Fun with Lauren

It was a beautiful fall afternoon, and cousin Lauren was over to play. The boys had a blast outside, especially playing in the leaves (but of course my camera wasn't at hand during those cute photo ops.) so I took some a little later.

Here's Lauren pushing Ethan in his car . . .

Lauren also showed Ethan how to climb a tree!!

Ethan just thinks his cousin is so hilarious! Everything he did made Ethan giggle.

Evan Matthew

Mama spent last night in the cities with her good friend, Kyra, who just had baby Evan! He came a little bit early - he was born on Tuesday, Oct. 21 at 6 lbs 10 oz and 21 inches! It was so fun to visit them - mom is doing really well, and Evan is also doing well, although he is remaining in the NICU until he can keep his body temp. consistent.

Look at this cute little guy!

It was so fun to hold a newborn again! He is so cuddly and a very content little baby.

Our Little Artist

Here is Ethan's first try at finger painting. He made a couple of masterpieces!!

A Fun Saturday

We had a fun Saturday today, just hanging out as a family. Ethan and daddy both took a 3 hour nap this afternoon, so mom could get some cleaning done, which was nice (mom slept in this morning while the boys were up early!).

This afternoon was beautiful, so Ethan enjoyed playing in the leaves, and especially driving his big truck around.
Here is Ethan eating a cupcake he brought home from daycare yesterday. He's got the sad look on his face, because he realized that his cupcake was gone, and he really wanted more! Not a real flattering picture, but it's all I've got . . .

Apples and Pumpkins

Ethan, Victor, Mom, Aunt Michelle, and Grandma Mary went to an Apple Orchard and small pumpkin patch today. The boys had fun checking out the pumpkins . . . .

They had some toys for kids to play with, so Grandma taught Ethan how to Hula Hoop!
We took a horse-drawn wagon ride out to the orchard where we could pick our own apples. Ethan got a quick "ride" on the horsey, but was a bit wary of the whole idea . . .
After picking the apples, Ethan loved eating them. Well, he just bit off pieces and spit them out, but it still kept him content!
What a fun fall day! Ethan and Victor were very good boys and we had a great time.

Ethan's 20 Month Pictures

I will put a link on the side to Ethan's 20 Month pictures taken at Target. I am very happy with them! To view, just click on the link and enter mom's first and last name.

Here's a picture of the bedding I'm going to use for baby girl's nursery! My wonderful sister Jenny gave it to me, as she bought it and then had a boy! I'm very excited to get the room ready, now that we know there is a little girl on the way! It probably won't happen until Christmas break, but I can still be excited about it, right?