Silent Sunday

Three Peas in a Pod

Grampy's Birthday

Dylan loves a party!

Also - chocolate frosted cupcakes :)

Happy Birthday, Grampy!  We love you, and we're lucky that we got to spend this evening with you to celebrate you on your day.  

Trick-or-Treating Fun

The kids had such a fun Halloween!  The day was definitely packed with activity.  I decided to work half-day so that Brad and I could attend Jack's 1st grade Harvest Party together.  We had a really good time - I ran a pumpkin investigation station, and Brad was able to travel around to the various stations with Jack.  We had a lot of fun before heading over to Winwood to set up for our first experience with Trunk or Treat.

I've never signed up before because I'm always rushing from work to make it to school in time for the parties, let alone the parade, but this year, I decided to volunteer since I had the time.  I'm not super-creative, but I found a cute idea on Pinterest, and I was happy with the way it turned out.

Our campsite

A candy campfire :)

The kids did great posing for photos with their classes and then walking around the parking lot for the parade.

Can you spot Mikey?

What about Raphael?

Our happy girl

Digging for the perfect lollipop

Our handsome turtle

After the parties, we took the kids and while they were still in costume, I took some photos before it started to get dark.  I was happy with the way they came out, and I need to remember to do this every year!  Then we went inside for some dinner and jack-o-lantern carving.  Grandma and Grandpa came over to visit, and the littles were so excited to receive some special Halloween treats!

This boy is so easy to photograph!

A tiny, pouting turtle

Brad, carving the jack-o-lantern

Hannah and Grandpa

While Jack was resting, he decided to take the opportunity to draw a candy guide and a map of the neighborhood to be sure they visited all the homes and didn't forget anything important.  Such an organized way to tackle Halloween!

As the kids were finishing up dinner, Grampy, Aunt Ryan, Uncle John, and Dylan arrived for some trick-or-treating.  Poor Grammy wasn't feeling well, so she had stayed home for the evening, but we took plenty of pictures.

Our three amigos

Spooky

Daddy, Hannah, Jack, and Grampy - post trick-or-treating

Hannah, enjoying some fudge provided by Aunt Ryan :)

It was a good night, and I'm glad everyone had such a nice time.  

The kids have already started to plan their costumes for 2015.  I told them we have plenty of time...  And seeing how Miss Hannah decided five days before Halloween that she no longer wanted to be Elsa and, instead, she wanted to be a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle, I've decided we won't be making any rash decisions.

We hope your Halloween was just as fun-filled as ours!

Grammy's Birthday

Uncle John and kiddos

It's really hard to get a good picture of three kids under 7 :)

Happy Birthday, Grammy!  We're so glad we got to spend a special evening with you to celebrate your special day.  We love you!

Silent Sunday

Go Browns.

Silent Sunday

Happy Birthday :)

Here we are, Dylan.  Our first photo...

...and now, you are one!  Auntie loves you, and I hope you're having the best day ever!

And to my mother-in-law, Diane - who so graciously shares her special day with my nephew: Happy Birthday to you.  I am so lucky that I get to be a part of your family every day.  I love you so much.

Dylan Day

On New Year's Eve, the kids and I watched Dylan for the first half of the day while my little sis and Uncle John had to go to work.  I woke up bright and early to spend my morning with the little mister. Ryan and John dropped Dylan off at about 7:30, and my little lovelies weren't waking up over break until about 8-8:30.  Jack woke up shortly after Dylan arrived, and then Hannah stumbled down a little while later.  We had a good morning, playing with old baby toys and snuggling on our visitor.

Then Dylan got sleepy and we put him down for a nap in Hannah Bear's bedroom.  We had to set up our old Pack 'n Play since we'd just switched Hannah over to a toddler bed.  Not-so-great planning on my part, since I knew we were watching Dylan, but just didn't put two-and-two together in time.  Oh well.  The good news is that Dylan went right to sleep - snuggled with his bink and a lovey, he was out until 11:10!  Ryan couldn't believe he took such a good nap, but this Mama knows how to make a room dark and snuggly for naptime - it's one of my strengths:)

Anyway, when Dylan woke up, it was time to take some pictures.  We got right to work, and here's what we came up with:

 Hannah tootsies

 We spent a lot of our time mastering the stair-crawl:)

It was a fun day for sure, and I was quite surprised with how quickly time passed.  Before we knew it, Rypie came and scooped Dylan up to take him home for nap time.

My little lovelies can't get enough of Baby Dylan, and neither can I:)

Wordless Wednesday

{my little lovelies, in lights}

{guess who likes peppermint?}

Silent Sunday

Can we just agree that my nephew is adorable?  Those blue eyes...  Those tiny toofers...

Oh-my-word...