Fun in the leaves!

Last Saturday was a beautiful warm November day, so the boys and I spent some time outside playing in the leaves. Ry enjoyed making the leaves fly and Aaron didn't like the leaves at all! Here's some pictures and a video of the boys enjoying this rare fall day!



Mom and Aaron playing in the leaves. Ry is becoming quite the photographer!


Aaron DID NOT like sitting in the leaves!

Ryan enjoying the leaves

Ryan and mom are having a leaf fight at the end....in case you cannot understand what he is saying...

Harvest Party

At Ryan's pre-school they had a harvest party. I helped with it, by having the kids play a game a little like cornhole, but w/ trick or treat buckets and wiffle balls. They had a blast! The other game they played was "doggy, doggy where's your bone". They also had cupcakes for snack and got to make a leaf wreath. . here's some pictures from his first school party!

Ry getting his backpack on....Maddy and Natalie were sitting beside him.

Ry waiting to be dismissed from the table.

Proud of his craft and treats! Happy Halloween everyone!

Halloween Parade and Trick or Treat

This year, the entire Sadler family participated in the Wapak Halloween parade with my work. This parade is not messing around because there are approximately 100 entries and goes approximately 1.5 miles...if not more. They have had it in the past, but we've not participated for one reason or another, but decided to tough it out this year. It was quite the experience! Especially since this was the first time Paul had ever been in a parade (Ryan and Aaron too for that matter!), that did not include a state title! I'm not sure which is worse...that he hasn't been in a parade, or that the only ones he has been in involve a championship of some sort :)

Anyway, a week later the boys went trick or treating. It was a beautiful night in the neighborhood. We probably went to about 30 houses and got a lot of chocolate! Unfortunately/fortunately, depending on how you look at it, Ryan doesn't like chocolate, so Paul and I have been eating a lot of it! After we got back from eating supper, we watched the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown...that is our tradition we started last year, and Ryan looked it so much we watched it twice.

Here are a few pictures from the nights of dressing up.

Ry the dinosaur (dragon)

Boys getting ready to trick or treat

Aaron after trick or treat

Look at the happy scarecrow!

Ryan's first field trip

Back in October, Ryan's preschool class took a field trip to the fire station. It was a quick walk on a very nice day. They learned a lot of safety tips and were able to walk through an ambulance and practice fighting a fire. They even talked to patch the fire dog in his special car! Here are a few pictures from the trip!

Aaron's first steps

Aaron just took his first real steps today. He took a total of 10 steps by himself from Daddy on the couch to Mommy on the snuggler. Even Ryan gave him a standing ovation! Aaron is less than two weeks away from his first birthday, and we look forward to celebrating it next Sunday.

Aaron close to walking!

Tonight when Kim was reading to Ryan before bedtime, I was downstairs w/ Aaron. We have a walker toy that Aaron hasn't shown much interest in. Well, I put him on it tonight, and his just took off walking everywhere! Here is a video!


Aaron has been very active in pulling himself up and walking while holding onto furniture. He is also in the stage where ANYTHING he can grab a hold of, he is going to get a hold of it. Aaron has quickly gone from low-maintenance to high-maintenance!

Ryan in his monkey jammies - helping w/ Aaron!
Family picture in front of our new Brutus!

Aaron and Ryan at Play

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