So far behind I don't even know where to start...

Gah, ya'll. I have gotten so far behind in my blogging that the very thought of trying to catch up (nearly impossible at this point) made me want to run for the hills. Just so dadgum (or "big-gum" as Alex says) overwhelming. And when I say I'm behind, it's not just in writing; it's also in catching up on my favorite blogs and leaving comments for my favorite peeps. Thank goodness for the iPhone where I can at least read when I have a minute or two of down time even though I hate using the phone for commenting. Don't ask why - it's just something about that tiny little keyboard that deters me from wanting to type anything longer than a sentence or two. Anyway, hoping to get back into the swing of things in the next few days.

So to kick it off, here are a few random pics from our goings on. And please don't judge that there are no proper transitions to make this post flow smoothly. It's late, I'm tired, and I'm too far behind to worry about that right now. 

While not blogging, we've been soaking up all of the fabulousness of fall. The leaves have been MAGNIFICENT in our neck of the woods! I have loved pulling onto our street every day and admiring these beauties.

We also did a few crafts to gear up for Thanksgiving. Alex made an Indian headdress and a drum.

He also had fun with some Thanksgiving stickers and turkey pancakes.

Oh, and for his Thanksgiving party at school, I made these cookie turkeys for his classmates. Gobble, gobble.

Recently, I helped host a baby shower for a friend, and just as the shower was kicking off, I noticed that Alex put his touch on things...

Now that we're headed into the Christmas season, our mall has their holiday train up and running. Alex loves this thing!

Alex was invited to a birthday party for one of his friends a couple of weekends ago. The party was at Pump it Up. I thought for sure Alex would be intimidated by the big slides. I couldn't have been more wrong about that. Wow! This kid was in heaven! I will be taking him back during "free play" this winter when we need some good activity to keep us busy. Check out that smile...

We race cars A LOT in our house. On any given day, our living room floor looks like this:

And the cars that don't race all that well end up in here, "benched on the sidelines":

A family picture. Does this ever happen to anyone else? You get everyone dressed, you have such high hopes of getting that perfect picture, and then it seems nearly impossible to get everyone looking at the camera at the same time, let alone with smiles on their faces. Yep. So frustrating!! So you just have to take what you can get.

And here are a few more pics of "Mommy's Lil Man."

Make that, Mommy's Lil Men.

We took the boys to a children's museum this week, and Alex got to play with/see two of his favorite things: a water trough and a box of one million "pen-pens" (that's pennies in Alex-speak). He could have spent the entire time at these two stations in the museum and been perfectly happy. Well, almost. He wasn't too happy that he couldn't get his hands on those pen-pens.

 

And finally, we got to spend Thanksgiving with Jerry's family. Such fun times - especially watching the cousins play together. They were precious!

Alright, that just about brings us up to speed. I'll try to do better about staying on top of things, though I make no promises. =) Hope you all had a Happy Thanksgiving!