Logan's new trick

Logan is now working on his walking skills.

Birthday Parties

Most of our weekends are reserved for family day or birthday parties. This weekend we celebrated Ryan 4th and Sara's 3rd birthdays.

At Ryan's party - first time horseback riding

the highlight of the party - riding the monster truck. Dylan talked about all day long!

Ryan enjoying his cake

lots of fun games at Sara's party in Jazzercise

Not only does the cupcake look pretty, but it tasted so yummy

Turtle Back Zoo

Better late than never.

We usually enjoy Turtle Back Zoo in June around Father's Day. This year, our summer has been so hectic that we didn't make it until now. The weather was perfect, the crowd was good and the animals were well-behaved (that includes our boys). It was Logan's first visit and we were surprised at how fixated he was at the animals. Some of our favorites were the train ride (surprised?), Australian Interactive Aviary, and the carousel.

waiting for the train

choo...choo...

nothing makes them happier than a train ride around the zoo

enjoyed feeding the bird

not a fan of the cracked egg shell

three years in row... Dylan in an egg
(from previous years)

getting them to sit still and smile for a camera is a MAJOR task

Dylan's annual nest picture
(from previous years)

Logan was fascinated with the horse

just updating his facebook status ;-)

popcorn time with Daddy

the boys - would have been their father's day picture

waiting for Dylan to finish playing in the jungle gym

Dylan's first homework

When Mommy picked up the boys from school, she was surprised to find out preschool means homework. Dylan was so excited to take it home; however, actually doing it was a different story. We soon found out that a short quick homework will most likely take at least five times the time it requires. Regardless, Dylan finished his first homework and proudly brought it back to his teacher. What a big boy!

letter "D"

Daddy showing Dylan how to properly hold a pencil.
(yes, we are starting at step 1)

Mommy making sure he's doing it right

actually doing it by himself
(looks like such a big boy)

after getting up at least three times, watching TV in between, and taking a break to eat his dinner, homework #1 DONE!

Not perfect, but we were actually surprised that he did it.
Proud moment for Mommy and Daddy.

First day of School - Fall 2010

Daddy sends three to school early this morning. Our day begins at 6AM and we are all out of the door by 6:30AM.

Excited for first day of school

Logan is up early and ready for his first day of Pre-school (AKA PreTEND school)Even though he's been going all through summer, today is Dylan's official first day of preschool.

In front of their Elements of Learning - first ones there

Land of Make Believe

Only minutes away, Land of Make Believe is perfect for a family day at an amusement park. It was our first time and we'll definitely be back next summer. The hay ride and train ride were especially a hit with the boys!

First stop - train ride

checking out the train engine

being silly in front of the tractor wheel

Enjoying the hay ride

playing with hay

boys very fascinated with the tractorLogan and Daddy on a "round and round"

time for splash around at the waterpark

down the froggie slide

caught the last train ride of the day.

Oh Daddy!

We often hear on the news how parents forget their kids in the car seat, stroller, at the store, etc. Our immediate reaction - "What kind of parents forget their kids?!"

Well, apparently Daddy is one of them. On August 28th at 5:30pm at Land of Make Believe things transpired as such:

- Mommy and Dylan walk over to get in line to ride the train
- Daddy parks the stroller on the side and walks over next to Mommy and Dylan
- Mommy: Where's Logan?
- Daddy: Oh, S@#*!

Yes, it can happen and it did happen. Daddy may just never be left alone with the kids ever again. ;-)

(Logan was just less that 10 feet away still buckled in his stroller talking to himself.)