Happy Halloween!

our third annual trip to Trick or Treat in the park

This picture pretty much sums up the entire weekend.

hahahahahaha

oh my goodness

Okay - here are a few more:

 

(Peter?  What happened buddy?  I have no pictures of you!)

We had a great time with everyone!

Come again next year!!

five months

Brooke turned five months old on the 22nd.

:)

We love her full-faced smile and her happy attitude.  

She is still eating every three hours and sleeps from 7:30 -7 each night.

She loves crinkly toys and watching her brother every minute she can.  She has been working really hard at sitting independently... but can't quite do it yet on her own.  She screams with delight, and with irritation, and with every other emotion she has.  Screams all the time.  No laughs yet... but we'll wait patiently. :)

cereal!

Brooke is a big fan!

She cried because we were not giving it to her fast enough the first night!  haha :)

Now she eats it every day at breakfast and "dinner" at 4:30.

Such a big girl!

funny faces anyone?

So.... remember when you were a kid and you were supposed to smile for the camera?

And all you wanted to do is make a funny face instead?

That's what we've been getting a lot of around here lately...

for example:

Or the other day when Connor used his legos to make a big tower, 

I said "Stand next to it and I'll take your picture."

This is what I got:

Then I said "Okay, now a nice one."

and we get a blank stare at the camera...

hahahahaha.

oh well.

Rolling Rolling Rolling

We have a roller!

:)

Four Months

Brooke is four months old.  She weighs 12 pounds and is 24 and a half inches tall.  She LOVES watching her brother and she likes her bouncy seat the best of all the places I have to put her.  She likes being on her belly, and is trying hard to learn how to sit up by herself.  She eats every three hours during the day and sleeps from about 10-7 overnight... but sometimes she has a hard time making it to 7!  As you can see from the video, she loves to make all kinds of noises, but we are still waiting to hear her laugh! :)

Do you want to fly a kite?

Brooke's best nap is the first one in the morning - from 8-10.  Connor's loudest time of day is first thing in the morning... so today we went outside!  In our jammies!

We noticed it was breezy... so Connor thought it was the perfect time to fly a kite. 

I obliged.

The rest of the time was spent really trying to fly a kite.  I thought it was pretty funny.  So did Connor.

Connor's version of kite flying is running with the kite "flying" behind him.  This was okay today because there really wasn't that much wind.

tangled in the string!

Success!!!!!!

oops...

Cutie

Who doesn't love a baby in a hat?

The cuteness factor doubles with a hat.  I mean... come on!!!

Love

Connor was looking at the book... Brooke started touching his head.  He thought it was hysterical.

Then he decided that she should hold his hand instead.

Home-going

June 2006

July 2014

May 2011

Perfect submission, perfect delight, 
 visions of rapture now burst on my sight; 
 angels descending bring from above 
 echoes of mercy, whispers of love. 

This is my story, this is my song, 
 praising my Savior all the day long; 
 this is my story, this is my song, 
 praising my Savior all the day long. 

We will miss you Mum-mum... 

and are so comforted by knowing you are with your Savior,

praising Him all the day long.

Three months

Three months old on the 22nd!  Going to the doctor's to check her weight this week. :)

Time is flying by and crawling so slowly at the same time. ;)

August has been a blur.  Started with a camping trip, trip to Pittsburgh, my grandma passing away, Connor staying with his grandparents, school starting, new job at the tutoring center starting, house guests, birthday party, baptisms....

Bring it on September.  We can handle it. ;)