Halloween is so much better with kids. Emma and Ethan had the best time dressing up and then helping hand out candy. Ethan was a dragon and Emma was Casper the Friendly Ghost. They did go trick or treating to the neighbors in the cul-de-sac. They didn't collect candy, just wanted to show them off.
Thanks for thinking of us, we love the outfits.
This was grandparents at their best. Mom tells Carl to take the papertowels away from Emma. Carl tells Mom to, she's closer. Mom says I don't want to make her mad at me, you do it. Carl says that's why I said you should do it.
That's why being grandparents is better than being parents :-)
Don't I just look so proud of the fact that I just turned over the toybox and emptied all our toys on the floor.
After two weeks of trying Ethan finally was able to crawl into the base of his Exersaucer. He thought it was pretty cool stuff. He gets around pretty well now. All he has to do is figure out how to move his legs at the same time as his arms and I am in for it. Things could get very interesting in a few weeks :-)
Here's a picture of Emmers and daddy at the Ole Penisula restaurant in Kalamazoo, MI. It was the first time either her or Ethan sat in a high chair at a restaurant. As you can see we were having a great time. Both Ethan and Emma were little Angels on our weekend get away with Mom and Carl.
Emma managed to crawl under the rails of the chair and then sit herself up. Two small problems though. One she is 1 inch too tall and kept lifting the chair off the ground. Two she did not know how to get out and was not happy pretty quickly. It's amazing she sat up on her own only 4 days ago and now she can sit up on her own at will. They learn so fast.
Emma was playing with the links hanging from the Exersaucer and I had to change her. Ethan took her links and I added a second set so that they would not fight over them and she could have one. It was not long till Emma commandeered both sets and left Ethan out to dry.
Went in to get Emma this morning and found her sitting in her crib again. She sat up by herself on Saturday for the first time (she beat Ethan on this milestone) and then Nanc found her sitting in crib yesterday. We dropped the crib all the way down as they direct to do once this happens. Today when I went in she was sitting again. I hate the crib dropped down so far though, it makes them look so little again and like they are in jail, but safety wins out over our feelings every time.
Grandma and Grandpa were nice enough to come babysit so that Nanc and I could go on the Harley Owners Group (I am the Newsletter Editor and Webmaster for our chapter) Fall Colors Ride. The weather was clear but cold; only about 40 degrees. Ethan just loved Grandpa's shoelaces as you can see from the picture below.
Here's Grandma with Emma grabbing onto her shirt, saying she's all mine Ethan, keep your hands off!!
Thanks again for coming up and watching the kids so that Nanc and I could make the ride. Ethan and Emma had a great time with you.
I was shopping for some fall jackets and hats at Old Navy the other day and saw these cute tights. I knew they had hearts on the legs, but had not idea they had a big heart on the butt. You could not see it since they were packaged folded. Emma looked so cute wearing tights for the first time.
My cousin Karen and her adorable kids Hannah, CJ and Halle dropped by for a short visit and Ethan and Emma loved the attention. All three are so good with the twins. It was so nice of you to drop by on your day of from school.
I left Little Man by the 3 sided mirror upstairs for about two seconds only to return and find him helping "sort" laundry. He had pulled it down off the door an out of the hamper. Can you say it's gate time! Neither he nor Emma can crawl, but they still get around by rolling or scooting along the ground. Ethan can finally scootch forward. Initially he would get so mad because he would get further and further from what he was trying to move towards. Sad, but funny too.
Emma is our little drawer lover. On vacation she kept opening and closing the desk drawer with her foot while I was feeding her and now tonight she figured out how to open the drawer to the coffee table, pull herself up and start emptying it out. Let the games begin!
Well the weather turned out to be cool, but much nicer than originally forecasted. The winds were down and no rain. Ethan and Emma were great little babies and were happy the whole time. It was nice to get them helping others at a early age. Thanks to all that supported them.
Here's a pic of Emma on the way back to the parking garage. She got a little tired of the stroller so I put her on my shoulder and she proceeded to lick and eat my ear. Laughing all the while.
