Friday, October 31, 2014

Festive Fall Activities..


We have enjoying the beautiful fall weather and trying to get outside as much as possible before it gets too cold.  Owen loves to play in the leaves and pretend to be Linus from Charlie Brown who runs and jumps...

For years I have been eying these pictures on Pinterest and have always wanted to accomplish this, well I finally did it.  If only my kids would cooperate and actually smile for a photo or two.

 The boys have been enjoying all of the playgrounds around town...





I think Grayson is trying to tell Owen no...

It didn't quite work....


My two climbers...

 Grayson has been learning to walk in all types of terrain....
 Neighborhood pileup on the slide...

We spent some time with Nena before she left for Arizona at our favorite lunch spot - Windy Corner...




We made spooky haunted houses with some friends...

We carved pumpkins...
How cute is Owen's apron?  - Thanks Mimi!



The finished products...


We had our last soccer game of the season...

I love these kiddos...

Owen received his first trophy - very exciting!




Thursday, October 30, 2014

Grayson is 1 - Part 2

A couple of weeks ago we had a small family birthday party for Grayson's first birthday.  It was a lot of fun to do a Fall/Halloween themed party.

I made a small pumpkin smash cake for Grayson...
And a spider cake for everyone in attendance...

Here are some pictures of the decor from the party...





Grayson loved having so many people to give him attention while he daintily ate a few bites of icing from his cake...




Then it was time to open presents...


Owen of course wanted to help, but some very nice family members got Owen some presents as well since his birthday was celebrated too...



Brad happened to be out of town on Grayson actual birthday so we celebrated as a family a day late.  We had our usual sprinkle pancakes and Grayson got to open a couple of presents from us.  


 Owen blew out Grayson's candle...
 And one of his own...
The day before Owen wrapped a present for Grayson that he picked out (or I directed him to) and bought with his own money at Target the day before.  He was so excited to wrap it and give it to Grayson he could hardly wait the day for Grayson to finally open it.  
Here is Owen wrapping the present...
PS.  Owen is wearing underwear - we are pretty much potty trained now, while at home.


Finished product...

Now it's time to unwrap....





 And then fight over the new toy...

What a fun and BUSY birthday month we have had at the Drapp house.  I can tell you one thing, I am exhausted and definitely glad we have a long break before we have another birthday party in our house.  

We went to the doctor today and got both boys checked out for their yearly appointments.  Here is what we found out...

Grayson - 1 year
weight:  21 lbs. 4 oz. (28th percentile)
height:  30 inches (57th percentile)

Owen - 3 years
weight:  29 lbs. 6 oz (24th percentile)
height:  36 3/4 inches (28th percentile)
BMI:  15.39 (29th percentile)