Fall Fun

JJ's Singing

Pumpkin, pumpkin round and fat,
Turn into a Jack-o-lantern just like that!

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Hanging out w/ Gigi

The new favorite past time--climbing trees...

Score!!!!

JJ at soccer--such improvement since he started!

The two best babies in the world :)

Pictures and Updates

What we have been up to for the last month...

Hanging out watching tv...

Spending time w/ Daddy after he officiates football games...

Reading JJ's favorite magazine at the moment--the Fisher Price Christmas catalog...

Eating more brownie mix than actual brownies...

Kayley sitting up by herself!

Soccer!!

JJ started his very first soccer league! God bless the person who wanted to take on 3 year old soccer...but nevertheless, JJ had a good time. He was a bit unsure in the beginning (he thought the playground across the park looked like a much better time) but then he warmed up to it and said he was ready to go back again next week! Such a big boy now!

Kay's 4mo Pictures!

Love 'em, love 'em, love 'em. Enough said.

Tommy and Suzanne

Mike's nephew and his wife brought Mike's mom up for the weekend and JJ absolutely adores Tommy and 'Susa-uanne' :)
JJ played so hard with them all weekend that he fell asleep as soon as they left Sunday afternoon and is still recovering! He asks all of the time when they are coming back so hopefully we can plan a trip to NJ soon to visit!

Fun with Grandma!

We were so fortunate to have Grandma visit us for the weekend! We haven't seen her since the wedding in June so it was great for the kids to spend so much time with her.

Firsts For JJ!

First day of preschool!

and check out the new sneakers that JJ picked out--with laces! He has decided that he wants to learn to tie his shoes...

Saying the pledge during circle time...

And he's already bored. Great.

No, seriously, he loved it :) Thank goodness JJ went for a couple of months last spring after he turned three--today when he got there he was so excited and already knew the routine and all of the teachers. He was exhausted by the time he arrived home but that's just evidence that he had a good time!

Firsts For Kayley!

Kayley's first time in the highchair! She loves to be up high and at the table so she can see everything that is going on! No knocking our fancy dinner of grilled cheese/tomato soup/tater tots...

First Foods! Here she is in the 'pre' picture of her first time trying cereal...

I don't think she is exactly sold on the idea...

But it looks like she gets the concept! Sort of...

Last Summer Pictures of '08

Labor Day weekend fun! We had a busy long weekend-- Kayley's 4 month pictures were taken on Saturday, a family picnic at Grackin's on Sunday w/ Aunt Nancy, Uncle Ron, Erica's family and Steph's family and then Monday we spent the day at Dad's pool!
We started back to school on Tues, so far the kids love going to the babysitters, and I'm adjusting to being back at work, can't wait for next summer! Enjoy the photos below :)

It's too bad Will was taking a nap and missed out on these pictures... Clockwise Jack, Sam, Kayley, JaysonSnuggle bunnies...

This was Kayley's first time in the pool--you can tell by her smile that she loved it!

Jack...

Sam...

and Jayson!

Don't you just love the panicked tone of my voice in the second video? Oy...

Rollin, Rollin, Rollin...

Pic of Us

JJ and I wanted to share an updated photo--

Jay survived his first teeth cleaning and wanted to show off his pearly whites! He has been to the dentist before but never stopped screaming long enough to let the dentist in his mouth...but this time, big cousin Jack went with him and they had their teeth cleaned together!

I finally got around to donating my hair--a whole 9 inches! Feels great to have it all gone, and now I look like every other 30-something mom w/ the Posh bob!

Just for fun ;)

Ok. So I have NO idea what I'm doing with JJ's hair. We decided to let it grow for the summer hoping that his baby curls would return but....it didn't happen. Now we just have a three year old with big, poofy hair! So, last night during his much needed bath, we had fun trying out different looks with his long locks :) 

I wanted him to give me more of a "punk" face to match his mohawk, but I think JJ is just too cute and innocent for that!

hee, hee. I wish there was gel that could keep his hair like this everyday!

Pete Wentz and your flat iron, move over!

Our Mini Stay-cation

We had a great long weekend getaway!! I took the kids on Friday and went to the cottage--we had such fun "roughing it" and JJ loved being on vacation :) Sorry there aren't too many pictures--we were having too much fun to grab the camera! 

Of course Kayley had to hit a milestone while we were there! This is her in mid-roll from back to front!

Now that she is semi-mobile, I think we are in trouble!
Saturday night, Kevin, Lisa and Emma came down to have a bon fire with us and make s'mores and real popcorn (not that microwave stuff we survive on all year!) Emma and JJ of course had a ball!  And Emma set a record for most popcorn eaten in a single sitting :)
JJ and Kayley passing the time when it was a little chilly in the morning by dancing! We had to bring Kayley's excersaucer--she's at the age where we can't carry her around all day and she doesn't want to be held either!

Bills Camp

JJ and Mike went to the Bills camp for the day and had a ball! They had lots of kids activities set up and Jay rode on a bus for the very first time!