Reasoning skills.....

I know I just blogged a couple of Halloween pics and I still have some corn-maze outings to add, BUT I had to throw this in quick. You know how cute toddlers can be and you just have to write these cute things down before you forget them. I can't imagine what it's going to be like with 2. It'll be hard to keep up with their cuteness.

A couple of things :
First- Nana (carver) bought this little "treasure box" (as Ethan refers to it). Ethan carries it around and collects his "treasures". However today it was more than just a "treasure box". Nathan came home for lunch, which he RARELY gets to do. While he and I were just sitting on the couch chatting about this and that we noticed our little "E-tom" was loading up his treasure box. He continued to close it up and grab it by the handle and walk up the stairs........we then said, "Ethan, where are you going?" Then very confidently he responded ," I'm going to work." Ha ha ha we got such a good laugh. The interesting thing about it is Nathan doesn't even carry a brief-case to work. He has a back pack he uses when going to school but that's all. It's so interesting what children will observe and how they'll understand it and apply it in their lives.

Second- I was in Target the other day picking up a few things and Ethan, who refuses to sit in the correct children spot where I can buckle him in, has to be in the back where I put groceries etc. It's ok though we have a good system, he stays close enough to hold my hand. So we were on our way out of target, going toward the exit door and we noticed something.



There was another mother close to us about my age getting her purse and things together. She had a little baby in a car seat in her shopping cart and another little boy around 3 or so, his name was Derek. The reason we knew his name is b/c he was running ahead of her trying to escape. She was not ready to go and he was obviously disobeying. She kept yelling his name, "Derek, wait for mommy" "Derek, you need to stop". We passed them slowly, Ethan observing the whole thing very calmly. As we get to the door, right before we walked out he pointed to Derek and yelled out, "Time-out". ha ha ha I was so embarrassed I felt bad for her, and I know she heard as well as Derek my little boy disciplining him. So we left. Ethan knows about time out. We don't have to use it very often with him, he really is a good boy, I feel very blessed. He's a very calm, easy going child, however he has had a time out or two. He's also started this game with Nathan. Whenever Nathan will do something that Ethan doesn't like .....for example if he takes him to the bathroom for bath time or starts to clean up his toys for bed time he'll get this smirk on his face and say, "time out daddy". ha ha Even though he'll laugh about it he does respect time out, he knows to behave so he doesn't have to do it often.....but he is a toddler.
I just love watching him learn and grow and to see how smart he is. Having children is such a wonderful blessing, not to sound corny but it's the truth. We are so lucky that we get these perfect little spirits and we get to take care of them and help them. No one is a perfect parent, including me. I'm glad Ethan is patient with me while I'm learning too.

SUPERMAN RETURNS

Pumpkin fun.....

We finally got around to carving a pumpkin! We wanted to wait to do it as a family, but it didn't work out. Nathan has just been crazy busy with school and work. I feel so bad for him. It is too bad that he's responsible for going to school FULL time and work FULL time and have a family FULL time all at the same time... I couldn't pull it off. We admire him so much for all he does and still manages to be so successful with work and get A's in school. We think he's so awesome!!! Anyway after that little tribute to Nathan.....we'll get to pumpkins. So we let Ethan pick out a pumpkin, of course he wanted a big one, why not? So here's just a few pictures of our carving experience. Here's the before picture, he's checking it out, studying it.....

I think here he's starting to like the pumpkin and getting attached.....






Here's him after me telling him we're going to cut the pumpkin up.....I think he was a little nervous, thinking he would lose his new friend : )










Now he's starting to get the idea.









And we get to work!


















Here's Ethan's "work/concentration" face.....interestingly enough his daddy makes the same face when working on projects, ha ha. Like father like son right?
















All finished!!!!! I asked him, "what do you think E?" and he said, "wow" (his wow face)

Here's his proud face. I think he felt like he accomplished something huge....even though he did have lots of help from mommy.


I just had to take everyone on a play by play so you could see all of Ethan's animated faces... He just keeps me laughing. He has so much personality and is so cute I had to share. We had a great time! (more Halloween pictures to come)

So behind....

You'll have to forgive me.........
I really admire those friends of mine who keep up to date with their blogs. I've been so bad......I'm just going to blame it on pregnancy and being tired : ) Also we just cannot find our camera anywhere. I'm going crazy without it, I'm a big picture taker. You know how it is, we've just finished up unpacking and a little decorating, it must have been put in the wrong place and I'm just missing it. OR a cute little helper thought it belonged maybe in a place it doesn't.

Fall is my favorite season, I just love it and it's starting to get really pretty here. The leaves are changing, the tempature is definately changing and it's time for bundling up. Of course my heart belongs in Texas but I would absolutely love to come to Utah every fall and winter, that is if we do ending up moving back to Tex. You just don't have falls like this back home. As you can see we finally got some new family pictures taken. Not the most flattering time for me to take pictures though being 7 and a half months preg. OH well I wanted to get a professioanl pic done before "baby-sister" gets here.

Oh I almost forgot I have to mention a few cute things Ethan has done. He started saying "of course"....in the cutest way, of course. I'll have to get a video of him saying it it's too cute. I'll ask him, "Ethan do you think you can do clean up now?" and in the sweetest voice he'll say, "Of course Mama". So cute my heart just melts. He has also started to say, "Oh I see"....again you have to hear his sweet voice. "Ethan it's about time for your bath, let's get ready for bath-time," ......"oh I see". Ha ha, my mom was here for conference and she noticed him saying it, she just got a real kick out of it. I told her is that cute or what, I don't know where he gets it from. Then later on she pointed out a few times I said the same thing. I guess I didn't ever notice, except it's not nearly as cute when I say it. Ha ha, goes to show you they do just pick up on everything you say, "Of course".