Sunday, October 14, 2012

Happy 4th Birthday Ethan!

Ethan's 4th Birthday was on a Sunday this year and began with a little Nintendo Wii with Daddy while Mommy made a special breakfast just for the birthday boy.

 
Monkey Bread!!



The minute Ethan sees candles and hears "Happy Birthday" being sung he gets so excited....especially when we are singing it to him:-)


 
Ethan opened presents from us right after breakfast
 


new superhero underwear....very exciting for a 4 year old!


Cars silverware....

a new cars cup....it has water in the rim and Ethan couldn't figure out why nothing was coming out when he drank into the cup!


a warm Cars hat....

...and the best present of all...what Ethan asked for from everyone who asked what he wanted for his birthday....a new UMBRELLA!!!


....and lastly....Halloween Costume....Captain America!


Saturday, September 22, 2012

The Great Pumpkin Patch: 2012

Saturday we made our annual trip to The Great Pumpkin Patch in Arthur, Illinois. This year we went with the Burnett's and then my mom and sister met us there. As always we had a great time!

Ethan and Parker:-)



Family picture....one of these years we will get a good family picture at the pumpkin patch!!








Ethan was afraid to feed the goats but not Brady, he walked right up to them and even tried to grab them (just like he does to Harley and Cooper)....good thing Aunt Erin was there to assist him:-)






Brady enjoyed getting a ride in the wagon from Mimi....
 
 
But quickly decided that he wanted to push the wagon.



 


Ella's eyes didn't leave the pumpkin:-)


"wait up guys....I'm coming!"


 

Sunday, September 16, 2012

Ethan's First Soccer Game: The Lime Lizards!

Ethan is finally old enough to play soccer (he's been asking for the past 2 years to play). He is playing with Happy Feet at Goals Indoor Arena and is on the team called the "Lime Lizards" along with his cousin Parker.

Checking out the field before their practice/game and talking strategy:-)



The pictures are a tad blurry, I haven't quite figured out how to take action shots yet!








Sunday, September 9, 2012

Grant's Farm!

Decided at the last minute today to take the boys to Grant's Farm. We went with the Pirrera's and the Burnett's. It was chaotic....Brady wasn't feeling the best but was such a trooper!! (he has a molar tooth coming in, along with a possible case of hand, foot & mouth that didn't surface until we got there and a cold that won't go away), I temporarily lost my iphone (left it on the tram and Ryan had to go back and hunt it down), and just the normal things that go on when you travel anywhere with a 3 (almost 4) year old and a 15 month old....but I wouldn't miss these moments for the world....making memories, no matter how chaotic....is what its all about:-)

One hilarious story from the day, of course didn't have my camera out for this one, was when I strolled Brady up to a donkey that was in the stable area.  As soon as we got up to the window, the donkey let out a blood curdling "Hee Haa" and Brady first jumped, then shook, then let out an equally blood curdling scream....I think his heart must have skipped at least a few beats and he would have certainly jumped straight out of his stroller if he wasn't fastened in:-)  

Feeding the goats....I did this when I was a little girl, but I don't remember the goats being so aggressive!!  They chewed on whatever they could, including our clothes....




Daddy and Brady were the smart ones and fed the goats through the fence:-)


Always climbing!


Parker checking out the giant turtle.




Ryan and Ethan feeding the camel....who knew that camels' mouths were so disgusting?!?



Overheard Ethan consoling Parker telling him "It's okay Parker, there will be another train."  (The tram was full so we had to wait for the next one:-)



On the tram!

 

Can you tell someone is teething?!

Playing Peek-a-Boo when the tram started....scaring Brady....now he's not sure if he wants to laugh or cry:-)