FALL--LA-LA-LA-LA

The things you take pictures of and the things you don't. Things I forgot to take pictures of this week: Dave's surprise birthday party that I have been planning for a month... hope those memories last a lifetime cuz their ain't no documentation of that. (I take that back! Thanks Katrina for snapping some shots to document the occassion!!) Other things I did not take pictures of: my kids meeting their cousins for the first time and none of my brother and his wife whom I haven't seen in years. Pictures I did take... well, of course, pictures of the park. You know because such a time should be documented.






We were having so much fun...







We even let Kai crawl around in the mulch...

All the boys were bonding...

It was all fun and games until a lady shrieked " A mouse just crawled on my shoulder" and on closer expection, "these benches are infested with mice!" ...and sure enough a mere five minutes later we saw a little brown field mouse scurrying across the wooden playground. Hmmm, looks like a good time to go investigate the trains!

And that we did.

And then, as we were leaving we caught the sun just right.



A whole Disney moment happened... all the woodland creatures came out to play, and frolic in the sun. We even saw a hedgehog at one point.










Strange, but true.


theHightowerz

Fireman Small

Guess who came to our house today. Yep. The fire department.



No. I did NOT set the house on fire. I know I have been busy. I know. I know. I did find Kai in the DVD cabinent today. But I was still not responsible for the fire truck arriving at our house right at the end of naptime.



There was a certain little boy who was fascinated to say the least.









You mean, you actually fight real fires?



But just when he thought the day couldn't get any better:





Yep. He got to sit in the truck and pretend to drive!







Too bad Kai slept through the whole thing. And the reason for all of the drama you ask? Sigh. Well, nothing really that dramatic. They just came to repaint the fire hydrant in our yard. But it did keep you on your toes, didn't it? Come on, you know it did.



Becki

Too Big and Big Enough

Ah me, if I haven't blogged in a while it may be because I can barely kick up my feet for a minute before I realize something has gone awry... oh, just yesterday, Kai was drinking out of the dog bowls... not once but twice! Maybe it was because the four neighborhood girls were over and I was busy making soup and bread in the kitchen before I heard the unmistable clink of the dog dishes! Sigh. And Cadan, oh this child is all boy!! I mean, do ya really have to give your little friend a kiss that leaves teeth marks in the side of his head... I mean really!! Not to mention the fact that he can climb out of his crib and open the door to his room and proudly announce, "Hi mama!". If it weren't for the look of pure glee across those pudgy cheeks, I might just loose it! My friend, Lindsey, who also has two kids 12 months apart warned me that the 6mo/18mo stage was the hardest! Boy, I had no idea! You have to be on your toes! But let me just show you some examples so you can see for yourself the kinds of mischief these boys are getting into.

Kai, although not sitting well on his own, can pull himself up to standing... I almost had a heartattack when I found him like this:

He is getting to be too big!

Too big for the bouncer!





Too big to sit in the baby chair:



Too big to just take your word for it, he's got to figure it out for himself, trust me there is nothing under there!






...and Cadan, don't get me started on Cadan!!!!!!!

Big enough to have a girlfriend. (Shh, don't tell Hope's dad!)



Big enough to babysit





Big enough to do some consulting work on the side



Big enough to put on his own shoes









Big enough.



I mean, after all, he is almost 19 months!!

Whew, I am getting tired just thinking about it all!

Best get back to what's at hand before I have more to blog about!

Beck