with a fun Labor Day weekend spent at Robert Moses Beach, where we had gone while Aunt Brigitte, Caden and Leah were here. We (the boys and I) always do fun things without Dad when visitors come, so we decided he either has to come, or we have to make a separate trip so he can experience the same fun things. He had never been to the beaches on Long Island and this was our perfect chance before the fall crispness set in.

These are some of Thad’s views during our 1.5 hour drive to the beach.
He is so funny!

It was a beautiful, relaxing afternoon to spend with our boys.

Thad is still pretty afraid of the water which makes me sad, but hopefully we can get him in some swimming lessons soon because I don’t want it to be an ongoing problem.
He was a good sport and played with Dad in the shallow water for most of the afternoon.
Wes wasn’t a huge fan of the all day beach thing, as he can’t nap too well at the beach anymore, but he did pretty darn good and we were able to get a good 5 hours in at the beach.

These boys LOVE being together.
I love being with them.
I wish every weekend was Labor Day weekend.

My boys just got cuter as the month went on and we had some fun taking pictures doing nothing.

I tried doing a photo shoot with this guy…wasn’t going so well as you can see the bluriness of the picture…

So brother thought he would jump in and help out.
Not very helpful.

But it made for a cute brothers picture.

And we were finally able to get a somewhat clear picture.
Better luck next time!

This is the beautiful weather I was speaking of.
It allowed us to go to the park and hang out for a few hours with no complaints from anyone.

“Let’s exercise, Mom!!”

I love his face. So much.

Not much can beat some bath time babes.
I try to shower Thad, but he is scared of the water hitting his face, so he always opts for a bath with Wes.
Sometimes it’s annoying that he is scared and cries about showering, but these guys won’t always want to bathe together, and it’s just so cute right now so I will take what I can get.

Just our chubby baby not attempting to crawl or move in any way.

And just being a cute Aggie fan!

Just a sneak peek into October 31!

Angie and Vess came to NYC, so of course we went in to visit, and on our way we tried to capture a picture of those toothy teeth!
It took a few tries…

But I think we got a pretty good one.

Thad was such a good helper getting subway tickets with dad.

After dinner and walking through a street festival in Little Italy, we ended our night at one of our favorite places in SoHo.
Thanks for the fun night, Pearsons, you really wore us out!

I think Brian was even able to get a little shut eye on this ride.

Thad went to a FABULOUS party for his friend Alex and had a wonderful time!

Emily had all sorts of building and construction activities going on and ALL of the kids were in heaven.
Thad and Alex are such fun friends. They just get each other and I sure love that Thad has a good friend.
Emily has twins and she always says that they are like having twins because they get along so well and can entertain each other for hours.
I love little boys!

Another wonderful thing that came out of the party is this hat.
He loves this hat and wore it 3 days straight after the party.
I think he a is very handsome construction worker!

Just eating breakfast in the hat the next morning before church.

Emily taught Joyschool the following Monday and taught about bugs, so he sported his awesome spider necklace for a few days too.
So great!

Here is Alex again on our apple picking expedition.
Each year we have gone to some sort of farm, but we have never actually picked apples.
We finally went with our fun new play group, and it was an absolute fabulous time!

These boys had a blast together!
It for sure wouldn’t have been the same without another 3-year old there with him.

In fact, while picking apples, he kicked around with Emily and Alex most of the time as I was trying to navigate an $18 stroller through rocks, hills and fallen apples with a 23 lb baby in tow.

Good thing he is super cute, because it was totally worth it.

Thad was totally strong and carried his bag while completely full with apples.
He is one tough cookie.
Also, please notice the spider necklace.

Fun Fall pictures!

I tried to get one with brother.
Not so successful.

And we’ll sign off with a semi-successful picture of the three of us.
I guess Wes’ smile will make up for Thad’s lack of eye contact.
Love them both so much!