Let's Go Hawks!

So I am incredibly behind on the blog!!!  It's been a busy month here at the Heinrich household, so finally getting caught up!  

Here are some fun pics from the Iowa vs. Michigan game that Nate & I went to earlier this month.  We took a bus trip with some folks from Templeton Rye and Baconfest.  It was a great time getting back to Iowa City, cheering on the Hawks and seeing old friends!  

Thanks to G'ma & G'pa Heinrich for coming up to babysit for the day!!

Nate & Bush

Only in Iowa :)

On the road

Sam & the Big Boy Bed

Well, it's been about 2 weeks now since Sam appeared in our bedroom, while we thought he was fast asleep in his crib.  The little monkey was climbing out with no hesitation and could do it in about 3 seconds.
Our first attempt was to put the crib mattress on the floor (so he wouldn't break an arm!), which ended up being an epic failure as he ran wild around his room and out the door.  Next step was to gate him, which lasted about 2 seconds until he learned how to scale the gate without it even falling.  So, after a long week of battling at nap and bedtime, we moved the big boy into a big boy "full-size" bed.

We are one week in and he is doing really great.  Each day has gotten better and today he didn't even cry or whine before nap or bed!!!  He's not even getting out of his bed anymore, so I think the novelty of having so much freedom is starting to wear off!!  I'll post pics once I get his new big boy room decorated!

Here are a few pics of Sam helping Grandpa Heinrich attach his headboard to the bedframe...

Sam & the Potty

So I got ambitious and busted out the potty for Sam.  He is always trying to pull his diaper off and says "pee pee" so I thought I'd give it a whirl.  As I suspected, he's still just a bit young.  He would rather climb on the potty, stand in it and on it, rather than use it for actual pottying.  He has however gone on it a couple of times, so at a minimum we're just starting to talk about it.  

Mia is his biggest fan and tells me all the time that Sam needs to go potty.  She lays on the floor by him and says "Come on buddy, push it out!!!"  Poor kid better get used to having 2 moms around the house!

Beggar's Night

We had a pretty nice night for trick-or-treating this year and the kids just loved it!  We had a ton of kids come to the door and the whole neighborhood was buzzing.  Nate took the kids out, while I stayed back to pass out candy.  In DSM, trick-or-treating is called Beggar's Night and it is the night before Halloween.  While I think it's odd to not have it on Halloween, it's pretty fun because the kids are supposed to tell a joke to get candy, hence Beggar's Night.  The kids got a TON of candy and it's all I can do to keep my hand out of it!!!

Mia loves Halloween, the dressing up, the candy and all things scary!!  She has been asking all week if it is Halloween again yet :)

  Pumpkin Carving

The witch and the elephant

Elephant on the loose!!

Diving in!