November Catch Up

I have been slacking on the blog updating! Attempting to catch up a bit tonight! We have been very busy the last few weeks with work, birthday parties and xmas activities :)

A few weeks ago the weather was gorgeous out! Of course the kids wanted to ride bikes. Here is Lindsay on her bike:

And Tyler on his :)

This is one of my favorite pics. Tyler is learning to write words now. One day he came over to show me that he wrote Mom and Dad all by himself. He's getting so big!!

I was making their favorite one morning...pancakes! Look how cute they are watching me make them! Awe...its the simple things :)

Cute pic of my babies:

We have discovered a new popular activity...after dinner coloring! For 2 nights in a row they sat there very seriously coloring away from after dinner until bed. Its worn off a bit, but they are still coloring 1-2 times a week. So cute as long as Lindsay doesn't try to bite the crayons!

In November I went up to NJ with Lindsay for my brother Andy's surprise 30th bday party. Here is Lindsay playing with her cousin, Christopher:

Lindsay all dressed up with her xmas presents from Aunt Erin & Uncle Andy with Grandma:

End of October Catchup

Here are some randoms from the end of October.

Trev and Tyler on their laptops!

The kids got invited to a birthday party a few weeks ago. It was a ton of fun. However, I think Lindsay had the most fun as she went on a moonbounce for the first time!

Lindsay going into the moonbounce:

My babies:

Tyler with his classmates:

Lindsay was bouncing away and I was chatting with another mom. I looked over and was stunned to see her climbing this high staircase to a slide. I had to run in as it is way higher than it looks in this picture. With that being said, she climbed the entire thing herself and slide down the other side. Note Tyler behind her...

Lindsay and her buddy McKenna:

I brought the kids to the Air & Scare trick or treating event at the Smithsonian Air & Space Museum. They had a good time even though it was crowded.
Tyler and a Transformer:

Lindsay & Tyler together. She was Cinderella for this event:

Tyler in front of Pegasus, which I used to work on at Orbital:

Trick or Treat!

In true Lori style, once again..pics are in reverse order of how they occurred!

So we had a super fun Halloween this year. First we started the day off with a Halloween party at family's house who has a son who is in Tyler's class and a daughter who is a bit older than Lindsay. It was a ton of fun for all of us. Then we had some trick or treating in the neighborhood. This year was extra fun to watch as Lindsay LOVED trick or treating. We were out for a good hour and 45 mins. I started out pulling her in the wagon and after the 2nd house, she walked the rest of the way. And I should say she 'ran' to most of the houses, trying to keep up with Tyler and the older kids. And Tyler was so sweet as he would say to the people 'Can you please wait a minute, my little sister is coming'. AWE! It melted my heart to hear him saying that, esp since I didn't ask him to :) So Lindsay enthusiastically got her candy and said in a soft voice 'Thank You' to each house. What a treat for me to watch!!

Some of the kids at the end of trick or treating:

Lindsay getting her loot!

Trev & Aaron:

Lindsay at the beginning of trick or treating in her wagon:

Now we are at the Halloween party earlier in the day. Tyler bobbing for apples:

Lindsay was yelling that she wanted a turn, which surprised me. Sure enough..she stuck her little face in the water though!

Tyler and his buddies during the 'mummy' game:

Me with the kids during the Halloween Scav Hunt:

Lindsay posing for a picture:

Lindsay with her little buddy, McKenna:

My kiddos..Spiderman and the 50's girl:

My cute little Lolo

A neighbor was kind enough to take some pics of Lindsay a few weeks ago. Lindsay wanted nothing to do with having her picture taken unfortunately! She got a few cute ones though when Lindsay was just messing around. Here are my favorites!

In deep thought...??

This one cracks me up as Lindsay is always getting in trouble at school for taking off her shoes!!

This is her thinking pose...always putting that finger in her mouth when she is thinking!

Awe....

Visits with Grandparents

We had 2 busy weeks in a row. First my dad and Barb came down for a visit. Then my mom the following weekend. So the kids had 2 weekends of fun!

We went to Pumpkinville when my mom came down. Tyler was dying to do the Zipline. Trev and I weren't too sure about it, but my mom seemed to think he would be fine, so we gave in. Turns out it was pretty mild and Tyler had a blast :)

Tyler returning from his zip...

Tyler about to go!

My mom and the kids

Annual pic of Trev with the kids on the 'crazy bus'

Tyler and Trev on the tractor:

Kids on the mini tractor ride:

Trev and Tyler on the hay ride, which was my favorite part:

Tyler goes down the big slide all by himself now!!

Lindsay went down for the first time with her daddy:

Grammy and with her grandkids:

Barb and Lindsay opening part of Lindsay's bday present..her baby doll:

Dad & Barb with the kiddos:

Tyler LOVED the batting helmet that my dad and Barb got him!!

Some Kiddo Updates...

Well, as an update to Tyler's bike post, last night Trev took the training wheels off of Tyler's big bike, since he's been dying to try to ride that bike without the training wheels. And he did it!! So now he is beyond excited about his latest accomplishments. Yeah Tyler!! Pics to come soon!

Those of you who may not know...Lindsay is an eater! She has not rejected 1 food since birth. Pretty amazing considering Tyler can be quite picky. She likes anything...spicy, hot..you name it. So on Friday when her teacher gave them paper to draw pictures...what does Lindsay draw? Her family? A rainbow? A dog? No...she draws chicken nuggets! LOL. The teacher wrote at the top 'These are Lindsay's Chicken Nuggets'. haha. What a little character :)

What a Big boy!!

Tyler taught himself to ride his bike without training wheels! I was out with Lindsay at Target and Trev was talking to a neighbor. Trev turns around to see Tyler riding the bike without training wheels all by himself!! And he's really good at it. He's such a big boy! And he is thrilled to be riding without them!! Poor kid...its been raining here almost everyday for the last 4-5 days, so he's been bummed that he can't practice! This week it looks like it will be nice, which is good. Here he is in action.