Tyler's Birthday Party

I can't believe he's 4!


Dad was pretty excited about the toy he picked out for Tyler!


The Party Guests
Joel, dinosaur
Brooklen, Margo, and Adi, Ninja, Dorothy I think, and Vampiress?
Lucas and Allison, The Incredibles
Rylee, not sure... Retro Chic?
Weston, Bob the Builder
Evelyn, butterfly.

I missed getting pictures of Drew, a boxer, Isaac, the little devil, Jaden, a haphazard Belle, and Denny as Indiana Jones. Kudos to Denny and Margo for dressing up!!


And the Birthday Boy!




Tyler tore into his presents so fast, I'm not sure what came from whom, but he loves them all! THANK YOU!



Tyler's cake


Joel and Evelyn... this was too cute! They are 3 months apart, which for a while seemed like a big difference, but it'll be fun to see how he harasses her and Allison now that he's catching up!

ZOO Birthday Day

Tyler decided he wanted to go to the Zoo for his birthday and see the penguins. So that's what we did! The zoo was doing some Halloween thing, so it was absolutely packed, but the kids got some candy, so they were happy! We also rode the carousel since it was a "special" day, which we've never done before. (The Zoo is free, why should I pay for anything?) Then we went out to lunch so Tyler could get a (free)dessert. Hmm.. I guess that was our theme for the day, cause we ate at O'Charley's where kids eat free.

Thierbach's Apple Junction

We were out for a pumpkin adventure Sunday after church and headed out to Aholt Farms where we'd gone with the kids' preschool. However, they now charge general admission and wanted and arm and two legs to get in, so we moved on out to Thierbach's. I was glad we did though! We had a lot of fun for a lot less $ and came home with pumpkins and delicious apples!

Erica's Baby Shower

My friend Erica's baby shower was lots of fun, I hope I didn't wear out my welcome staying a couple hours after it was over! Our babies are due 3 weeks apart, but too bad we'll be 14 hours apart and both at home with newborns- we won't see eachother or the new babies for a few months!

Tyler's Field Trip to Aholt Farm

The boys and I had a great time on Tyler's field trip last week! Tyler is such a sweet little boy. He's so wild at home sometimes, I forget how sweet he can be. It's fun to take him somewhere where he can use all his energy, and have fun! You might notice in the last picture, Joel did yet another faceplant in the gravel and scraped up his nose pretty good. Poor little guy!

Joel's Bump

Joel got this nice huge bump on his head, and I just had to document it! He was playing in the garage and tried to stand up holding a ball- well the ball rolled and Joel just tipped forward onto his forehead. It didn't seem that bad til he turned around and immediately had the darkening bump! The pictures don't even do it justice, it was huge!

August-September 2008

New family pictures- so we know it will change soon, but it's fun to have a picture of our family at each stage. The last we had done was just before Tyler's 1st birthday, so it was about time! Derek had eye surgery in October, so he already looks different with no glasses now!


It's so funny to look at all the takes of the 3 of them, and to see all their personalities in this one- the best of the bunch!


Having a hard time adjusting to our new nap schedule- working around picking up kids from school.



Joel's first haircut. And yes, we've been told he looks a bit like Tom Hanks. Also, he manages to push the cozy coupe car around one handed, but has yet to take his first solo steps!



Our last water day of the year. This was the first time the kids have really played in the sprinkler. (They never want the water in their face.) Joel just likes to play in the puddles in the driveway.


Tyler showing Joel the ropes on his 4 wheeler.



Don't know what's so fascinating about watching Derek mow, but we all just sit and watch him go back and forth!