chick-a cheek...

the cutest little choo-choo man you ever did see!!!

chick-a-cheek!!!

zoey was happy with the fruit snacks she got before we ever left the apartment...

a little piece of watermelon heaven...

we did some janky trick or treating at the mall...LAME!!!

and then the real thing!!!  ring the doorbell..."chick-a-cheek"...CANDY..."thank you!"

"anybody home?"

"this one looks good, momma."

zoey, you got sick of being carried, you can't really walk, so we decided to let you try driving.  you're pretty good at it actually...

SOOOOOO much fun!!!  AND super big double bonus...aunt kiki was here to go with us!!!  that aunt kiki, she's a LOT of fun!!!

we cut him...

the pumpkin...we cut him...and jackson, you were disgusted and screamed like a girl when we made you touch his guts.  zoey, you loved his squishy-ness...THRILLING!!!

you wouldn't look at mommy for pictures so i went outside and got some blurry ones through the screen door...better than nothing...

awww...the love!!!

jack...

pumpkin patch 2011...

that's the one you wanted.  that's the one we got.

you would not get off of the pink tractor.   

zoey, you LOVED the corn box...not sure how much you swallowed...



daddy thought you'd enjoy a train ride...

and since it was his idea, he got to go with you...

one of the last warm days...

THE HAIR!!!!!!!!

turning two is AWESOME!!!

dj jackson ROCKS!!!

ice cream cake...

HOTWHEELS...

happiest of birthdays to my sweet little miracle baby boy!!!  you are the exact baby boy that i waited for...so happy that you're mine!!!  love you so much, mister!!!

part 10...the part where mommy gets sick of vacation and we go home...

our last stop...

yellowstone was absolutely amazing!!!  BEA-U-TI-FUL!!!  we'll have to go back when you can truly appreciate it...this trip, you two just tried to be good sports...LOTS of riding in the car and looking out the window...

not too sure about the grass...love the face!!!

this one, too...



our little family...awww!!!

this guy was just trotting down the road...as free as you please...not at all fussed at the cars passing him by...

um...car seat???  we were stopped, i promise.

A BALD EAGLE...mommy just happened to spot him as we were driving by...

the bubbly mud place...

old faithful...we accidentally got there right before they predicted it would "go off"...YAY!!!  we waited and waited and waited...got sick of waiting and started to walk away...and it "went off"...it was cool.

 saw lots of these...

but these guys were your favorites, jackson...you called them "buck-a-lows"...it was so cute!!!

we looked and looked for bears...never saw any...bummer.

  this was mommy's favorite spot...perfect.

this wasn't supposed to be our last stop but at this point, mommy was sick of vacation...living out of suitcases, packing and re-packing suitcases, setting up two pack and plays, finding missing toys/articles of clothing, cleaning up blow-out diaper mess...we'd seen it all and it was time to GO HOME!!!