Pumpkin Patch

We went to the pumpkin patch today to find some great pumpkins for carving. The boys had a fun time running around with Lauren and looking at all the mostly strange looking pumpkins.

I was sure we were going to have to pay for many smashed pumpkins.

We only ended up getting one pumpkin for carving and two little ones for the boys. Hopefully we will get it carved this weekend and I will post more pics.

Sleeping Update

Oh where to being . . .

Sunday night was great, I slept all night, the boys slept all night, I got up by my alarm clock and got ready for the day. As I walked out of the bedroom and headed toward the kitchen, I heard a little voice say, "Hi, Mommy!" Jack was just standing in the middle of the living room and I of course was caught a little off guard!

Monday night was also pretty good. When I checked on the boys before I went to be, I found them like this:

Not really the sweet, cuddly picture you would expect when someone says, "I found my boys sleeping in the same bed." This is some hardcore sleeping!

The boys slept for most of the night except for Jack who climbed in to Jesse's side of the bed at about 5:30. I didn't even know he was there though until almost 6.


Tuesday night made me want to cry. I felt like a new mommy all over again. The boys woke up screaming at 3:30 and both took off running through the house to our room. I probably put them back in their beds 10 times. At one point, I thought I heard them get up but they didn't come in to our room. I got up and went out into the living room and they were just hanging out in there thinking it was time to play. I think I finally got back to sleep around 5. Jack came back and got into bed with us at about 6:15.


Wednesday night wasn't good either. The boys woke up for the first time at midnight but it didn't take very long to get them back in to bed. I was woken up again by Jack getting in to our bed on Jesse's side at about 3:20. I thought I would try a new tactic and just tell him to go back to bed. He was pretty good about getting up but when he got to the door, he insisted that I go with him. He was trying to tell me something but I couldn't figure it out. So, I went with him to put him back in bed and when we got there, James was sound asleep in Jack's bed. I tried to persuade him to just sleep in James' bed but he wouldn't hear of it. So, I had to move James, which of course woke him up. Both boys then woke up and came back to our room at about 5:45. I decided since it was so close to time to wake up I would let them get in bed with us. They were both asleep instantly. Unfortunately, I don't sleep a wink when they are in bed with us and I had to get up at 6:15.

Thursday night was a great night. The boys slept in their beds all night. I woke up at 3:30 probably anticipating that I would hear from them again but I never did. I was woken up at about 5:55 by weird movements in the bed. When I looked, I saw both boys standing at the foot of our bed. We have a big sleigh bed so they were both on the bed, standing at the foot, staring at us. Kind of weird!!!!

Friday night . . . we'll see . . . let's all pray that they sleep in their beds all night until 9:00 A.M.ish!

It finally happened!

I knew this day was coming for a while . . . It all started last weekend when I went into the boys room to get them up from their nap and saw this . . .

I can assure you I didn't put them in the same crib.

Then, a couple days later, I went to get the boys in the morning and found them like this . . .

There are so many things wrong with this picture. Let's not even discuss why James doesn't have any pants on . . .

So, I decided that it was time to put the boys in toddler beds. They are exactly two and a half years old tomorrow so I guess I am lucky that we held out this long.

The process of changing the beds was an exciting one for the boys . . .

Yes, he is airborne and his pants are about to fall off . . .

and, they're off!

Can't jump with your shorts around your ankles!

And he's back in the game!

So, I finally got them all back together and the linens back on. It seems like just a week ago I took a picture very similar to this except I was nine months pregnant, we had just put their cribs together, and I was oblivious to the changes about to happen in my life.






Since I have been creating this post, the boys have already come out once and I had to go in once because of a loud bang. Currently, they are singing their ABC's! Oh, it is going to be a long night!

Fun with the grandparents

Jesse's parents came to visit this week and we had a great time. The boys got to stay home from school and they had such fun playing with Grandma and Grandpa Chupp all day.

James is showing Grandma Chupp how to work the camera :)!

We even got to see the fly over for the Aggie game go right over our house.

On a separate note, Jack has decided he needs to take a load off every once in a while and sit in cousin Cooper's seat.

A little different from these days:

What a difference a week makes!

You might have noticed in my last post that my Niece Lauren was riding her new bike with the training wheels still on. She was pretty convinced that she couldn't ride it without them. However, after a couple lesson with her Daddy, she is now able to do this . . .

. . . and this . . .

. . . and unfortunately this . . .

But, she gets back on and is doing great! Good job Lauren. We are so proud of you!

Hurricane Relief at the Park

After being locked in the house all day yesterday for what seemed like a day of torture, we got out first thing this morning and went to the park.

The boys were desperate to have time out of the house. The adults desperately needed it too.

You can see a downed tree in the background.

We are so happy not to be at home!

The MacBook Crash of 2008 has struck the Chupps

The title says it all . . . My school laptop, which has been at my side since I got it last year, crashed on Tuesday. My initial reaction was not what you might expect. I call it the MacBook Crash of 2008 because this has happened to several people across campus. It has gotten to the point where you are extremely lucky if it hasn't happened to you. I knew it would eventually happen so I backed up all my files at the end of July. So I was fine knowing that I backed up a little over a month ago and wouldn't have lost that much stuff.

I am sure you all can see where this is going . . .

The next day at school, I insert my backup disks in my temporary computer and . . . BLANK, BLANK, BLANK!!!!! I was (let's be honest, still am) devistated! You can't imagine all the stuff I lost. I told our campus techy today, "It's a good thing I remember what my boys looked like when they were babies because I'll never get those pictures back." I was being just a tad dramatic because fortunately, I backed up in September of 2007 so my entire life wasn't lost but almost a year is gone.

Also, for those of you that don't know, there is a program called Senuti that allows you to transfer the music from your iPod back to iTunes. Now, if only I can figure out how to get my pictures from my iPod back to iPhoto I will feel a lot better.