Family Picture

So I copied an idea I have seen in the blogging world lately - family pictures using magazine clippings. Really fun, if you haven't done this you should! As a quick disclaimer we only had 2 magazines in the whole house, and none of them had a picture of a dog which caused much distress for my children. I liked them improvisations though!

First up, James. His compilation was extremely accurate, much to my surprise.

• Zion - drawn in (points for accuracy, minus point for not following directions)
• Daddy - man with facial hair just like daddy
• Luke - blond kid in a car making noise, yup that's Luke lately
• Mommy - shadow of lady with short hair, that's me.
• James - kid with short hair that is smiling, (he has been such a happy guy lately!)

Now for Luke's picture, get ready for a good laugh.

• Zion - strange black monkey statue (remember he didn't have much to work with)
• Daddy - which one is daddy you ask...the snowman. Hahahahaha!
• Mommy - little girl with curly short hair. What? When asked why he picked this picture he replied "she is happy". I guess that is a good answer.
• James and Luke - 2 girls!!! So hard to control my giggles. Again, asked why he picked this picture. He replied "They are hugging and are so happy." When asked why he picked a picture of girls, he replied "I liked the hugging". Aw, such a sweetie.

Trick or Treat

Trick or Treat?

Five little kiddos running around collecting candy. They had a blast.

James braved the strange decorations in the neighborhood. Although he did have a minor scare when another little girl hissed at him. It took a good pep-talk to get him back in the action...

...but then he was running ahead as usual leading the way.

Pumpkins

Our local pumpkin patch is so much fun! We braved the chilly weather and went this weekend. The boys love running around the tunnels and mazes. We always seem to find other little boys our age and just run like crazy. Win-win.

Time to bake a pie I think!

Happy Birthday Zion

We brought him home in January of 2006. Three months old and so very cute!

Happy 6th birthday Zion!

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!