Goofy boys

just hanging out and being goofy

Apple Jack Orchards

The kids in the chain maze

cute little ghost boy

Xander can't decide on a pumpkin and must touch ALL of them

That is one big pumpkin and yet Nate seems unimpressed

Taking a tractor ride tour around the orchard

What a cool dude

Xander loved going for a tractor ride with daddy

Our little boy is really into rockets right now and chose to have one painted on his face

Squeaky clean

hanging out with daddy

scrub-a-dub

naked playtime - a chance to air dry

Teething and still no tooth!

He has been drooling and gnawing since 4 months old, and it still hasn't poked through yet. I can even feel the top of the teeth under there. Not that he is a crabby baby about it or anything. He is a still so happy and sweet!

Chew!
Chew some more!

Looking for something else to chew on

Open House at Xander's preschool

Xander's preschool had an open house so the kids could show off their classroom and all that they do to their family. He was just excited to spend a little extra time doing all the things he likes to do in class and he barely knew we were there!

getting a closer look at the fish

showing us the colored beads and blocks

running around the gym

Last fishing trip of the season

It was a beautiful day so the boys headed out on the boat one last time. Xander LOVES spending time on grandpa's boat!

fishing with grandpa

helping drive the boat

with his cute little fishing pole

Xander's favorite part - picnic on the boat

Posing with Xander's catch (squint hard!)

Trophy fish!

Nate's 6 month appointment

Waiting to see the doctor
"If you weren't so pretty, I would be crying right now"

Final numbers (drum roll please!)...... 19 lbs. 2 oz. and 28 1/4 inches long.

I will add Xander's number on for comparison as soon as I can track down his baby book. :)

Nate's new high chair

After much hullabaloo, we finally got Nate's new high chair. It was not the one we had ordered, but since that one came out of the box broken and unusable, and it was a discontinued style, we were happy to settle for the one the company sent us to replace it. It is bright and fun and totally adjustable. Now all we have to do is start giving the kid some food!

For now, content to just hang out at the table and practice

Xander give it two thumbs up!

A little lotion goes a long way

Apparently he thought his skin was a little dry and he needed to get into the lotion. He had a feeling I wasn't going to be too happy with him. The only thing I could do when I saw him was go to grab the camera.

lotion on the floor...
all over his hands and face

yum!

My boys!

How sweet they are!

Playing at Grace

At school today, the kids walked down to the garden to plant fall bulbs and have their snack outside. It was such a nice day for it! After class, all the kids, parents and siblings got together to eat and play in the gym. School takes so much energy out of him that he even took a nap after lunch.

Heading back from planting bulbs in the school's garden

Lily and Xander pushing Chris around the gym

funny boy!
Since they kept ramming him into the walls, they thought it would be a good idea to put a helmet on his head.

Fuller Park with friends

Taking a break from the running around. Never did understand the game that they made up, but they were having fun.

I was surprised to find Xander on the tire swing with Connor and Maya. He doesn't usually like even regular swings. It's amazing what they will try when they see other kids doing something. (Not sure if that is a good or bad thing!)

Lew and Xander together again. With Lew in preschool 4 days a week, we don't get to see him hardly at all anymore!

The Tongue

We have been seeing a lot of this lately. Nathan's first little tooth is just below the surface and along with the drool and night waking is the tongue. We remember Xander doing this as well. I think he is rubbing the bottom of his tongue over where his tooth is coming in because it soothes it. Either way, it is cute. But now I am getting Raspberries blown in my face!

Yep, that is my 5 month old, in crawl position, scooting around on the floor. Cripes, we are in trouble!

Still in his pjs and already full of attitude

Naked and sassy

"give me that camera, woman!"

Half-naked sassiness

More of the boys (imagine that...)

I guess big brothers can do it too
Both smiling AND looking at the camera. Very cool!
Sweet boys!

Xander's new haircut

While Nate napped, I turned on Xander's favorite DVD "Big Machines" and cut his hair. He only gets to watch it when I cut his hair and so is usually very cooperative about it. He did a great job! I think I cut a pound of hair off of him!