undies party.

dylan got some thomas the train undies.
and it's been a party for him and jane.
me personally?
potty training is not a party.

late valentines.

they send some belated valentines love :)

snow.

it's been snowing a lot lately.
and canceling dylan's morning school.
and making him sad.
so when it's time to play outside in the snow?
he splashes in the puddles.

a holiday pic.

i was digging through all the holiday photos i haven't organized.
this is the only one where jane isn't trying to slap dylan in the face for putting his arm around her.

*and compliments to aunt tiff for putting together jane's outfit! it's a keeper.

walks.

my three favorite people on a walk this fall.

so nice.

dylan has been so sweet lately.
we are so proud of our little guy.
and grateful that we aren't reliving last year's holiday season...

nature center.

the weather was perfect for the nature center yesterday.

dylan enjoyed throwing rocks into the pond.

and i enjoyed seeing his belly.
remind me to buy him a longer jacket.

the zoo.

we went to the national zoo and enjoyed the last of the fall colors.
the kids had a lovely time.
and we even got them to sit next to each other for a picture.
miracle.

little man.

i love my little man's smiles.

frankenstorm.

apparently a big storm is coming to the east coast.
so we ran out today and got some fall pictures before all the leaves blow away.

     

horses.

our lovely friend takes care of a lovely horse named Chinook.
we took the kids to enjoy a fall evening with her and they were in heaven.
dylan climbed right up and went for a ride bareback.
and then snuggled right up to her and wanted to stay there for the rest of his life.

         

fall is here!

on saturday we went to larriland farm.

we rode on a hay ride, picked tomatoes and dylan chose his pumpkin.

it was a lovely little saturday. 

here dylan holding his pumpkin:

and then he rolled it down the hill and broke off the stem.

spider hunting.

dylan loves hunting for spiders.
but after squishing too many with his over-zealous fingers he has switched his approach to using sticks.
clever boy.

missing grandma.

every day since we've been back dylan has carried around a toy airplane and asked to go back to grandmas.
i couldn't agree more.

bug catcher.

while in seattle dylan discovered the wonderful world of bugs.
for someone who asked her dad to come and squish a spider in her room one night, this new fascination is not going so well.
i'll keep working on that.
in the meantime i do get a laugh watching him squish them on accident (too much toddler excitement) and then start yelling over and over at the poor dead critter, "WAKE UP!!!!"

destruction.

doesn't he look sweet and innocent?

well, "dylan the villain" has been busy lately.

he successfully:
1. bent his metal curtain rod to look like this: V
2. derailed his closet door and knocked it to the floor
3. smeared #2 all over his room like playdough. three times in one week.

sweet?

not this week.

perfect picture.

i've been waiting for the perfect picture of the two of them to enlarge and put on my wall.
this isn't it.

big kisses.

she's still learning how to give kisses.
mostly she still just tries to eat your face.

high heels.

he wears them better than i do.

fourth of july.

we passed the day enjoying a parade, BBQ, naps and very hot and humid weather.

so grateful for our country.