Pumpkins and Halloween

Halloween gets more fun as your children get older. Seeing the excitement on their faces during the Fall Carnivals, dressing up, and of course - getting massive amounts of candy is so much fun for parents. This year Avery was Rapunzel and Taos was a cow... fitting for a child who is obsessed with the "booos" right now. Funny though - he got called a girl and a sheep throughout our trick-or-treating night!!

The cow and Rapunzel ready for trick-or-treating

Ready to get started with the Gibsons. Brenna, Taos, Avery, Caden, and Gracie
Checking out each other's costumes :) They are only a couple weeks apart in age!

Knocking on the first door

Daddy, Taos, and Aves are getting the hang of it

Avery and Minnie Callie

It took Taos a while to warm up to the idea of walking up to a stranger's house. But he did figure it out!

I think he ate about 4 suckers!! It was the only thing that kept him happy toward the end of the night.

Carson, Caden, Avery, Taos, Callie, Gracie, Brenna

Getting everyone to the door, saying trick-or-treat and thank you, putting the candy in the bag and returning to your parents seemed to be a chaotic task.... everyone helped everyone!

Ninja Carson and Spiderman Caden

Baker Averi and Rapunzel Avery

Taking a break on the curb

Avery's eyes are shut but this one was so funny - the kids were too tired to walk back to the car so we carried the little ones and the big kids shared the stroller. Caden and Avery were hilarious riding together.

Brenna, Avery, Taos, Caden, Carson, Gracie, Callie

Caden, Gracie, Carter, Averi, Avery

Whew - what a fun night!

At the pumpkin patch

Where did sister go?

Her favorite were the little pumpkins

Trying to get a good pic!

Picking them ALL up.

Got a cute one!

Pretty pumpkin!

Our scary jack-o-lantern!

Avery and her masterpiece

Looking at all the goo and seeds

Sticky fingers

Cleaning out the inside

Showing little man how it's done

Looking around the gym at the Pioneer Drive Fall Carnival

Rapunzel playing games

She only wore her Rapunzel wig one night - but it was perfect for her costume

Phil and Casey with the kids

Riding the Thomas train

The whole family!

Borger Visit

We were fortunate enough to get to travel back to Borger for the first time since we moved. We went 2 weekends in a row and had so much fun seeing family and friends.

Casey's parents live in Pampa so we got to cook out at their house. I was excited to see Shawna and Krista again! Love these girls.
Taos (17 mo.) and Rylan (2)

Avery and Hazen were SOOOO excited to see each other again. They spent the whole weekend together and acted just like brother and sister!

Me and my sweet boy

Having fun on grandparents' bed

Brooklyn, Avery, Hazen, Rylan, and Brayden

Taos and Posey at Bounce Zone in Pampa

I know this pic is blurry, but I thought it was so cute of Avery and Hazen holding hands while sliding down!

Rylan and Aves all dressed up for a wedding at the 6666 Ranch.

Hazen and Avery - what a cute couple!

Taos and Rylan were quick to find the ice to cool off in.

Cotton, George, Don, Casey, and Bubba chatting at the reception

Casey and Hegan

Handsome cowboy

The kids had a blast playing at the reception

Avery looking disappointed because Hazen refuses to dance with her - men!

The next weekend we went to "Hope" in Borger which is a concert/dance benefiting the American Cancer Society. I got to see Cristen and Marcie - miss them.

Me and my honey

Jana, Me, and Shawna

Me, my sister-in-law Angela, and mother-in-law Janice

Casey harassing his dad Danny

Aaron Watson played for the dance. He was awesome and it was so fun.

Casey, Me, Aaron Watson, and Angela. Fun times in Borger. We miss all our friends and had so much fun visiting!

Princess Jeep on the Ranch

We are loving our new ranch! The kids have a blast playing outside and watching Daddy ride horses. The barn and pens are just right outside the backdoor. Avery and Taos especially love driving around in Avery's princess jeep. Taos hangs on and they can go through the grass, dirt, and rocks wherever they want to go! It's fun to grow up on a ranch. We are so blessed!

The diva had to wear her sunglasses this morning!

Looking at the horses

I had to snap a pic of all the horses Casey had tied up to ride... he rides so many each day for work and loves what he does. We are proud of him.

What could be more fun that having this much ranch to explore!

Summertime

School is starting again :( I can not believe how fast this summer went by. We had a crazy move from Borger to the Abilene area and have been getting settled in while we enjoy the summer. Here is a look:

Popsicles are a must on hot summer days
And playing outside in the water while you eat popsicles!

Family came to see us. Casey's dad - Dandad - and our niece Bella

Our nephew Boone and Avery riding horses at the house

Avery trotting Cocomo around the hay

At the zoo with Nona on July 4th

Papa and little man

Looking down at the alligator

Playing with friends. Brookelynn Beal pushing Taos at Nona's house

The kids on the tire swing

My best friend Courtney Beal and her sweet girls. Love getting to catch up!

At the pool

Then, the Lord finally sent some rain our way! What a blessing. I was happy for the kids to get out there and play in the mud puddles!

Greasing up the slide with mud makes it go faster!

Avery's puppy Lizzie was all wet and muddy too

Look at those sweet kids! Needless to say, we had one muddy bathtub after all this!