Pumpkin Carving

It's very late to be posting these, but I thought they were fun and they let you see some of the fun we've been having. For Halloween this year, we hosted a pumpkin carving party. We had lots of people and lots of fun.

My monsters getting ready for the party.

Drostan showing his claws and roaring. Scary!!!

We did several crafts for the kids. Here they are making playdough ghosts. We also made bat pumpkins and played a mummy game and eyeball race.

We even had a hay ride (yes there is even straw in there) for those who wanted to brave the cold.

We even carved some pumpins at our "pumpkin carving" party.

a few pics

So I have decided to take over our blog since Devan is too busy on Facebook to bother. Anyway, I thought I would post some of our recent pics of the boys.

Grayson is growing so fast, he is smiling, cooing, and giggling all the time. He is quite a vocal child, always making some kind of noise. He is also carrying on the Madsen tradition in being "vertically challanged." He is 50% in weight but only 10% in height. He has also taken after the ball side in the hair department.

I finally pulled up the corn stalks and piled them on the driveway by the garden. Drostan went out to play with Devan and discovered a treasure. He made a depression in the middle and promptly sat in it declaring it was his nest. (it really did look like a giant nest)

Grayson doesn't like to be away from the action so this is where he likes it best when mom is cooking or cleaning--sitting on the counter.

Drostan is still a doting big brother. He is constantly hugging and kissing and generally mauling his younger brother (even when he isn't supposed to be on the counter).

This is a common occurance the last few weeks as Grayson has been teething. He frequently gets both fists in his mouth, don't ask me how.

Having a Ball

For my birthday this year my wife took me to "Harry Potter" and dinner, after which I took her to the hospital. Her water had broken during the movie, but she toughed it out and then insisted that we eat before she went to the hospital. We showed up at the hospital at about 5:30 and at 3:09 am Grayson Wallace Ball was born. He weighed 7lbs 15oz.

After being home for a few days Grayson decided he wanted to go back to the hospital. His bilirubin had been high repeatedly and the pediatrician wanted to have him spend the night on the lights. In the morning his bilirubin had gone down and he was sent back home.

Drostan loves his little brother. People keep asking if he is getting jealous but everytime he gets to hold Grayson or help take care of him, he gets that same silly smile on his face. He is a great big brother.

Here is Grayson in his blessing outfit which was made by Kris (whom Drostan has named White Grandma).