The boy's first Halloween

This is technically Carmine's first Halloween because we didn't dress him up last year. This year Carmine is a skunk and Braxton is a frog.
At first they didn't like wearing their costumes, but once we got them distracted they were fine.
Braxton didn't really care what he was wearing as long as someone was holding him. He's spoiled!!
It was funny, his hood kept falling over his eyes so all you could see was the frog face and huge cheeks. We went to one house and the lady was like Oh, she is so cute, how old is she? I didn't correct her because he kind of did look like a girl.

Carmine had the best time trick-or-treating. He would just walk right up to the door and hold up his Elmo bucket. He took just one piece of candy and would put it in his bucket all by himself then turn around, waive and say bye bye. Then he would just continue on to the next house. He was so cute to watch, everyone loved their costumes.

Braxton loves the rides

Here is Braxton on the horse, it's one of those that goes back and fourth. He loved it!! It's so funny because when we put Carmine on it he didn't like it and wanted to get off, but when we put Braxton on he was having a good old time. He was laughing and trying to rock it. I know he is going to be the daredevil son. Braxton act's just like his brother, it is so funny beacuse I think he try's to imitate Carmine. Every time one of the boy's are screaming or talking Anthony think's it's the opposite of the one that is acctually doing it. They sound so much alike.

Pumpkin Carving

This was Carmines first time cleaning out pumpkins. He thought it was pretty cool.
He loved to get his hands all gooey.
Here we are with the finished product. Braxton was asleep before we started the pumpkins so he's not in the picture.
We took the boy's to another pumpkin patch down the road from us. We are banging the drum and singing our ABC's.
Here is Carmine as the caboose!!!

October Fun

We took the boy's to a pumpkin patch to get pumpkins, see animals and go on a hay ride. The boy's had so much fun seeing all the animals and playing on the slides.
This is me and the boy's with our friend Vicki jumping on this huge blowup trampoline. Braxton didn't know what to think of it, but Carmine loved it.
Here is Anthony showing the boy's how to feed the animals. Carmine kept sticking his hand through the fence trying to feed them.
Braxton was such a good boy that day, he was loving all the different sites and sounds.
Carmine and his Daddy!! Carmine kept going through the tire and would hit his head every time. He tried it about 10 times before he figured out he had to duck his head, it was funny to watch.

I went to Utah on September with the boy's. Carmine was helping Grandma Rudd wash and eat the fruit for a BBQ. It was so cute, they even had on matching aprons.

This is in Grandmas backyard, Carmine loved to play out there.

Here they are again posing for a picture.

Great Grandma Clement and Great Grandpa Clement came out to visit us. Carmine loves his Nana and Papa!!!!

Here is Braxton playing with his toys. He is now "crawling" I put it like that because he does more of a low crawl like Carmine did, but Braxton is a lot faster.

In Richmond

It was Grandpa Sutera's birthday so we went to Richmond to surprise him.

He was very surprised!!!

When we were there we took Carmine swimming in a big pool for the first time. He didn't like his life vest, but he loved the pool. He went under the water and didn't even cry.

Braxton's day

Here is Braxton, he is now almost 7 months old. I think he weighs about 19-20 lbs. He is such a loving baby, he loves to cuddle me. Anthony says he will never cuddle him the way he does to me. I am lucky!
I put Braxton in this one day and he just decided he didn't want to lay in it anymore, so he sat up.
Here he is having tummy time. I wonder when he will start crawling?
Carmine saw Braxton on the ground and decided he wanted to lay by him. I ran to get the camera hoping he would stay there, and he did!

What a cute picture.

Playing in the dirt

Anthony's work had a party and it was at a camp ground like park. Carmine had so much fun wandering around and picking up every stick and rock he saw.
He loves to play in the dirt.
Braxton and Carmine had a long day playing.
Carmine loves to give his little brother toys to play with.

Isn't that nice toy he gave him.

Carmine's Summer fun!

This was Carmine's first time in a kiddy pool. At first he didn't like it cause it was to cold, but he got used to it real quick. He had lots of fun!!
We were at Grandma Sutera's house and we didn't have any pool toy's. A whisk and measuring cups work even better.
Carmine was eating spaghetti and of course got it all over his face. I think every mother has a picture of their kid with food all over their face.
This is his first train ride! There is a park near us and it has a train that goes around it. He loved the train, but then again what doesn't he like.

Carmine going postal!

We tried to send this Special Delivery, but it was returned to sender due to insufficient postage. He was about 7 months old in this pic.