They did their warm ups, ran around and learned to bounce pass to each other. Then of course, they shot baskets and even slam dunked. 
Then the kids played their first basketball game. They ran up and down the court - bounce passing and then running for the basket. It was the best game I have ever watched and I am so proud of Connor for trying something he wasn't so sure about...he really did enjoy it!
Here are the participants of the football game and as you can see the age range is getting more and more diverse. It is scary to think that one day my boys might be running up and down the field.
So Brian has been talking trash to Bradley that he could beat him in a race. This has been going on since August. I don't think Brian has ever lost a race. Bradley however can run a 5 minute mile and I don't know if Brian realized that. With a little instigation, Bradley challenged Brian to a race right after the football game. Bradley is on the left and Brian is on the right. Unfortunately for Brian, Bradley was all warmed up and won the race.
It was nice to see the good sportsmanship at the end of the race.
Then, we took the boys over to see the school buses and of course had to climb this rock they saw. I thought it was an adorable father-sons picture.
Somehow I didn't manage to take any pictures of our Thanksgiving feast but I can assure you it was delicious. Grandma went all out and any food you could imagine was out on the table. Superb! On Friday, we ventured over to the Bayville arcade where we played games for over an hour. They were playing great Christmas music and we were dancing all around the Christmas tree since we had the place to ourselves. It is nice that we actually got a picture of the whole family.
A week sounds like a long time but to be honest it flew on by. Thanks for taking care of us in LV, Grandma and Papa, and for making Thanksgiving very special.
All of our munchkins. 
Can you believe we have a picture of all of us together?
After a naptime, we went for a walk to the local playground. I love this - we took the red wagon around the block and we were at a beautiful park. The big boys actually pulled the little guys in the wagon. (I use big and little loosely.) The kids loved the walk and it was adorable to watch them taking care of each other.
At the playground, there was a basketball court where the kid had races. On your mark, get set, go...
After we all acted like kids at the playground, we headed back to the house and went right out to dinner. We had a fantastic Italian dinner and then had a relaxing night in. Thank you for your incredible hospitality - we had a blast. Now you are in trouble because I am sure we will be back soon.
Once again, Grandma's magical powers had both boys hard at work and she even managed to get evidence of the work in progress.
Of course Garrett thought it was way more fun to play cars in the middle of the leaves.
Then, the cars and boys had to go off-roading into the dirt. 
The boys were ready to rock n' roll - we couldn't stop them from wanting to go get candy. They took off with us behind them and that is how it was all night.
Thank goodness they don't scare easily because that is Brian.
Here they are waiting patiently for candy.
Ryan was our guide through the neighborhood...he showed us all the best places to go and the boys simply tried to keep up. The houses in the neighborhood are really into Halloween - there were haunted houses. I mean some of the most decorated and scariest houses I have ever seen. Brian and I both loved it - so it was entertaining for all ages.
The boys went trick or treating three different times and cleaned out the neighborhood of candy. By ten o'clock, they finally agreed to come inside and then they managed to leave their mark on Kristen's house. Thank you to Kristen, Chris and Ryan for a fantastic Halloween. Even if we are not invited back, we just might show up next year too. 
The following day Daddy decided the boys needed an arts and crafts project. He basically gave them all the left over wood we had from redoing our house and let them paint away. I don't think they ever wanted to come inside but they felt like real painters and loved every second.
The kids marched in a Halloween parade through the classrooms and of course, Connor was the leader. 
Garrett jumped into action and joined the parade. He listened and stayed in line the entire time. I think this just shows how ready he is to begin school.
After the parade, the kids performed three poems. The first being Five Little Pumpkins - which was classic. The kids all did so well and they all knew every single word. 
Connor showing Garrett the pumpkin ring he received during class.
This was the first time I was able to watch Connor interact with his classmates and participate in class room activities. I was amazed at the maturity of my big boy - he listens so well, pays attention to the teachers and made sure everyone was okay. Connor is one of a kind and Garrett is following his lead. 