Aunt Jamies Birthday

We all went out to dinner to Olive Garden for Jamies Birthday. It is one of her favorite places to eat. I think the kids were more excited then Jamie about the cake!

A Day with Aunt Jamies

Aunt Jamies, as the kids call her, took the kids to Youngs Dairy for the fall festival. They got to see lots of goats, pigs and cows. After the petting zoo, they found the bouncy house and the hay stack.

Elaine loved the slide at the councy house.

Ethan, liked riding the tractor.

Fun on the haystack playground:

 

 

Uncle Michael stops by for the afternoon

Uncle Michael came over to watch the kids while we were at our final wedding of the year. They wanted to get married on 10/10/10. Congrats Kerry and John!

Weekend packed full of fun! (Part 2)

After a long day of the kids playing and repairing Timmy's roof we had a good rib dinner.

  

The kids ended the night with a bath.

Thanks Grandma and Grandpa for a fun weekend!

Weekend packed full of fun! (Part 1)

Grandma and Grandpa came down for the weekend to visit. While the boys repaird part of Timmy's roof,. the girls took the kids to a Fall Festival. They made hats;

and played some games!

 

Even Aunt Melissa joined in on the jump rope.  

Pre-Bedtime fun

After we met Grandma and Grandpa for dinner and to watch a little bit of the Reds Division Playoffs, it was bed time. We headed back to Timmy and Melissa's house to get the kids ready for bed. Phillip and Ethan we not ready to go to bed just yet.

Potty Time

The kids have started to take an interest in potty training. They are getting smart though. We started a M&M reward system for each sucessful visit to the potty. Well, they have figured out that they can sit 3-4 times in a half hour with a semi-successful visit and still get a M&M for each visit.

Lazy Fall Sundays

We have had such a busy summer that it was about time to sit around and do nothing for a Sunday. The night before was our 4th wedding of the year and still had one more to go. Ethan and I almost fell asleep watching the Bengals game.

Sunday Morning cartoons

Homecoming Parade rolls though

The High School had a Homecoming Parade that came though the neighborhood. Ethan loved yelling HONK, HONK at the trucks and boats as they passed by.

Elaine was more worried about getting the candy that was being thrown from the floats.

Behind the Wheel....

While Jenny and Jamie went to a Breast Cancer Awareness event downtown, I took the kids to the block party. The kids had fun and made new friends, until they found the power wheel. Once the found it, they did not care about anything else. They did let each other take turns driving. This was very scary watching them drive and I was able to get a small movie of them when I was not preventing them from running kids over, driving though the gardens or running into trees. I figured out how to put it in low gear and pretty much make it go in circles.

Our First Picnic

Tonight we went to Patrick's company picnic. It was a gorgeous day. The kids loved the food, Elaine munched on a cheese dog while Ethan stuck to his chips.

After eating the kids had a blast playing with another little girl, Lily, snacking on some Busken cookies and looking out at Lake Isabella.

When it was time to go home the kids wanted their fleeces on. Elaine's has a hood so Ethan had to put on his "hood" too!

Old McEthan Had a Farm

On our way out of the picnic Ethan decided that he was on a farm and there were cows all over....don't ask, we have no clue where that one came from!

Hoop Dreams

Jenny bought a baksetball hoop for the kids at the Twins Sale last weekend. Ethan has especially taken a liking to this and loves to play "Basket!" as he calls it. Take a look at Ethan sinking a shot from about 5 feet away.

Swinging and Singing

The kids have started to take a liking to the play set we got in the backyard, FINALLY! Here they are swinging and singing the Barney song. They must have picked this up at daycare since they have never watched Barney at our house.

Halloween Preview

Can you guess what the kids are going to be for Halloween?

Another Trip to the Zoo!

I promised the kids a trip to the zoo to see the animals. They both have been really interested in animals recently. They really love the elephants.

Ethan pouting that we had to leave the Elephants.

They already forgot about leaving the elephants and on to the next animals running down the path.

And a trip to the zoo is not complete without a ride on the train!

Lazy Morning...

I was making breakfast for the kids and looked over and caught Ethan picking his belly button while watching cartoons.

Camping Fun

Elaine showing everyone her new backpack. She told everyone she could find that she is going to school with her backpack.

Ethan keeping a close eye on his cheese crackers next to the campfire.

 Dinner at the picinic table. Elaine has always loved eating corn. Meanwhile, Ethan is wondering where all the chips went. "More Chips", Ethan would say and ignoring his dinner.

Ethan ending the night with a cup of milk and some smores in his PJ's next to the campfire.

Camping Sleeping Buddies

Camping has become alot easier w/o portable cribs. Now the kids sleep on the mattress with their inflatable beds they love so much. It got a little cold one night camping and we went to check on the kids and this is what we found.