Superman and Dusty Crophopper Fire and Rescue

 First and foremost, Sammy and Ben got their #9 cousin - Tyler! Below are some fall pics - boys had fun carving a 3 eyed pumpkin with Dad and raking a huge leaf pile with Mom and jumping into it. Of course they had fun trick-or-treating with their neighbor friends. Sam sprinted house to house for an hour and a half - loving every second of it. Ben loved it too, but got a little tired after a few houses and decided it would be more fun to sit in the wagon with Scarlet and start eating the candy. He said he was tired and "it was too much work". =-) The close up of the boys in the leaves is my new favorite picture!

Rest of Summer and Back to School

July: Here are a few pics from 4th of July weekend and our fun neighborhood party! Then in the middle of July we visited our Hulen friends in Knoxville. Had so much fun going to Dollywood - and just hanging out. Wish we could see them more often.  Our new cousin, Archie arrived in July! August: The Borgerding's came up to visit and celebrate Emie's birthday - played at a fun park all day. Our family was extremely fortunate and got the opportunity to throw out the first pitch at a Red's game! Wow - was it cool! Sammy and Mom took to the mound, while Ben and Daddy caught the ball at the plate. It was a beautiful day - something we'll never forget! August also marked the beginning of Kindergarten for Sam! Our baby is in K! How in the world? It was a rough start - he got really scared/upset at the bus stop. Mom had to carry him on the bus and then drive to the school to make sure he still wasn't crying when he got off the bus. He got in the classroom and was fine. Then I cried the rest of the day. Since day 1, Sam has been a champ and says he loves school now (and the bus). He has Mrs. Allsup this year - gets picked up at 9am and gets home around 4:30! He's doing great! He also started his first organized soccer - plays as a "Green Monster". Just scored his first goal last week! September: Big Snug started preschool! Walked right in with no fear! Going 3 days a week to Liberty Heights and has Ms. Becky and Ms. Julie. He seems to also love school! He likes to talk about his friend Greyson in class. Had to include the last few pics of the boys with their buddy Addy, Sam and his stuffed animals and Ben trying to throw the ball for Bunk, who very sadly cannot chase a ball anymore (but Ben was trying because he knows how much Bunk loves his tennis ball). Sad how fast the summer went, but it was certainly a great one! 

Fun Summer

So last time I wrote it was Ben's birthday...now it's already July and a lot has been going on. Sam graduated from preschool at the end of May - cutest thing ever as you can see from the pics. He was so proud! I was fine until they played some song about "let them be little" and then I couldn't stop crying. Kel and the kids came up for a week so there are some pics from that - of course we hit KI that week. Some other pics from Parky's farm at Winton Woods - cute park with farm animals and indoor/outdoor play area - boys loved it! Boys started playing YMCA t-ball in June - so fun watching them play on the same team! Not sure how Ben feels about t-ball. First practice he seemed to love it, but after that he has been less enthusiastic =-) Sam is one of the biggest kids on the team which is funny - he loves to talk about how he wins all the races. Celebrated Papa C's (#2) 50th and went to visit our friends the Trioano's in Columbus in June. We went on vacation to the Outer Banks again - had the best time! Beautiful weather, just went back and forth from pool to ocean. Did some putt-putt and go-carts one day which was really fun. Sam said his favorite part was "everything" (though I would say he probably enjoyed boogie boarding the best) and Ben said his favorite part was the pool and being with is cousins. And now this weekend was 4th of July - celebrated by watching fireworks in Lebanon on Friday, had neighborhood parade and party on Saturday and went to Young's Dairy for Aunt Kristen's birthday today! Have included lots of pics (from everything but this past weekend because I haven't uploaded those pics yet).