we found some snow . . .

Picture catch-up . . .

my little bumblebee and her flower . . .

Justin and his power tools . . . best present ever!

time for a haircut?

always trying to plug things in . . .

helping himself to everyone's chicken noodle soup . . .

they like to clean . . . I don't mind :)

playing with his hockey stick, in his empty hamper, not sure why . . .

didn't like that kind of cereal . . .

what our cat puts up with . . .

there's a special bond between these two . . . Elayna didn't mind at all sharing a room with her little brother when Grampa & Gramma visited last week . . .

their new obsession . . . watching Shrinky Dinks shrink . . .

Can't believe how big this girl is getting!

Or this one!  (wearing a jacket in the house because she's cold) . . .

enjoying a morning hot chocolate and so proud to be drinking out of a 'big boy' cup . . .

the little girl that always asks for morning hot chocolates . . .

this kid has always LOVED shoes and boots; I think heels are his favourite because they sound the loudest stomping around . . .

Pumpkin Patch 'Fieldtrip' . . .

Neither of my girls had a pumpkin patch fieldtrip this year, so a couple friends and I took our little ones and made our own.  It was great weather, sandwiched between two rainy days, and the kids had a lot of fun!

our little stinker . . .

Trying to get into the pantry . . .

Climbing on the counter and turning light switches on and off . . .

Blowing out candles on the kitchen island . . .

Climbed on the oven door, and used a toy bucket to climb on top of the stove . . .

 Good thing he's so cute!

some randomness . . .

A little girl turned 7!

 When Daddy is at work, I don't stop him from playing with dolls .  Shhhh!

 Sometimes they play together really well, and empty out all my kitchen cupboards . . .

the little guy is 2!

We had a birthday party with his little buddies this morning.  He got spoiled with books, his first Lego, John Deere trucks, and even some power tools!

Because of Justin's egg allergy, I substituted bananas for the eggs in the cupcakes.  They turned out really yummy!  I think I actually prefer them this way for future parties for the girls too.

Daddy had the day off, and went on a fieldtrip with Elayna this morning, but came home just in time for lunch and presents :)

After dinner, we finished off the cupcakes for dessert.

And Justin opened up his present from us.

I think he likes it :)

And we got him a 'big boy' bed a few days ago, but kept the crib set up for now because I haven't bought the proper mattress protector and sheets yet.  But tonight at bedtime, he started pointing at the bed and standing up and screaming in the crib ~ so, we gave it a try and he went straight to sleep in it.  I can't believe how quickly this little guy is growing up!

Catch-up post: some Summer pics . . .