River Farm Park

Today we discovered a wonderful treasure off the GW parkway. We met some friends, ran like crazy and had a little picnic. Such a fun spot and perfect for this beautiful weather we are having. Both boys ran around for 2 hours, and then didn't want to leave. Thank goodness the mommies picked a time for us all to leave together to avoid potential meltdowns. Worked like a charm when we all got to run to our cars together.

Trunk or Treat

Today marked our first Trunk or Treat. Pretty awesome if I do say so myself. We decorated our minivan like a pumpkin, hard to tell with the wind blowing.

Spiderman kept striking this pose...no idea but I found it pretty hilarious.

He found a friend that was a power ranger, and the 2 of them were busy playing superheros until the candy parade started.After 30 plus candy stops we sat down for a snack. And we finally got to see Spiderman's face.

Trunk or treat!

PS: Check out these picks from James' 2009 Halloween (in the same costume). Gosh he is growing up! Sadly I think this is the last year for this Spiderman costume, these boys are so tall.

Fire Station Open House

Easy as 1-2-3

Luke turns 3 today. Wow, three years sure flew by. Here are some pictures that make me tear up a little. How did he go from sweet baby to BIG boy so fast?

Happy Birthday to my sweet Luke William!

One of these things is not like the others

Any SLPs out there? Maybe you will find this as humorous as I did.

Note: From our deck of "V" articulation flashcards.

Kitty Cat and Pumpkin Head

Pillsbury Cookie Dough on Sale : $2.50

Sweet boys that both want to pick out their own cookies: $5.00

Making the masks on the back of the box and being silly: Hilarious

And if you do decide to make these sweet sugar cookies, you should not leave them unattended. I turned around and between my 3 guys, they were devoured in minutes. All 20 some cookies. And Luke sang "C is for cookie" the entire time. Now that is talent!

Game Day!

A little game day lunch party. Can you tell the boys are loving football and snacks! Great combo!

Love these cuties.

Go Jackets!

Bunk Bed Buddies

It's official, they are sharing a room. And not because we wanted them to, mind you, but because they just LOVE to be together.

An impromptu trip to Ikea and we got this "big boy" bed for James. They were so excited looking at it in the store, and even more excited when we told them we could bring it home. It was our intention to clear up some floor space so James could have a little more room. Instead, they both insisted that we put Luke's mattress in the "down bunk". Figuring it would only last a couple of days, we said ok. It has been almost 3 weeks, and they are going strong. Amazing. Bonus, it makes bedtime a lot faster with only one round of songs to sing.

And for those who like movies of the kids, a cute one is here.

Look...no training wheels!

James and Daddy gave me a scare this past weekend when they took off the training wheels on the "big boy bike". James was actually pretty good, but after a couple of good spills he was ready to put the extra wheels back on. Phew!

I was imagining myself wildly chasing James, pushing Luke on his tricycle and dragging the dog behind me. Not a pretty site for sure! Much easier for me if he keeps the training wheels on a little longer. Don't grow up so fast James!

Ask and you shall receive...

Dear Leah,

These are for you. Our dance moves are pretty fierce.

Love,

James and Luke