James and Ru

Going Sailing

We've been doing a lot of sailing around here this week. The couch and the ottoman alternate as our boats...

Halloween Dance

I got this toy on clearance last year - what a great investment!

The Evil Eye

Brady's new songs

Brady has been very excited to share his new songs from school!

Open and Shut


Make New Friends

Movie time with Dad

Time for a haircut?

Dad's birthday present

James got a remote control helicoptor for his birthday. It's hard to tell who has more fun with it!

Leapfrog

It's all good until he tries this when no one's there to catch him!

Rudy and his bug

Rylan spent about 10 minutes studying this bug on the driveway. Quite enthralling!

A face only a mother could love...

Rylan is very impressed with his skills at feeding himself...I'm thinking it's a lot of work to clean up!

We hosted an ice cream social last week...can you guess what flavor Brady chose??

First day of school

Brady was SO excited about his first day of preschool. James stayed home to have breakfast with us, and everyone was up in time to make waffles. Brady was supposed to take a bug to school today, but the cricket he caught yesterday escaped last night so he and James had to go cricket hunting again this morning.

The first thing Brady said to me when I picked him up after school was that he wished he could go to school every day!

My two Monets

Brady describes his painting:

Grape monster

Since about 11 months, Rylan seems to be a much happier kid. Is it because he started walking? and could be more independent. Maybe, but my theory is he was just hungry for 11 months and is just now filling up. He eats nonstop...ready for a snack as soon as he finishes a meal. Not entirely kidding, James said recently that Rudy was going to have to get a part time job to pay for his own food. (Maybe the next KidNation?!?)

Almost the best picture ever

Too bad the camera didn't focus!

Batter Up!

My baby is a centerfold?!?

Papa's Birthday Weekend

Fireman Rudy

Trying to stay cool

Another hot and steamy August day...

Best buds

This impromptu photo session started when I was trying to take a picture of Brady's new hat and Rudy's new t-shirt from Meg. The pictures ended up pretty silly, but I love how they show so clearly how much these guys really are best buds!

Scrub-a-dub

Definition of a boy

A noise with dirt on it...

I saw that definition a while ago and have thought of frequently. It will probably continue to apply to my boys!

Working Hard