Mullinnix Family Blog: October 2010

Sunday, October 31, 2010

Happy Halloween!

This is the day Eli has been waiting for! We started out our morning with pumpkin, pumpkin pancakes. I even put M&Ms on the pumpkins to make a face.

Eli was more excited about the candy in is pancakes then the fact that I made him pumpkin pancakes in the shape of pancakes. He also wasn’t very happy that I cooked one of his pumpkins to make the pancakes.

But he thought they tasted pretty good!

Here is a better picture of our festive breakfast.

After breakfast we headed to church then home for a nap so that we could go down to League City to Aunt Melissa, Uncle Jonathan and Caleb’s house. We got there around 4 so we could spend time visiting and have dinner before taking the boys out to trick-or-treat.

Uncle Derrill is teasing the boys.

Eli and Caleb played pretty well together. Caleb seemed to enjoy following his crazy cousin around the house.

Aren’t they a pair! Looks like a bunch of trouble.

Uncle Derrill and Eli went outside to play soccer for a little bit.

After visiting, eating and playing for a bit we decided to get the boys dressed up for the big event. We bribed Eli with candy to get him to wear the cow hat and he did for a little while.

A cow hugging a lion how sweet!

Eli looking on while we try to get the lion all dressed up to go out.

This little lion did not want to wear his head dress. It’s kind of hard to bribe a 1 year old.

At first Eli was more into ringing door bells than trick-or-treating.

But as soon as he realized the people who answered the door gave him candy Eli took right to trick-or-treating.

And on to the next house!

It took Caleb a little bit to warm up to trick-or-treating but he had his cousin the pro to show him the ropes and it wasn’t too long till the lion was totally into it!

The Locals (otherwise know as, Grandma, Pops, GG, Papa, and Uncle Derrill) watching the trick-or-treaters.

The boys got to trick-or-treat in style. Caleb enjoyed the wagon ride but E thought it was too much of a headrace to get to the house to get more candy!

Our battery died half way into our trick-or-treating adventure. But we had a ton of fun and everyone seemed to get a kick out of E’s costume. E got a ton of candy but all he was interested in was the pops (lollypops), he even passed up full sized candy bars for pops! E had so much fun that he passed out on the way home in the car. We had such a good time I am already thinking about next year but I don’t know how we will top the Chick-fil-a cow costume!

Saturday, October 30, 2010

The Great Pumpkin Fun Run!

This morning Thomas, Eli and I got up really early and headed down to Downtown Houston so that i could run in The Great Pumpkin Fun Run. I ran this race last year with a friend and we had so much fun I decided to run it again this year. I hope to make this a family tradition. This fun run is to support the Texas Heart Institute and is a lot of fun. A lot of the runners dress up in costumes and then there is a costume contest for the kiddos at the end. As I ran the race my boys stood on the side to cheer me on. Then afterwards we played around city hall (dancing to music) while waiting for the costume contest to began where Eli would participate.

After the run Eli decided the only means of transportation he was welling to use was on mommy's shoulders.

Saturday is normally daddy donut day but since we were in Houston this morning we brought our donuts with us. So Eli enjoyed his donuts with daddy outside on a beautiful morning!

Packet pick up for the race was way down in Houston so I decided to wait till race day to get mine. But since I waited so long the smallest size shirt they had was an adult large!

It was just a beautiful morning in Houston. It was chilly but beautiful!

E helping daddy push the stroller to the stage area to listen to the band while we wait for the costume contest.

Eli and his new monkey that he won last night in a costume contest.

The photographers' where in love with my little cow and this cute little pumpkin who is just 11 months old (and almost as big as E)

I think this guy is a photographer for the Chronicle.

E was obsessed with his registration entry.

A man and his cow!

E makes girl friends where ever he goes. He charmed this little 11 month old pumpkin, Jane. Well, I think Jane just wanted to play with E’s bell, blanky and monkey.

She was just after his bell and E was just trying to hug her.

Another picture of a man and his little cow.

Waiting in line for our turn on stage.

Eli was so ready to get on stage but as soon as he did he got stage fright.

He was still able to perform and mooed for everyone!

Eli charmed everyone and all the judges and took home 1st place in the costume contest and won him self a small savings bond!

We had a fabulous morning that started out at 6 am and we didn’t get back home until almost noon. Where all 3 of us took naps! We all had so much fun and look forward to doing it again next year!