Happy Halloween!

Ev helping Dad pick up the pumpkin seeds he spilled... for the second time... :o)

Finished product.
A pirate and a pumpkin. Hey pumpkin -- pay attention!

The cousins dressed up at Kate's house. A lady bug, a squirrel, a pirate, and Boo from Monster's Inc. What a combo! :o)

Because everyone needs to appreciate the awesomeness of the squirrel!!! :o)

The only pirate ever to vacuum... and somehow he lost his pants...

Happy Birthday, Kate!

Kate turned three years old on Saturday, so we all headed over to Towson to help her celebrate.

Where is Mom-Mom's hat?

Kate's birthday party was a Towson Tailgate, where Ev enjoyed a cupcake with Dad-Dad.

Painting pumpkins!

"Mommy do it..." That's his new phrase, just insert your name!

I believe the highlight of the whole event was the bounce house! Ev and Leah bouncing around...

The rungs of the ladder were a bit far apart for Ev, but he made it!

"Weeeeee!!!"

Proper shooting form!

Helping Kate open her birthday presents.

Randoms for the Week

Kate getting in some cuddles with Ryan this morning.

Ev's turn!

Ev going down the slide with Mom-Mom at the park near Kate's house.

So sweet!
Since we were away for the weekend, I guess Diesel got a little lonely. After family nap time, this is where I found our kitty...

Poor Ev ended the week by taking a little spill and ending up with a gash over his eye... he's taking it like a champ as long as he doesn't accidently touch it!

Our amusing video for the week... the hamster takedown. :o)

Doctor Visits

Both boys had a doctor's appointment this past Wednesday (thanks again, Mom, for helping me!!!), and apparently, we breed large children! :o) They usually write down the stats for me, but I guess with two in one appointment, there was much confusion and rushing, so I will have to request the official information the next time we go. From my memory, Ryan weighed in at 11 pounds (some odd ounces), putting him in the 75%, and measured 24.25 inches long, making him greater than 95%. Evan weighed 27 pounds (50%), and measured 36 inches long (75%). Our little stringbeans. :o)

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We're not even going to talk about this insane bed head on the large one... he got a hair cut shortly afterwards! :o)

The weather was pretty nice on Saturday, so we took the boys to Poly Tech's playground. Ev checking out the slide.
Learning how to climb a ramp.

Rope ladder!

"Perhaps you should help me up instead of taking my picture..."

Once Ev was tired of romping around, Josh started handing Ev stones to put on the slide. Without prompting, Evan decided to sort his stones -- white versus brown. We're not sure where he gets these OCD tendancies...

Small One and Crazy One

Ryan is starting to smile and coo a bit - although very difficult to catch on camera! :o)

Who doesn't love a sleeping baby?? I just wish he did it more often...

Stretching out after the swaddle.

Evan loves to bring and show Ryan all kinds of things. Ryan looks so interested in my phone, doesn't he? :o)

Ev tried to help rock Ryan in the seat, but then he got distracted... he's still very much obsessed with seeing "baby" in the camera or on the computer.

The weather was pretty nice this afternoon, so I took Ev out for a bit. Got your bucket? Check!

His new outside obsession is the little pears that fall off of this tree, so he's collecting them into his bucket.

Then he got a little too aggressive and inadvertantly pruned a branch off the tree... whoops.

Much love for the mower!

Our future soccer star, and current crazy one.

Newborn Photos

I keep forgetting to put these pictures on here since they weren't from our camera. My friend Andrena came over when Ryan was 11 days old and took these awesome photos! Needless to say, we definitely have her booked for all future pictures of the kiddos! :o)

I am obsessed with this hat!

So sweet!!! Could not love this picture any more!!

Go Phillies!

The boys helping the Phillies celebrate their no-hitter the other night:

(The game is to guess which one is Evan and which one is Ryan...)

Obviously this one is Ev! :o)

Getting to pet the "hop-hop" at the petting zoo at the Apple Scrapple Festival.
Ev and Leah making a mess in the sandbox.

Checking out the moss.

Hanging boy!

Helping Mom-Mom push an empty wagon.

Opening some belated birthday gifts! Thanks Uncle Jared and Aunt Gina! :o)

(The top picture is Evan and the second one is Ryan. Am I the only one amazed by how much they look alike? I might be...)