Halloween!

Aiden the human Whoopie Cushion

Super Max to the rescue!

Jenna-grace the Purple Poodle!

She was so hard to get a good picture of, because she would get so wiggly and goofy whenever she had her costume on. Her favorite part of the costume was the tail. Anytime someone said she looked cute, she would put her bum in the air and say "I have a tail!"

Mimi and Papaw

Bee and Bee Keeper

Eric pulled out the Chewbacca costume that he didn't get to wear the year Max was born. Our neighborhood has a great party and parade Halloween night. This sweet kid below was a little chewbacca! I thought the two of them together were sooo cute!

All of us together.

Tree Hugger

Jenna-grace is learning the art of stalling. If there is something she doesn't want to do (like take a nap or get in the van) she will stall. Her latest tactic includes giving every tree we pass a hug.

Me: "Jenna-grace, please get in the van."

Jenna-grace: "Mom, the tree needs a hug!"

Time Out!

Every now and then when people find out that Max was born only 11 months after Jenna-Grace, I will get asked "is it getting any easier?" For a while I could honestly say that it was getting easier everyday. But now, I feel things are shifting a bit. Jenna-grace has gotten used to pushing her own agenda. Max is now old enough to have an opinion and has started voicing it. More than that, there is even a little rivalry between them. If I ask Jenna-grace to get something for me, Max will start yelling "I do it, I do it!" The next thing I know they are screaming, pushing and fighting each other to get what ever I asked for. Sweet... I know. That is how they act when I am asking for help. Can you imagine how they handle sharing toys? Some days I feel like we have been crying all day.

So, we have a rule in the house, that I have recently started enforcing with these two. *No Screaming in the house. This seems to work better than No fighting, because that is like saying No wiggling. For two year olds, that is impossible. But I am trying to help them figure out how to resolve their conflict with softer words. Or at least with any words.

Our time-out place is the bottom of the stairs. I think these two feel like they are being given cruel and unusual punishment. It just might be. . . for me.

My Little Toothpaste Monster

Aiden got this hat a few months ago. He was so excited it finally got cold enough to wear it. He wears it as often, and for as long as he can. Every time he gets off the school bus, he pulls the hat down in front of his face and pretends he is a monster.

Two 2-year-olds!

On Saturday Max turned two!

Happy Birthday Big Boy!!

By the way, Jenna-grace doesn't turn three until November 13th.

T.V. time

This weekend my sister and her son Morgan came to visit. Aiden loves to play with his cousin Morgan! Saturday morning was so beautiful, and the kids were driving me crazy, so I sent them out to play in the yard. A little bit later I found them like this.

They wanted to be outside, but they also wanted to watch the TV.

The cutest part was, the show they couldn't keep their eyes off of... was a sweet princess movie.

Race for the Cure

We did it! Race for the Cure 2008 is in the books!

My mom and sisters, Caroline and Leanna, also participated in the Race.

Eric and I are so proud! We had the goal of finishing in under 30 minutes. Although that didn't happen, we each beat out previous best times.

Here is a picture of part of the Germantown Latter-day Saints team.

fun pics

Poor Max. Even when he is miserable he is still so hard not to smile at.

Aiden loves making milk mustaches. It is hard to see in this picture but he was really proud of this one. And I thought the picture was cute enough even without the milk.

What an innocent face. So deceiving!

Banana Bread

My family loves Banana Bread! As fast as I can make it, it disappears. This last batch was still cooling when I found that a little critter had already gotten a nibble.

I got a quick picture before the critter tried to make an escape.

Christie's Birthday

Today is my sister's birthday!

Christie, check out ChristiesCakes.blogspot.com

Happy Birthday!

30 is just the beginning!!

WOW!!! Look who is 30!!

Just in case Eric doesn't know it, he is the most amazing man. I am so blessed to be a part of his world. He is kind and generous almost to a fault and goes out of his way to help everyone around him. He loves his kids and they know it! He works hard at everything he does. He has sacrificed many of his "big ambitions" in order to be a great dad and a wonderful husband. And we love him so much for choosing us over being a millionaire by the time he turned 30.

I love you Eric! Happy Birthday!

Side note: doesn't this picture look a little like Aiden's a few posts down?

My beautiful kids

This week has been so beautiful. We spend as much time as we can outside. I thought it might be fun to get some pictures of the kids. Aren't they beautiful?

Max

Max and Jenna-grace

Jenna-grace and Maggie

Poor Maggie! She gets so much love!

Aiden with his slick new hair-do that Dad gave him.

The rest of the pictures are an attempt at getting a picture of all three of them together.

I think I give up.

At least for now.

Boys at door

My friend Catherine picked up Aiden and took him to the Zoo with her and her kids. Aiden was so excited he waited by the door until she arrived. Max was curious about what he was looking at. I found them both just sitting at the door, and I thought it was so cute!

Then I was discovered....

And then Aiden.... well does what Aiden does.

I love my boys!