Wednesday, October 31, 2007

Punkin' Carvin'










We continued with the Halloween celebrations by carving pumpkins over at the Downey house. It was a SPOOK-tacular evening filled with creativity (by natural born artists!) and good grub (thanks for the chili Aunt MeMe!). We put our punkin' carvin' skills to the test!

Happy Halloween Cupcakes






We have been busy getting ready for Halloween this year. Monday we made some Halloween cupcakes for all to share. Brenen and Dillon loved the batter as much as the actual cupcakes!

Saturday, October 27, 2007

Visit with Gramma








Gramma flew into Boise this Wednesday for a visit. We "pooped" Gramma out! First on the agenda, the boys got their haircuts at MonkeyDooz after that they showed off and tested Gramma's running skills at the park. We had fun day of shopping at Old Navy and Bath and Body Works (at least Mommy and Gramma did; Dillon just had a stinky diaper!!). And even dared to go out to lunch. The boys suprised us with how well behaved they were in the restauarant. They colored on the kid's menus (and on the table!) and had chicken with fries finishing with a little Crayola crayon for dessert! Saturday we made a big trip to the Punkin' Patch! The boys weren't too sure of the whole adventure! We took a hayride out to the patch and the boys each got their own pumpkin to bring home. There were also barnyard animals to see! The turkeys, sheep, piggies and cows were happily eating breakfast when we arrived. Brenen didn't care much for the Turkeys though! It was such a fun visit and the monkeys have Gramma wrapped around their little fingers!

Brenen and Dillon turn 18 months





Our biggest boys turned 18 months on October 20th. The boys had their 18 month check up and Dr. Naya was so pleased with how healthy and happy they are! Dillon Thomas weighed 24 lbs. 10 oz. and is 32" in height. Brenen Steven is our heavy weight at 25 lbs. 7 0z. and is 32 3/4" in height. They were so brave when they got their flu shots! They only cried for a few minutes and then were immediately distracted by the bouncy balls our nurse had for them!
The monkeys have been busy getting into mischief all day, everyday! They say "Hi" to everyone they see. And are learning to color; they sing and try to snap their fingers; Brenen shakes his head "no" (I'm sure we will be seeing a lot of that!). And love bath time, listening to music (Lullaby Renditions of Metallica is their favorite, they told me so!) and reading stories!

Sunday, October 21, 2007





Hello Everyone! Hope you enjoy our new blog. Brenen and Dillon are busy growing and learning new stuff everyday! It has been so much fun watching them together-playing or fighting! They can say "hi", "dada", "mama" and "uh oh"! They adore their doggy,Hopper, and their kitty, Kashmir Toby (although I don't think the feeling is mutual with the cat!). Of course they still talk on their "phone" non-stop! They are adjusting to their preschool really well! And have been doing all kinds of fun projects and have lots of new friends their age to play with!