Release the Turtles!

When Grandma Cindy and Grandpa Jim were here, we drove down to Padre Island National Seashore to watch the national park people release a bunch of sea turtles back to the sea.  Apparently, the turtles were a little stunned a few weeks ago to find the water a little colder than they expected, and had to be rescued by the people working at the park.  There must have been more than fifty of them, and one by one they came down the line for everyone to see, and then were chucked back into the gulf.  Ok, gently put back in the water.  The boys enjoyed seeing the little turtles, though the crowd was pretty thick at first.  And as always, you can't beat the sunshine and sand in November.

An after-turtle-release refreshment!

Pause for a picture, Mr. Turtle.

No idea what's up with this kid.

Really no idea what's up with this kid.

So congrats to all the turtles who made it safely back to sea.  Hopefully the water stays warm this time!

Catching up from fall...

Some of these pictures are a few months old now, but they've been sitting in the folder to go in a blog post for some time now, so I figured I'd just throw them all in together.  These are a few pics of the boys and the things we did this fall. Check it out:

We made the mistake one night of trying to cross the field behind our house after it had rained the day before.  Let's just say the mud gets a little thick around here and it will literally tear the shoe right off of your foot if you're not careful.  Paul got a little muddy.

Back in October we did our first Cub Scouts camp out!

Sharpshooter with the BB gun!

And an archer!

Did some sling shotting... obviously shooting things was a theme.

Stretched out for gymnastics.

Then we took a little trip up to the wildlife refuge in Aransas Pass and saw an actual Texas gator!

Checked out the view from the observation deck!

Did some bird watching.

Goofed off as usual.

Nolan was not too thrilled to be getting his picture taken by this time.

Just some ordinary things with some extraordinary kids!

Over-Treated

Another Halloween has come and gone and so have a few pounds of candy, consumed in handfuls by the three boys in our house.  The weather is cooler, fall is in full swing, and now we're getting dangerously close to Thanksgiving.  I even heard Christmas music on the radio the other day.  But before we get to all that, here are a few pictures of our Halloween.

The Pumpkin Seed.

Had to pick out the perfect one, after carefully inspecting all 2,543 of the others.

Adam don't care, as long as he gets to carry his own.

Apparently this one is a little heavy...

Looking all festive for the fall season...

After picking out the pumpkins, we watched the sun set and the windmills spin on a perfect fall evening...

Then a crazy lady showed up with a knife to help cut up the pumpkins...

It wouldn't be Halloween without getting to shove your hand into a slimy pile of pumpkin guts... mmmm....

Smile like a Jack-O-Lantern!

Ready for action... and candy!

And yes, we got plenty of it, more than any three boys could ever need.

10-4, Birthday Boy...

The youngest Sellers boy turned the big two years old a couple of weeks ago.  The time goes by quickly anymore.  He's still as blonde haired and blue eyed as the day he was born, but he's getting taller, and far more talkative.  He's rougher and tougher than the others, but I guess you have to be to survive at his size amongst his big brothers.  He and Adam especially seem to like to go toe to toe with each other.  He loves puppies, trying to play baseball, and is already a whiz on the iPad.  He's just Nolan, or as he's often called around here, Seed Sellers.  Here he is...    

Enjoying one of the finer things in life, licking the frosting...

Paw Patrol, Scooby Doo, Planes... and everything else a boy his age could like...

Well, he almost, sort of, kind of got the two fingers thing.

Future park ranger...

And a friend of the animal kingdom...

Loving baseball... and anything else that involves throwing a ball at you.

So there he is, our big two year old.  And another Happy Birthday passes by...