b is for brother

Grant took Parker as his show-and-tell for "B" week.  Each week we walk around the house and talk about items that start with the appropriate letter for school that week, he was soooo excited when he discovered he could take his brother!

It was really funny to hear Grant's classmates ask him questions about his brother, "Does he do any tricks?"  Grant told them he could do somersaults and jump but Parker wasn't very cooperative! 

"Where did you get it?" Haha, Grant didn't have an answer for that one!

We had some fun in the Fall leaves in our yard together later that day....

 Rowing the boat with Daddy and neighbor Jack!

the great pumpkins ~ round 2

Early October Grant insisted we carve at least one pumpkin so, we finally caved after days of relentless begging!  We explained to him it would mold and get yucky but he, of course, didn't care one bit!  Well, after everything got setup in the garage Frank, Grant and Parker got started while I cleaned up after dinner.  Quickly there were yells from the garage, poor little Parker got sick alllllllll over everything in the garage while sitting in Frank's lap starting the carving process.  Needless to say there were no photographs of pumpkin #1 but this is round two this year and I must say we had a grand time the second go at it!

the park

Last month, in the mad rush of an afternoon, post-naps, a friend and I took a few photos of our families at a local park.  Here are a few of my favorites from our brief little time together!

Parker wouldn't let go of me so this obviously wasn't quite what we were hoping for!

Enough with the camera already, Mom!

 There were ducks swimming around in the pond which proved quite the entertainment.

Yes, Parker, I will finally pick you up and carry you!

preschool pumpkin patch 2012

Last week Grant had his first school field trip.  Parker and I accompanied him and Frank was able to meet us briefly for a little fun at the pumpkin patch too!  Here Grant is with his three teachers and classmates, so adorable!

My three boys!  Frank was cold enough that he squeezed one of Parker's hats onto his head in attempt to stay warm, hahaha!

Here it is in all it's glory, nice Frank ;+)

The perfect pumpkin!

Countless times I pulled Parker's hat up only to have him pull it back down, stubborn little guy!  None-the-less, here were the chosen pumpkins!

Halloween, I think we are ready for you!

weekend on the farm

The cousins got to each select a pumpkin (or 2 or 3) from Grandpa's garden this month!  They drew numbers, Parker got number 1, Grant was number 5, thankfully they are young enough to not care at all and just enjoyed the pumpkin picking experience with their cousins.

Grant doing some work in the garden ;+)

Francesca was feeding peas to Parker, they just plopped down in the middle of the garden, so adorable!

 Daddy Frank got put to work in the barn for a bit too!

park

Since preschool is m/w/f we have been taking a music class and swimming lessons on t/th.  While the weather permitted we enjoyed the park many afternoons post-swimming.

I love what catches their eyes...dandelions!

kite flying 101

Grant has been waiting and waiting for a windy day, this Fall, to fly his first kite.  This was the perfect day, back in September, still warm but breezy enough that he didn't have to use much string to get it in the air!  You can see the delight and amusement on his face, love that child!