Happy Halloween!!!

Halloween was a lot of fun this year with Braden getting older. He really got into it this time around...too cute! :)

We did our 3rd annual pumpkin carving but we chose a much simpler design than in years past. Seemed like there was just not quite as much time to spend on the pumpkin this year as in years past. Imagine that! :) Chris still managed to pull it off even being the busy dad that he is. :) Way to go Chris. :)

Braden made some pumpkins of his own. He thought that was super cool...and I love this face. :)Yay! I did it!
I think I will put them on my face too. :)Hanging out on Halloween morning before school. Love how Braden is looking so admiringly at Brant. :)Hi boys!! :) On Halloween evening we headed out to the Round Rock outlet malls again for the 3rd year. They do trick or treating for the kids at the stores, and it is a fun time. :) Braden thought it was SUPER fun!! He was very into walking up to everyone and saying "Trick Or Treat", and getting his candy. :) Of course we had to hit up Freebirds when we were done to replenish all of the energy that we lost in the Halloween fun. This is so fun!! Why is Halloween only once a year? :)

Small Group Halloween Social....

We had a Halloween social with our small group like we do every year. We always have a good time laughing at these little cuties all dressed up trying to pose for a group picture. :) This time was no different and they were pretty darn funny in their costumes. :)

Here are some pics of the kiddos... :)
Caroline and Caden as milk and cookies. :) They changed costumes midway through so they could each have a chance to be the milk. :)Hamburglar was back again. :) This was the chaos that ensued when we tried to take a photo. The funniest part of this picture is that you can see my kids posing on the left hand side during the madness. Do you think I make them take too many pictures? HA! LOL! :)
Super Will!! :) Missy Milk..... Milk and Cookies along with the Hamburger and Ketchup Packet attempting to pose together. :)
And yet another attempt. :)Caris as a little kitten. :)Cowboy Caleb...
Hannah the little ladybug.....I think Will really liked his costume! :)

Baby Jace Is Here!!

Our precious new nephew was born on Friday, October 28th. :) His name is Jason David Koshkin and they are going to call him Jace. He was 8 lbs 6 oz and is such a precious little boy. We are stoked for our boys to have another boy cousin! So exciting!! :) We headed up to Dallas to meet him over Halloween weekend...and it was fun to be there and hold that new bundle of joy. :)

Chris holding his sweet new nephew....
The boys wanted to dress up in their ties to meet their new cousin. :) Big sister Riley is very proud of her brother! Too cute! We love you Jace!! Grow up soon so we can play with you! :) Awwww......I love being here. :) Quizzical look. :) Baby Jace with his little eyelid slits. :) Brant wanted to hang out in bed with Aunt Katie and Jace...
On Sunday before we headed back to Austin we swung by Fort Worth to see our other cousins Lainey and Graeme...yay! :) Brant and Graeme are ADORABLE together!! They are just 2 1/2 months apart and I cannot wait to see them grown up together. :)Lainey trying to get Brant and Graeme to love on one another. :)
Awwww.....love them! :) Braden is still smiling....so awesome. :) Handsome little Graeme.....love you so much Bubba! :)

Small Group Photography Social....

We had a photography social with our small group at the end of October. We thought it was going to be a great chance for all of us to take pics of each other's families, etc. It does not get much better than free pics of your family, right?

Well....it did not go exactly the way that we all planned. LOL! :) We all met out at Zilker Botanical Gardens which was a GREAT spot for pics..but the kids had way different ideas than the adults did (to put it mildly). HA! :) And the weather had other ideas too as it decided to be a roastfest, and it must have been 90 degrees outside. It was so dang hot trying to take pics with kids. After a short while I think we all gave up and just decided to head to Central Market for dinner, and to let the kids run free on the playscape. :) It was a good choice! HA!

I was able to take a VERY small amount of pics that Sunday afternoon. :)
You can see none of my kids wanted to look at the camera. Awesome. Caroline looked for me. :) Miss Hannah liked being out at the gardens... My sweet little man... :)Another picture attempt of my boys..and yet another time that Brant was disinterested in the camera. :)
Precious little Brant...A family photo with Brant staring out into the bamboo. :)All posed. :)
Jenny and Jon.. :)
Dana and Caris....Jon and Braden attempting to take a pic....
Much better... :) The boys on the bridge....take one.
Take two.... And three....Heading out.... Hanging out at Central Market...happy boy! :)Still happy and loving spoons.... Sweet innocent face. :)