Happy Teddy Bear

Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear smile at me.
Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear happy as can be.


Cole puts on his jacket to go outside with his big brother.

Countdown to Christmas

Merry Christmas everyone.













Let the gift opening frenzy begin!













Nana and Grandpa come to see what Santa brought.












Twas the night before Christmas and the kids enjoy a new book from Grandma in Texas.













Cole enjoys Grandpa time while watching presents being opened on Christmas Eve.











6 days till Christmas.

Jeff has his eyes on those yummy cookies.

Grayson likes to make his cookies with extra sprinkles.







8 more days.

Time to visit Santa.

Grayson decided to watch from a safe distance this year. Emily had a chance to chat with Santa and Cole didn't care who he was with as long as his belly was full.











This special Christmas gift came early.
Cole is 2 1/2 months old now.












9 more days to go.

Time to decorate the Christmas tree.










10 more days until Christmas.

We take a break from shopping to hang out in the mall play area.











19 more days until Christmas.

Yummy! Now that's a gingerbread house.

Emily wore a fabric bookcover as a chef's hat to get in the creative mood.







Only 25 more days to go!

Grayson helps Emily decorate her room with a miniature tree.

Lordy, Lordy Jeff is 40!

Friends came from near and far to help Jeff celebrate his birthday.












Near the end of the evening, the Vagaries treated us to a mini concert of their latest songs.

Emily's 10th Birthday

Emily turned 10 years old. She started the day by going out for a pancake breakfast.













While opening her presents, all the excitement went to her head.













After dinner, she is ready for mini cake.













Grayson as "Cake" Gable.
"Frankly, my dear, I need some more cake."

Halloween At Last

Grayson is dressed and ready for Halloween in his Lightning McQueen Pit Crew costume. He has been counting down the days.











"The trick-or-treaters are here!"

Everytime someone would come to the door, Grayson would dance around yelling "They're here!".







It's time to check out all the loot.
Yummy!

Manly Work

Jeff tries his hand at a different kind of demo. He takes the afternoon off from doing demos on his computer to demolishes a portion of the yard and patio.










After several days of searching and a lot of hard work, he is finally able to find the gas line that goes to the barbecue island. Now he is ready to install his new barbecue.

Treats in the Streets

Jeff (aka the Geico Caveman) took the boys to a Halloween street fair in Old Towne Orange.













Our little pumpkin wakes up from a nap to survey the scene.













Grayson is excited to get lots of candy. He is wearing his engineer costume from last year because he insists on saving his new costume for Halloween.

Halloween Party

Grayson and Cole attended their first costume party organized by our local MOMS Club.

Grayson wore his train engineer costume.










Cole went as a plump, little pumpkin.













Gimme some candy!...Please.

Grayson's Birthday Party

Good times in the bouncy house.













Cole is a bit young for the bounce house. He prefers to hang out with Nana and Grandpa.












It's not a party until Uncle Zakky arrives.













Time for the cake. Grayson chose a chocolate chip ice cream cake. Yum!

Panther Challenge

Emily and her friend get ready to participate in their school fundraiser, the Panther Challenge.











The girls performed in different events that included running and jump roping. Sponsors pledged to donate money to the school for each event the students complete.

Grayson Turns 3

Grayson's friends at gymnastics give him a special birthday ride on the parachute.













Out for a birthday dinner. Of course Grayson ordered his favorite mac n cheese.












Time to open presents.














Having fun on his new Sit and Spin.

Cole At 3 Weeks

Cole is going for the good eater award. After three weeks of seemingly nonstop nursing, he is working on some chubby, kissable cheeks.

Getting Ready for Halloween

Emily helps Grayson try on his new Lightning McQueen Pit Crew costume.

Little G

Grayson shares his lunch with his best friend Little G (Little Giraffe).














Grayson says, "I love Little G every day".














Yum! I also love those peanut butter and honey sandwiches.

Pumpkin Patch

Grayson is getting ready for Halloween by visiting the pumpkin patch. He is about to take a train ride around the park. All Aboard!

Potty On Dude!

Grayson filled in his potty chart (on wall) and got to pick a special toy from the store. Of course he went for a new car. Vroom Vroom!

Emily's Swim Class

Emily's little 3 year old fans from a later class have been heard saying, "She swims like a mermaid."











Doing a few warm up laps.













Olympic hopeful?
Maybe in a few years.