2 boys in cute new fall jammies!!

Here we are sporting our new fall jammies. Thanks, Grandma Leman!!!

Remember when they used to sit so nicely in this chair for pictures?? Not any more!! It's a trial to keep them in one place for any amount of time:).

Especially when you can flip the cushions back, rock really hard and touch the sound machine - by yourself!!

I think he's saying "No no!!", because this is usually what they hear when they do this!!

Funny story from this morning: I awoke to hear Kyle playing with the window blinds (as he often does), and Brock yelling "Mommy!!! Daddy!! NO NO!!" to tattle on his brother. What a riot!!

Labor Day Parade

Brock and Kyle got to watch their first parade on Labor Day. It was a long parade (almost 2 hrs), and they were enticed by the whole thing. From the bands to the tractors, and then on to the horses - they didn't miss a thing!! I was impressed with their attention span, but it definitely wore them out!!!

Daddy and Kyle at the start of the parade - "I think I'll just stay back here with you, Dad. This seems kind of loud."

Brock with Aunt Ruthie and Grammy Martin at the beginning of the parade- "I think I'll stay here, too - safe and sound!! Who knows what will come after these fire trucks and police cars!!"

"Okay - so maybe this isn't so scary after all. Let's get a little closer to the action. And, if we're going to get any of that candy that they keep throwing, we need to be close!!"

"Can someone open some of that sweet stuff for me to eat?!?!"

"Whew!! This parade watching stuff is hard work. We need to take a break with Dad, but we don't want to be too far away from the action!!"

Our parade watching friends. Thanks for inviting us A & M!!

Post parade - time for a water break and a little Elmo on the ride home:).

Kyle had the water break, but couldn't make it through Elmo - he could barely make it out of the parking lot awake:). (Sorry - I'm not sure why this pic didn't turn:).

Mowin' and Waterin'

More outside fun: the boys love to "mow" and "water". Here's some pics of them in action:

Just a cute behind shot:).

Busy boys and their equipment.

Brock and his mower.

Funny face Kyle and his mower.

Two watering cans always work better than one!!

Double trouble:). Can you imagine if I actually gave them water to work with?!?!?

Distracted by the neighbor's dog.

Last one of dual-canned Kyle!!

Two boys and their (favorite) dog..... and a frog:)

Here's some pics of Brock and Kyle with their outside friends. With all of this amazing weather this summer, they've had lots of bonding time.

Kyle and his "Ribbit!!". I love his face in this picture (I think he was saying "Ribbit!!"). This frog was in the landscape when I purchased this home almost 5 years ago, and went largely unnoticed until the boys discovered him this summer. They love frogs of any type (just in pictures so far - whew!!), and would routinely pet and pick up their friend when outside playing. Unfortunately, the love was too much for the frog to take, and he ended up in pieces on the driveway. So long, dear friend!!

Okay, so this is another pic without a dog in it, but I had to add another precious pic of my little Brock:).

Showing off his new skill of dog walking. They love to hold Addie's leash and say "WALK!!!". Poor Addie - can't a dog get a break?!?!?

Kyle likes to "work the leash", also, but not as much as Brock. I think Kyle would rather mow:).

The little dog-walker. Yes, by the way, that is a sold sign in front of our house!! We're moving - but not too far away from our dear Addie.

"Come on, Addie!! Time to go, again!!" What would she do without double walks?? Probably take a nap in the sun:).

Outtakes:)

Okay- so here are the outtakes I promised. We got more laughs out of some of these!!!

"Here's a kiss, brother.".................but the receiver's not so sure that he wants it:).

"I'm out of here!! This rocker thing is just too slow for me!!". This is Brock's motto for life - things to do, places to go, people to smile at:).

"Lazy summer day, sitting here rocking away." This captures Kyle's personality perfectly!! He can sit back and relax with the best of them:).

Kyle's still warming up on this one, but Brock's ready to go!!

Our short lived attempt at props was quite pitiful. I thought it would be cool for them to have their favorite friends with them in a few pictures(Elmo and Cookie Monster), but they were too busy playing for the photographer to get a good shot where you could even tell who their friends were.

Those cute rockin' boys!!

Waving at the camera ladies:). He's such a flirt!!

Blowing them big Elmo kisses - this is the last part of the kiss where he gives it away.

18 month pictures :)

Here are some of the pictures from our 18 month photo session. They were a bit more cooperative than at 12 months, and we got some good pics. Here are some of our favorites, and I'll post some of the outtakes later this week:). Enjoy!!

The new toilet paper.......

The boys (mostly Kyle) have a new scattering obsession - their diapers. These diaper holders have been hanging here since they were born, but apparently they went mostly unnoticed until this week. Now, 99% of the time when it gets quiet in the house, I can investigate and find them in their room emptying out the diapers.

Doesn't this face look like and expression of innocence?!? "Really, Mom - it wasn't my idea at all!! I only pulled out a few of the diapers - Kyle did the rest!!"

Guilty as charged!! The really cute part was that as I watched him, unaware of my presence, he would pull out each diaper, intently study Elmo ( his picture is on all of the diapers:), and then lovingly give him a kiss - every single one!! Too cute - what an Elmo addict we have!!