Hijacked

Puzzle time between Papa and Olivia has been hijacked!

Ride 'em cowboy! 

I hope you all have a spectacular weekend filled with lots of fun and laughter!

27 Pounds of True Love

Who wouldn't love this little face?

 

This little guy is now refusing to sit in his booster seat at dinner time.  He has to be just like his sister and sit in a big boy chair.  The kids have to be sitting right next to each other now, instead of across the table.  It is actually kind of cute, they do make a huge mess and egg each other on to do silly things (like touching the food to their bellies before they eat it)!  Don't ask.  I suppose we will allow it as long as they eat and no fights break out.

Outdoor Extravaganza!

The kids have had a great time playing ousting in the cool crisp fall weather.

Here are some pictures of our adventures outdoors.

The kids love their new leaf blower/bubbler!

Digging up the driveway!

Thanks for stopping by today!  See you later alligator!

P.S. who doesn't wear a bike helmut while mowing the lawn.  Things can get pretty crazy out there.

Ringing in a New Year

Finn rang in his second year in style.  Monster style!

We held a Monster themed birthday party this year, complete with a monster cake and an appearance by Mike Wazowski.  He was in love!

The cake.  

It didn't turn out exactly how I wanted it to (no one really seemed to notice though, if you know what I mean).  I guess it's time mama invests in a pastry bag.

When did our kids become old enough for their own table?

Finn and his beloved Mike Wazowski!

Opening Auntie Abbie's gift, with Mike in tow of course.

Asking Auntie Abbie to put his new shoes on Mike.  Mike is going to be one stylin monster.

The girls helping Finn open his gifts, much to his dismay!

Our beautiful little Livi.  I tried to coax Emmie into the picture since they were wearing matching outfits.  Em was having none of that.

The coveted lawn mower.

The digger!

Singing happy birthday. 

Papa helping Finn blow out the candles.  It was more like Papa making sure Finn didn't reach for the flames.

The little sneaker!

Nothin to see here folks.

Watching everyone leave.  Thanks for celebrating with us!

Happy Second Birthday Bruiser!

Finley, at 2 years old you:

*Weigh approximately 26.6 (25%) lbs and are 34 1/4 (50%) inches tall.

*wear size 2T, size 6 shoes, and a size 5 diaper.

*you love your big sister and hug her every chance you get.  You try to do everything that she does, even though she hates that most of the time. 

*you are all boy.  You love your trucks, buses, trains and diggers!  You wouldn't dare touch one of Olivia's babies unless it was to throw it across the room and scream "night night" at it.

*you have two speeds: turbo or sleeping.  You are non stop all the time!  You keep us on our toes and exhaust most others!

*can count to 10 with a lot of help, you know all of the numbers just not the order.  We have been focusing on colors these days!

*love to sing and dance. You run around in circles any time you hear music.  You love to sing The Wheels on the Bus and Twinkle Twinkle.  You will only let us sing Rock a Bye Baby if someone is holding you and pretends to drop you to the ground. 

*are not a very good eater.  Your favorite meal is breakfast, you will eat pretty much anything I put in front of you.  However, you couldn't care less about the other meals of the day.

*are such a funny, sweet little boy.  It is rarely in a bad mood, maybe that's because you see Olivia in the timeout chair when she throws a fit!

Love you Bruiser

The Fish

Who needs to wait until the pool is fully filled to swim?  Not these kids.

Who needs to put a swimsuit on to swim?  Not these kids.

When Dad is Away Mom Will Play

There isn't much you can say about this.

He loved the dress.  When I asked Finn if I could take Olivia's dress off of him he looked at me and promptly replied "NOPE".

Summer's First Bike Ride

We took our first family bike ride last weekend.  I know, summer is almost over and we are now getting around to doing this?  It was so much fun, the kids loved it.  Hopefully we can squeeze in a few more rides before the bikes have to be put away.

I don't know why, but every time we get on the bikes Olivia wants to go to the ice cream store.  That's weird right (**wink wink**)??

Waiting not so patiently to get out of the carrier.  These kids wanted their ice cream.

Dance Baby, Dance

Olivia went to her first ballet class this week!  She loved it!

It is a Disney Princess ballet class that is held at the local YMCA.  It is for entry level tiny tot dancers so there aren't any expectations.  Which is good for us.  Plus they play the frozen theme song over and over, which is also a plus for my little girl.

The girls were so cute and tried so hard.  It was however, one of the funniest things that I have watched in a very long time!

Olivia's before picture!  I suppose I need to find a skirt for this little girl to wear.  She was the only one without a tutu!  Bad mom!

Olivia and Finn showing off their ballet moves!  Good thing we've signed her up for class!

It wasn't pretty!

Olivia and her friend Lily!  These two have so much fun together!

Olivia was supposed to be jumping over the shoe on the ground gracefully.  Most of you know grace doesn't go hand in hand in our family.

Finn was less than thrilled that he had to go watch!

He was entertained by the snacks and movie that I brought for him.

Olivia is already asking to go back next week!  I honestly can't wait either.