Happy Thanksgiving

It was a beautiful Thanksgiving day and we took the boys to a park to play and for some pics. I thought these came out so cute. We had a big weekend seeing all of our family. We are SO blessed and thankful for all of our family and friends. 

We've gotten all of our Christmas decorations up and know it's going to  be the funnest Christmas yet since Sammy will get into it more and understand things. Getting ready to pull out the Elf on the Shelf tonight for the first time - hope he's not scared of it! =-)

Thomas and The Lobster

It was a cold and rainy night tonight, so Sammy just went to a couple of houses in our neighborhood and then we went to Liberty Heights church - they had a Family Halloween Festival that was amazing! Candy stations everywhere, games, inflatables - Sammy had a blast! We weren't sure a few weeks ago that Sammy was even going to wear Thomas because he acted very scared of his costume (and others he saw), but he did great! Ben is a little angry with us after putting him in the Lobster costume that swallowed him up! It wasn't very nice of us - but he looked so freakin cute in it!

Roly Poly, Snuggie Buggie

I don't know why, but I love calling our Ben my little Roly Poly, Snuggie Buggie. He's so stinking cute with his chubby cheeks, big smile and funny chuckle. He just started rolling over from his back to his belly and started sitting up a little bit on his own. We tried cereal this week, but he still doesn't really seem to want it. He is also doing this funny thing where he sticks his tongue out all of the time (as you can see in some of these pics!).

Salt Fork

Last weekend we went with our family to Salt Fork State Park, near Cambridge Ohio. It has turned into an annual trip and we meet a bunch of our family from Akron there for the weekend and stay in cabins. We had an awesome time - weather was beautiful. Sammy had a blast with all of his cousins - think there were 12 kids there (counting Ben and three other babies!). Sammy had a little bit of a rough trip - got stung twice by 2 different wasps and fell out of bed one night! He was a trooper and just kept telling everyone about the "big bug" that got his hand. Can't wait for next year when Ben's running around like a wild man too!

Thomas the Train

Today we went to the Lebanon Railroad for a Day out with Thomas. It was really cute and Sammy was really really excited! Just kept saying - "Look at Thomas". "Ride the big choo choo". His buddy Kellen went and we all had a great time. We will most likely make another trip back there next year when Ben can enjoy it too! Ben had his 4 month appointment last week - weighs 16.2 lbs and is 26 1/2 in long. He's really doing great - starting to go to town on his kick mat and likes to play with his feet and toes. He smiles and laughs at just about any funny noise you can make.

My Baby Daddy and our Babies

Sorry about Sammy's picture - I thought it was funny though! Had a mouth full of oreo and was as happy as can be! Here's a big smile from Ben Ben and a great picture of Daddy and the boys!

Rub-a-dub-dub, two boys in the tub

We realized Ben was ready for the big tub (well the little tub within the big tub) when we started feeling like we were at Sea World at the Shamu show when we gave Ben a bath in the kitchen. Ben is 3 months old now! He can turn himself over from his belly to his back, but hasn't quite figured out back to belly yet. We put him in his jumper for the first time today and he loved it. Can't really jump quite yet because his toes barely touch the ground, but he liked it when we bounced him. Sammy is a talking machine - has started asking "why" to everything/everyone. He amazes us everyday by saying something new. Some of you that will read this have probably already heard this story, but Sammy now says "oh crap" because he heard Mommy say it. Yes, Mommy. I thought Daddy would slip and say something inappropriate first, but no, it was me. It's so hard not to laugh when he says it! And now he understands he's not supposed to say it, so he whispers it or makes the words with his mouth. SCARY!!! We continue to have a really fun summer - trips to Kings Island, Waterpark and Zoo, had a cookout and took Bunk and Jax swimming for the first time, went to Dayton Dragons game and new cousin Emie arrived on August 1st!