Carving Pumpkins

We have our big party on Saturday, but we had to do a little family pumpkin carving before the main event. Dusty performed his standard jack-o-lantern carving, while I attempted a more sophisticated carving. We had so much fun and Dillan wanted to get his hands dirty for about a second, then it was off to hang with his toys!

Dust getting ready to carve!

Dad and Dillan

Helping mommy with the scraper

Yummy....pumpkin seeds:)

Happy Halloween!

Mowing the lawn

Is that Lloyd Christmas?

Dillan putting his pumpkin next to ours

Our little family of pumpkins

Shout out for the self timer to capture

a family shot

All lit up

Disneyland

Dust and I have been saving up to get Disneyland passes for awhile now. We had them when we first got married, and it was so fun. Multiply that fun times a billion and that will sort of capture how fun it is to take Dillan. He just lights up when he sees Mickey Mouse and loves the rides...especially any ride where he can drive:) We went last Friday night and got a front row seat to the parade. Dillan wasn't sure at first because it was really loud, but as soon as he saw all his favorite characters from Mickey Mouse Clubhouse show he was a happy camper. He was dancing and waving and just LOVING the moment. What a blessing that we get to create these memories with Dillan. We will even get to take Connor after February!!!!!!!

Mr. Toad's Wild Ride

Driving Toady

Mommy and Dillan

The castle

Autotopia!

Family shot in our car

Riding up high with daddy

Watching the parade and making noise

with the Donald clapper

Dillan couldn't take his eyes off the parade

Small World (I LOVE THIS PICTURE!)

Also very enthralled with small world

Riding the carousel

Dillan's best bud

I still remember when I was pregnant with Dillan, everyone would say "how is your dog going to react??" I think they were asking more out of concern of Jax being a jealous doggie versus what has actually happened: "what if your son is obsessed with your dog and your dog is a skittish wierdo?" Seriously, Dillan is ENTHRALLED with his doggie. Every morning when we wake up, the first thing he wants to know is where is Jax. He wants to give him kisses all the time (which inevitably turns into nasty open mouth tongue kisses). I mean Jax was literally Dillan's first word! It is so cute to see him chase Jax around and watch Jax try to scramble to safety. The other day when we were stuck inside due to the rain, we turned our garage into a temporary back yard. We played golf, basketball, and had wagon rides. Dillan INSISTED Jax ride along. Hopefully Jax will not get to0 overwhelmed or anxious by the amount of attention his adoringly little owner gives him!

Isn't this fun???

kisses for Jax

Fall is here....Pumpkin Patch time!

I still remember this time last year.... being SO excited to take our little man to the pumpkin patch. He was SOOO little then and we had to hold him on each "prop" to take a picture. This year he was running amuck and trying to pick up all the pumpkins:) What a difference a year can make! Last year I felt fat trying to get my prego weight off and this year, I am fat again....WHAT THE HECK!!!!!!! We took two trips to the patch this year. The first was with all of our best buds and it was hotter than hell! (not that I would know:) The 2nd trip was with daddy and it was the perfect fall day! Creating memories like this is one of the most joyful parts of being a mom. Seeing Dillan discover the world and being so happy to be out and about it the BEST! Next year we will have two boys running amuck and HOPEFULLY I won't be fat:) Check out the cutie patootie!

Last year.... my little muchkin!

A year later standing tall all by himself:)

The farmer and his gal

Ride em Cowboy!

King of the pumpkins!

Beebs and Dilly

Group shot of all his buddies:

Jack, Bennett, Jackson, James, Emery,

Dillan, Gavin, Caden and Madison

I want this one Mom!

Best buds

D and B

Peek a Boo!!

Cool dude

Dad and Dillan

My little punkin!

Family Shot!

kisses for mommy

The most handsome boy in the world!

The NAME!!!!!!!

We have decided on a name for our next son and we LOVE IT! Dillan's little brother will be called Connor Charles Olson. The meaning of Connor in Irish is strong willed and hound lover (he will love JAX:) In the Scottish version it means an athletic and fun person. I just picture this strong willed, feisty CONMAN. We named the middle name after his Oly, Dusty's dad, and couldn't be more proud that he will carry on Chuck's legacy one day. So now we can call our son by his name:) I can't wait to meet him!

Supper Club

Dusty is still really close with a lot of his friends from high school, which is pretty rare. I absolutely love this because when they all get together they blab about their glory days and how cool they thought they were:) The other plus is that I love all of their wives! Whenever we get together, we all have so much fun and lots of laughter is shared. A couple had the brilliant idea of starting a supper club that gets together every couple of months. The couple that hosts declares a theme and provides the main dish, while everyone else brings a dish to share and finds a killer outfit to match the theme. This month was hosted by the Melrose's and the theme was Yacht Club. Megan (and Todd:) did an INCREDIBLE job hosting and everything was perfect down to every little detail! The food was DELICIOUS! We had lobster and salmon, rice pilaf, corn on the cob, yummy salad, and breadsticks. That was followed by a dessert that knocked our socks off....CREPES! The night was wrapped up chatting by the firepit and just enjoying each other's company. Can't wait for the next club....Davis' hosting Mafia night????

Cute banner!

Drink Table

Such CUTE details!

Dinner Table

Place setting

Me and Meg

Me and the Captain

The Boys:

Scott, Parker, Todd, Mike, and Dust

The Girls:

Lauren, Heather, Megan, Kim, Erin, and Meghan

The girls gabbin and makin dinner

MMMMM....LOBSTER!

Ahoy!

The delicious spread

Dessert!

Bonfire action