First snow!

What is that??

One morning the boys woke up to several inches of snow covering the yard...they were astounded. They just stood and stared out the window. Thomas put on his boots and mittens- no coat- and ran out into the snow without hesitation. He was so excited to see snow again.

Benjamin braves his first snow as a little kid.

I guess we need two sleds now- they look a bit smashed.

"Mo is a monkey. He is a baby."

Mo the monkey has truly become a member of our family. Thomas and Mo are best friends, and lately Mo has been going everywhere with us. And Thomas, who can certainly be a handful, can also be very gentle. Especially as he takes care of his precious Mo: eating cupcakes together, rocking him, and even putting him to bed.

Mo, this blog post's for you.

Thomas turns THREE!

Thomas is three. Our little boy is growing up so fast! When I asked Thomas what he wanted for his birthday he said, "My cousins, cake, and chocolate!" So to celebrate his big day, all 7 of his cousins (and their parents) and of course, the grandparents came over for the day to party Curious George style- we went to a Healthworks Kid Museum in the morning, and then back to our house for dinner, chocolate cake, and a movie. What a day. What a blast!

Exploring the museum.


Chocolate Curious George cake with peanut butter frosting- yum!

Exhausted party-goers.

Thomas watches the Curious George movie

with some of his oldest cousins, and Uncle Ryan.

Happy Fall!

We have had the wierdest weather. On this beautiful fall day, the temperature was

in the 60's most of the day. We spent much of the day and evening outdoors enjoying the last days of fall, while we can...I am sure snow is on the way. Partly, because I am writing this significantly after the fact. So, snow really is on the way. Happy Fall!

Happy Halloween.

Benjamin the tiger.

Thomas the Dalmation.

Wild, wonderful little men.

We have two little wild men. Now that Benjamin is officially up and walking, things are getting a bit crazier than they once were...these two have energy! Wrestling each other, building couch and pillow forts, pushing (sometimes ramming) cars and trucks into each other, riding tricycles and trains through and into the house (Sean is so worried about our walls), laughing and singing and dancing...life is good. Some days we feel like all we say is "No, no, no....nooooope. Not a good idea." Is the cold winter over yet? We miss warm weather already!

Benjamin takes a break to read a bit.

A pause from wrestling on the pillows...

Need I say more?

Thomas' latest line..."Mo and Octy did it."

Over the past month, Benjamin has started to take steps...slowly but surely he has become steadier and more confident. His latest accomplishment is walking across the whole room without falling over the many obstacles in his path, one of which includes his brother.

Winamac Reunion

Just like the old days!

Ben and Trey- the youngest of the crew.

Kendall, Trey, Kyle, Koby, Tyson, Benjamin, Sean and Thomas


Has it really been 6 years since we moved from Winamac to Granger? Hard to believe- time truly has flown. When we moved, our good friends, Kyle and Kari, had 2 sons. We had none. Now six years later, they are a family of six and we are a family of four- a total of 5 little boys and 1 little girl. Whew! It was wonderful to catch up with them again. We miss you guys!