Fresno Zoo

Corben was really excited about brushing the goats and kept telling sister!  

Mason was quite excited too! 

Corben and Mason at the Zoo 

With the goats and sheep 

Grooming the animals was fun! 

Mason with the giraffe...hard to see, but there was a baby giraffe sitting down in the far right corner 

Corben & Mason both really like the Giraffe 

Mason and Daddy feeding leaves to the giraffe 

Feeding the giraffe, Corben just wanted to watch.

The giraffe on the left is 17 years old and the one on the right is 18 years old. 

Watching the turtles 

Mason loved watching the sea lions 

The sea lions were sun bathing today 

Notice Mason is bending down to see through the fence...

 Pink Flamingos!

Walking through the rain forest with a waterfall behind us

Our Family at the Zoo

Mason 13 months, Corben 2 1/2 years old 

We really loved the rain forest section of the zoo! 

Corben standing tall 

Elephant! 

Corben watching the elephant!

Halloween Costumes

Corben the Football Player

Mason the Ladybug 

So sweet together! 

Mason showing brother her trick or treat bag 

We kept talking to Corben about what he could dress up as for Halloween...

after his first football game experience with Daddy...

all he wanted to be was a Football Player! 

Black face paint, helmet, wrist gaurds, socks, shoes and football.

He is ready to trick or treat! 

Ready, set, hike! 

Posing with his tough face! 

Our sweet little lady bug.

She isn't too happy with the face paint or the headband 

Sweet little eyes!

Halloween Costumes

Mason Walking Video

A litlte blurry...so excited she is walking!! 

She can walk across the room, we were holding her bottle and she really wanted it. 

Now that I know I can post a video, hopefully I will post more!!

W-A-L-K-I-N-G

These boots were made for walking! 

Mason wearing her boots 

And she is off.....

Walking... 

I should mention, she is reaching and grabbing for a bottle that we keep moving

(in order to get the pictures!) 

So happy and proud of herself! 

Yippee!! Mason started cruising around at 9.5 months and walking at 12.5 months

Bikes

Through my MOPS group I was able to purchase these used matching bikes for the kids at a steal of a deal 

Thanks to Nonie...they each have their own name bike plate! 

Mason wears a seat belt and Corben is trying really hard to turn the pedals 

I love the push bars and yes, they both loved to be pushed at the same time!!

Pear-Bear Muffins

We (mainly me and a little Corben) made muffins today...

Pear-Bear Muffins 

Corben's comment when they were finished..."Neat" 

A close up of his dark brown eyes.  Love this little boy!!

Art Easel

Corben ususally says "I want to draw something" a few times a day...

so today we set up the art easel.

Corben told me the picture on the far right is a "horse"...

and the picture on the left is a "pool" (ie: swimming pool)

Pretty good!

Next we got out the water colors and Corben really loved using the paint brush 

Focused and serious about drawing

Usually uses his left hand, but if I ask him to switch hands, he will for a little while. 

When sister woke up for her nap...she got to join in the fun...

however it was short and might not be repeated!

(she wanted to draw on everything except the art easel)

Jumping and getting the rings...

Corben loves to jump into the pool

Getting rings isn't his favorite, but he gets them anyways!

Pumpkin Patch

Mason had a follow up appointment with the Orthopedic Surgeon...

Good news, Praise the Lord, Her hips are normal!!

...

We ran quite a few errands and then out to the Cobb Ranch pumpkin patch,

Mason fell asleep right as we were pulling in.

Corben was saying 'pumpkins now' all day, so he was very happy when we got to the pumpkin patch! 

Daddy and Corben picking the pumpkins off the vine 

Happy Fall Y'all! 

Corben and Daddy with the wheel barrow and our pumpkins! 

Mason still asleep 

Corben loved the petting zoo and fed the animals 

Big Ol' tractor 

Mommy loves picking pumpkins off the vine...

but Corben loves all things "baby-sized", so this section was his favorite! 

Big smile 

Mason is awake and fasicinated by all the pumpkins. 

Trying to get a picture of brother and sister, but there are too many pumpkins to look at!! 

I love the white pumpkins too! 

Of course Mason is having a taste of the baby-sized pumpkins brother picked 

 It was ~95 degrees, so we were all hot and wanting to head home,

I will try for more brother and sister fall pictures later.