Grateful!

In a year where we have so much to be thankful for, I think I am the most grateful for Silas' requests to use the potty. We didn't even ask him if he wanted to use it. He just ran up to me one day last week and announced that he needed to go poop and wanted to use the big boy potty. I about fell off my chair. We rushed to the bathroom and took off his diaper so that he could have two really good farts and declared, "Mom I pooped!" Since that fateful night we have much more productive trips to the potty. We are both excited and scared and in a little bit of shock that our little noodle is so grown up. Next thing I know he will be starting school. ARGH! I don't want to think about it. Take some time this week be thankful for the small things.

Halloween & Other Crazy Days

We had so much fun this Halloween. There were lots of treats to be had especially since both my boys were made of sweets. Silas the Man was a Hershey's kiss and Padraic the Great was a candy corn. Way too cute! Silas is such a big boy. He has been doing a lot of playing by himself and building houses for his family. They are awesome. And his singing skills are off the charts. We'll have to get a video of him singing and post it for all you to enjoy. So till then Happy November!

The Singing Big Brother

So as a big brother Silas is excelling leaps and bounds. I can't believe what an amazing help Silas is, he takes after his father in that way. I guess I should say that as a 2 year old he is excelling as well 'cause he is out of control. I really can't believe how my sweet little boy has turned the corner and is a whiny, crying fitful child. Wow! I can't believe how much things change. But we love him and keep trying to find new ways to keep him active and engaged. So here are his cutie pics.

Visions of Vacation

When you ask about how our vacation went. These are a few of the images that flip through my mind. It's been several weeks now since we were all together and although I wasn't prepaired for what my life would be like while we were there. I certainly wish we could have enjoied it for a little longer. I'll be sure to post a few more pics at a later date. Enjoy!

"Singin'"

So we were riding in Papa's big truck going to ikea and as soon as we got on the freeway we heard a strange noise. It took us awhile for us to figure out where it was coming from, especially since Silas was sitting in his seat with such a straight face. But as the video shows Mr Silas was the noise maker. Just before I started recording Silas told Lulu (Juliana) that he was singin'. Way too cute! (And yes I know the video is side ways...We were not driving straight down into the ground. Please forgive me.)

I thought it would be a lot worse

So when I was pregnant everyone told me horror stories about their kids sitting on a new sibling. Or beating on the new baby or worse. So here is a clip of how Silas has been adjusting to Padraic. He wants to be a helpful big brother and is always trying to cheer him up or helping him keep his "blinky" in the right place. Enjoy!

Tains! (Trains!)

On the last Friday of Dad's paternity leave we decided to go for a little family & Lulu day of adventure to Travel Town. We weren't quite sure if he would enjoy it, but he cried when we left. And I think the pic prove just how much he enjoyed TAINS!