Fall baking & crafts

Even though the weather outside says it's still summer, we are determined to recognize that it's fall.

Payton had a playdate last week with his buddy William, and we made Halloween cookies and stuffed ghosts (this was a really cute & easy craft if any of my mom friends want a link to the craft, let me know).

The cookies turned out really cute & delicious (thanks Rachel for the recipe!) but then I let the boys decorate several on their own with sprinkles, MnM's and candy corn... can you say "sugar overload??" They had a ball creating their masterpieces and honestly, the sugar high wasn't that bad afterwards.

Hope you all are enjoying some cool weather where you are... please feel free to send some our way!!!

Knock-Knock...

Here is Payton telling me a knock-knock joke. If this doesn't make you laugh, I don't know what will! He's SO cute!!!

So Smart!

Brian is always encouraging me to create a new product for babies, kids, moms, etc. that would be a big seller and make millions! Great idea, right? So why is it I can never think of anything on my own, but then I see something someone else has created and say, "This is so smart! Why didn't I think of that!?!?" So... here is a good example: Pottery Barn kids has created this little kit where you can decorate your real pumpkin at the beginning of the Halloween season and it will last the entire month! It's so great! Payton had a ball doing it and he has now named his pumpkin "spidey." Below are some fun pics... I'm off to create something fabulous that will make us

millions (got any ideas???)...

We were so excited a few weeks ago when Payton was invited to go to Disney with his little friend, William, from school to celebrate his friend's birthday. William's uber-creative mom surprised the boys with matching personalized Lightning McQueen Disney t-shirts (that she made!!) along with a wonderfully planned day at Disney.

The day finally came yesterday and we all had such a great time! September is "the month" to go to Disney, as kids are back in school so the park was empty! We walked on to almost every single ride and we were able to ride several rides twice. The boys were treated so great by all the staff members. They got stickers, special "drivers licenses" and they even got to steer the boat on the Jungle Cruise ride!

Payton was thrilled that he was finally tall enough to ride "Thunder Mountain"... I could have done without it... especially the second time! But going to Disney with a 4-year old makes you realize why it's such a magical place. Tears actually welled up in my eyes as I watched him jump up and down waving and yelling "HI MICKEY!!!" as the parade rolled by. It was so precious!

Thank you so much Colleen & William! We had a wonderful day celebrating with you!

"Orange & Blue, Orange & Blue, Orange & Blue!"

Payton is finally old enough to realize that Gator football is a very important element in the Heckman household. Brian has been prepping him for weeks now, watching videos on YouTube of old football games in the Swamp, Gator cheers, Mr. Two Bits... basically any & all Gator traditions you can think of.

Now Payton wants to be Tim Tebow, and he's so excited to watch the 1st football game tomorrow night with a big group of Gator fans! Here are some pics of his pre-game warm up...

Go Cart Racing

When I was growing up, we had this great little Go Cart track near our house (Lil' 500... anyone remember this??). My brother and I would go there with our friends and race each other (really try to push each other into the wall and crash) and have so much fun.

Brian had the idea of taking Payton to a Go Cart track last weekend, so we found a place about 20 minutes from our house. We had so much fun! Payton LOVED it and they had a great arcade and minature golf course. Check out the photos...

Payton's 1st Day of School

Our little man started his final year of preschool the other day. I can't believe he's old enough to be going to school 5 days a week now. He's growing up so fast!!!