Family Pictures

Poor Peyton had never gone to have his picture taken! Yes, the third child syndrome! We went on November 13 to have family pictures and all the kids pictures taken. They came out great for having 3 kids! Preston did absolutely awesome! He had so many great pictures, we had trouble deciding which ones to get! Paul would not smile! In fact, he tried his hardest to hide the smile when they made him laugh. They took 140 pictures and Paul smiled in a total of 4! Ahhhhhhhhhh! Stubborn child! Peyton was uneasy at first, but after the group family shot, he warmed up and did excellent. He smiled for all of the rest of the pictures, until the very end when they were in polo shirts. And, that is because he was so tired at that point! Our appointment was for 7, but there was a wreck on the interstate so all the appoinments before us were late and we couldn't start our shoot until about 7:45, so that kind of messed us at in the end! Oh well, I am grateful that they did as well as they did despite that! Here are some pictures!

Mr. & Mrs. Raul Flores

Jennie's reheasal dinner was on Thursday night, November 5 and the wedding was on Friday, November 6, in New Orleans at the Academy of the Sacred Heart Chapel. The rehearsal dinner was awesome, great food, good friends, and a happy bride and groom! Thursday night, I stayed at Racheal's apartment in New Orleans because I had to be back in New Orleans the next morning for the wedding. Thank you so much Racheal! Jenny, Jennifer, and Hana picked me up from Racheal's and we got to the hotel where Jennie was so calm it was scary! Haha....she was sooooooooo ready! She didn't seem nervous or anything, except excited! Yayyyyy! We spent the day getting ready; hair, make-up, & a lot of laughs with some good friends that I had not seen in a long time. My mom was there a little early too because she was the photographer; can't wait to see the pictures! Of course, she doesn't let me see any until Jennie and Raul do, such a professional!

The wedding was absolutely beautiful. Jennie looked gorgeous and Raul looked so handsome. The father and mother of the bride were also looking their best! It was just perfect! We had a great time at the reception as well! I can't say too much more than that! Congratulations Jennie and Raul! Your love for each other was so touching! I swear, you are both just radiant, wonderful, loving people and I love you both so much! It was an honor to be a part of your big day!

Me and my mom at the rehearsal dinner

Halloween

This year Paul was spiderman, Preston was a fireman, Peyton was pooh bear, and Toby was a fire dog! Paul said he couldn't breathe with his mask on, so Mommy painted his face for him and he was laughing so hard at himself in the mirror at first! He loved it! We went trick-or-treating in the neighborhood again, but this time Mommy dressed up with them, well, "dressed up" just a little by wearing pink hair and going for a "rocker" woman look! Paul said, "Mommy you look pretty with your pink hair. I like your pink hair." Preston said, "Mommy looks beautiful." How sweet is that!?! I love my boys! We had a great time and Paul was the one who was so shy to say anything, but Preston was so comfortable and so good this year about saying, "happy halloween," "thank you," and "trick-or-treat." It was cute! And, before we left to go trick-or-treat, Daddy carved a pumpkin with the boys and they LOVED it!

Paul and Preston's Halloween parties at school!

The boys had their halloween parties on Friday, October 30. It was different this year because their parties were at the same time in 2 different classrooms. I guess it will continue to be like this since we now have 2 kids back to back at the same school! Mommy and Daddy kept switching rooms back and forth so we could both see both of the boys! Paul's class was singing, while Preston's class had their treats handed out to them, then they both were eating at the same time in the different rooms. Even Peyton had a great time playing with the toys in Preston's classroom! They came home with a lot of candy and treats and had a great time!

Landon Connor Wade has arrived!

My cousin Kristen and her husband Sean welcomed their first child, a boy, on Monday, October 26. Landon Wade was born at 8:30 pm and weighed 6 lbs 14 oz and was 19 3/4" long. Both Mommy and baby are doing great! We are all so excited to add another little handsome baby boy to our family. Grandma and Grandpa are now the proud great-grandparents of 5 great-grandsons and 1 great-granddaughter! I had watched Brooke the day her little cousin was born and she was so excited, but of course she didn't want to express that as much when I grabbed the camera! Here is a video I shot on Monday as we awaited the news of Landon's arrival! (Yes, apparently to my kids Aunt Kristen is "Aunt Christmas!" And, please excuse the shaky video, but Preston was all over me while I was filming!)

Landon Connor Wade

Landon and his daddy

Congratulations to Kristen and Sean on the arrival of your beautiful baby boy Landon Connor Wade!!! We can't wait to meet him!

Boo at the Zoo

Yesterday we went to "Boo at the Zoo" with Aunt Nikki, Brock, and Brooke! The kids got to wear their costumes and go through different areas to "trick-or-treat" and get candy as we walked through the zoo and saw all the animals. It was really fun for them and so cute to watch! This was our first year we were able to go and we are all so glad we did! Thank you for inviting us Aunt Nikki!

Pumpkin Patch Field Trip

This past Monday on October 19, Paul & Preston's school took a field trip to the pumpkin patch in Hammond. It was just like last year, but not as crowded this time, so they got to do a few more activities, like racing the ducks in the water, jumping on the big blow up jumper thing, and swinging on the swings! They still got to "milk" the cow, pick out their pumpkins, get their faces painted, pet the animals in the petting zoo, and basically run wild and let out some energy! And this year, Peyton was able to play in the pumpkin patch too, so that was so cute to see at his age! Keely and Kate joined us again which is always so nice for us. Thank you for coming and we hope you had a great time! Here are some pictures of our fun day with the pumpkins: