Heflin Halloween

I love Halloween because I love to see my kiddos in costume.  I could actually do without all the candy as they don't really eat much of it.   It is so fun watching them get it though. 

 

 

Ninja Austin took his costume very seriously.  He even won "Best Boy Costume" at his after school program.  He was so very proud of the little trophy he won and the $1 bill. 

 

He is really into ninjas right now as he started tae kwon do this year. 

My cowboy was very hard to photograph.  Jack was being a punk and wouldn't let me take his picture.  He wore his costume to school during the day so it was pretty raggedy by the time we were ready to go trick-or-treating.

I really enjoyed trick-or-treating this year since Jack understood what he was doing.  He was insistent on holding his pumpkin the entire time even when it was totally full.

 

They did great.  Jack went into everyone's home totally uninvited.  LOVED it!

A Little Heflin-Action

Since it's been 20 years since I've posted anything about the Heflin boys, I figured I will just start with some of my favorite recent pics.

 

 

Did you know that Jack turned TWO?! {terrible two}  We had a low-key family get-together this year and he had a great time.  He got this awesome kitchen which I was so excited about.

 

 

It now looks nothing like this as all of the cute, little accessories have been tossed aside and now there are 50 shades of crayon on it. 

 

 

It was cute watching him cook while it lasted.

 

 

Yes, my sweet six year old is in first grade!!! 

I was impressed with his choice to go with the messenger bag and crazy-bright tennies.   

 

He also recently pulled out his 3rd tooth.  Dental school in his future?!

 

 

We had a visit this summer from one of my BFFs and her sweet girls who live in Canada. Austin grew up with these girls and it was awesome being around them again.

 

Water balloon fight was a must.

 

Due to mosquitoes, Jack had to watch from the sidelines.  He wasn't too sad though since he climbed up to get one of the girls' pack of starburst and ate every single one.

 

Alright, I will post more later; just had to get some in to clear my conscience.  :)



I am Guilty...

Of being a horrible blogger!  There is so much to share, I don't even know where to start.  My last post was Halloween.  Since then, we are back down to two kids (ours) as my nieces are with another amazing family.  The three months that we had five kids were the most difficult months of my entire life. One of the most difficult days was the day they left.  They are doing amazing however and we are going to see them tomorrow. 

That experience taught me so much about myself, my kids, and my family.  I am more proud of Austin than I ever have been.  He handled the time with the girls so very well.  He was a great brother/cousin to them.  He was always a huge help and never complained.  Jack on the other hand picked up some not-so-awesome habits as a result of the attention sharing.  He started biting and tantruming more often.  He has gotten a lot better as things have settled down around here. 

Austin experienced a huge milestone week of Christmas;  he lost a tooth!

I didn't even know it was loose.  Waylon was at home with the boys and when I got home from work, Austin was so excited to show me his tooth and let me know that he pulled it out himself!  Waylon said that one minute, Austin was complaining that it was loose, the next minute, he had pulled it on his own.  I had a little "mommy moment" about that one.  I had no idea that I would get so emotional about a tooth. (Waylon didn't either) ;)  So Aus got a visit from the Tooth Fairy and Santa all in the same week.

 We went to Oklahoma for Christmas which was a great time to get away and see family.  Pics from the trip are coming next!

Bugs & Pirates

Halloween came and went so fast.  It was hard gathering 5 kids for a picture together let alone a decent picture by themselves...

CaptainJackSparrow - Austin says it as one word so I thought I would too.

He actually wanted to wear the awkward, adult-sized mustache and beard. 

The lady bugs looked amazing!  Aunt Shawn did a great job picking out these costumes for the twins.

The sweet bumble bee that won the costume contest in her class at school.

This little pirate also won the costume contest in his class.  Cutest pirate.  Ever.

Happy Halloween from the Heflins.

Long Time No Post

Wow, has it really been two months since I last posted something???  To tell you the truth, I have a tiny excuse.  Well, I should say three tiny excuses.  My three nieces have been placed with us for an undetermined amount of time.  Twins, age 3 and a 21 month old make up our household of seven.  Needless to say, things have been a little busy.

To catch you up, Austin has been rocking the kindergarten scene.  He is constantly amazing us with all that he is learning.  He has been in school for almost two months and I still tear up when I drop him off everyday.  I cannot get over how big he is.  He made an "All About Me" poster for open house at school.  When Waylon and I went back for parent/teacher conference, it was displayed in the center of the class since he was the Star Student of the Week.

Austin also had a trip to the dentist recently and he did really well.  I was way more nervous than he was.

Jackson has become the ruler of the house.  I will not deny that he is completely rotten.    Even in the midst of the circus our house has become, he is still the youngest and I think he knows it.  You cannot blink an eye without this kid getting into a child-locked kitchen cabinet, standing up on the coffee table, pushing over a lamp, knocking the girls heads together or pulling all of the diapers out of the diaper cart.  (yes, I have a diaper cart)  I still love every single chubby ounce of this baby.

We had a family get-together for my neices' third birthday recently.  These sweet girls love being around people so really enjoyed their day.

The twins were showered with lots of gifts and love.  It has taken a while to get used to having dresses, purses and the color pink spread throughout our house.  We are blessed to have them in our home for however long they will be here.

I expect that things will only get more interesting from here so stay tuned! ;)

Kindergarten

My baby started kindergarten last week.  I can't seem to grasp the fact that he is officially in school and that five short years ago he came into this world and now I am sending him off into it.  It definitely has been bittersweet for me but he could not be more excited.

This amazing, perfect little boy is going to ROCK kindergarten!