Pumpkin Patch - Year 6!

We went back to Tuttle's Orchard again this year.  We took Evan's oldest friend, Alex, this year.  We all had fun.  :)

Here is how Reid has grown:

-Last year (2011) at 5 months old-

-This year (2012) at 17 months old - - He wasn't too interested in standing near the board alone. ;)

Here is how Evan has grown:

2007 - 4 months old

 2008 - 16 months old

2009 - 2 years old

2010 - 3 years old

2011 - 4 years old

2012 - 5 years old

Here are the rest of the pictures.  We played, went out into the pumpkin patch and picked our own pumpkins & went into the store and picked out something to buy.  :)

*Here's another shot of all 3 of the kids at the apple. (Reid's not helping me out any by crouching down.) ;)

*Alex was a cow in this shot.

*Evan wanted to be a horse.

*The hay field.

*The red tractor.

 *Evan was excited to be on a tractor - a John Deere especially.

*Reid loved the swing.

*Alex's turn for the John Deere.  

*Playset.

*Sandbox.  This was a hit because neither Evan nor Alex has a sandbox at home.  ;)

 *Alex wanted to be a horse, a goat and a pig too.  :)

 *In the pumpkin patch.

 *Alex at the apple. 

 *Alex at the sandbox.

 *Daddy came to join us after work. 

 *Reid's turn!  (Nobody was holding him up.  He was interested enough to do it alone.)

 *Best ride ever.

 *The "Christmas Tree"of pumpkins!

 *Evan said, "If Papa was here, he would like the one on the left.  He loves Purdue."

*Outside of the market. 

Happy Boys

It never fails that once I get a picture with both boys smiling AT the camera, I discover afterward that one of them has gunk on his face.  Today, it's Evan.  ;)

Evan Likes Homework (for Now)

Evan enjoys doing workbooks and learning how to read these days.  He did an entire 40 page workbook on the countries of the world after school the other day.  He chose to do that while I cooked dinner.  :)

Ear Infections, Croup, Molars, & Tubes

Poor Reid has had all of the above in the past 2 weeks.  We've been letting him have his pacifier a little more often to help him stay happy.  He woke up from his nap today and kept touching his mouth and crying.  Poor little guy. 

Why Do We Buy Toys?

It seems Reid (much like his brother) enjoys the items in our home that do not qualify as toys.  Here are some examples:

1. my sandal

2. a batting tee

3. my iPad (Did I mention he managed to climb the chair/table to get to it?)

4. the fridge

5. the flyswatter (gross)

6. my old phone

7. the water dispenser on the fridge

8. the pantry

9. the baby gate

10. back to more shoes

11. a calculator

Whew!

 Here's spiky-haired Reid at Disney World in early July.  The spiky hair is due to gobs and gobs of sunscreen.  It was HOT & sunny!  (It was so hot I vowed never to go in the summer again.) 

 Here is Evan on his first ride at Disney World.  We went on Spaceship Earth - which is what is inside the big ball at Epcot.  He was so excited!

 This was on my birthday.  Mike and I had been awake since 6 the day before.  It's about 9 am here at Epcot.

 Evan loved posing for this photo at Downtown Disney.  He thought it was cool.  :)

 The $2. train ride was one of the highlights of our entire trip to Disney World.  He got the caboose all to himself.  

 Once we were in D.C. (on the HOTTEST weekend of the year - - just after July 4), we walked 9+ miles all over the mall in one day.  Evan was a trooper (he rode a little too), so we let him dip his feet in one of the fountains.  

 Sweet Reid was a trooper in the heat.  He just sat and chilled in the stroller.  

 Air conditioning!  We were below the Lincoln Memorial checking out some of the information.

 We took a stroll around Capitol Hill since our hotel was only a few blocks away.  Of course, smiley Reid made friends with the police.  :)

 Evan was enthralled with the Washington Monument.  We could see it from wherever we were.  He wanted to get a picture.  :)

 Mike takes his students to this spot - probably 1/4-1/2 mile away from the Capitol for the photo op.  Evan was obliged to sit for his.  

 While Mike was in meetings, I took the boys to the Air & Space Smithsonian.  We walked past the Capitol once more and Evan took our picture in front of the Library of Congress.  He said, "I only got a little bit of my finger in the picture."

 Evan started school on the sixth,

 and Reid got shots (notice his thighs) on the sixth.  :(

 Captain America is big stuff at this house.  (So are Buzz Lightyear blasters.)

 I asked Reid if he was a dog.  He just kept that ball in his mouth and nodded his head.  

 This was from this morning.  Here is Reid about 5 minutes after he woke up.  He's such a doll all of the time...even when he first wakes up.  (He does NOT get that from me.)

 Here's Evan about 90 minutes after he woke up.  If I took his picture 5 minutes after he woke up, we'd see an ugly face.  He needs time.  (He DOES get that from me.)

 I won this M&Ms dispenser at a staff meeting yesterday morning.  (Well, I really won a big, like 3 pound bag of M&Ms, but I traded because I new Evan would LOVE this.)

I downloaded pictures from my camera today.  I haven't done that since June!  Here are the highlights of the past 2 and a half months.