Who let the dogs out?

Sorry for the crazy video on the last post, I hope this one does not do the same....we will see!

Anyway, while we were home Miss A got introduced to the Wii and the Just Dance game. Thanks to her 'favorite' Uncle Walt, she really enjoys the song, Who Let The Dogs Out.

By the way, I am not sure why my children are always naked in my videos, I promise, I do dress them on a regular basis!

~Enjoy

How our lives have changed..

Mr. B~

You are finally on-the-go. Why does being able to walk make it OK to get into EVERTHING? While you were crawling you could still reach the outlets, Bailey's bowls of food and water, the books and magazines. BUT, now you feel the need to continuously get into all of it over and over and over. You keep me on my toes!

You made it through your first (and hopefully last), worst haircut. I thought it would be a good idea to give you a trim before our trip back to IL for the Holiday's. I honestly did not think using the trimmers would be so difficult!! *Whoops* So, a good ol' buzz cut it turned out to be. I will admit it took me about 3 days to get over how short it was. I even kept your hat on you while we were shopping so no one would see what I did to your hair!! Oh well, that was short lived and I am glad we did it. Not too sure what we will do once this next hair cut rolls around...

A few words are leaving your tongue these days. pzzz (please), Dada, Ginger, Sis, Mama (or so I think....). You are a babbler like your sister was at your age, I do enjoy your stories. The car seems to be your most thought inspiring times and the stories you come up are book worthy I am sure.

Just a few pictures...

Splashing and making a mess (surprise, surprise). This was your Aunt Meg's idea while visiting Grandma and Papa's house, turned out to be quite the fun mess!! (Thanks, Aunt Meg!!)

Life with you and your sister,....just priceless.

You are very independent and have been for a while. You want to feed yourself so I let you, no matter how messy you get.

Flying an airplane, just like Daddy!

And off you go......

P.S....

I would like to ask a favor..... I know you are all about asserting your independence, but when we are in a parking lot, could you please not let go of my hand, turn around and make a mad dash for it?! For my sanity and you ever setting foot on the ground again, I would appreciate it!! Love, Mom

To Miss A~

I love you to pieces.

You are a little over two and half years old now. I have enjoyed every day with you. The quiet, sleepy, loud, humorous, challenging and just plain fun moments. You challenge me to teach you all the time because you are a sponge. You make me laugh when you want to be silly. You keep me on my toes because you do not forget a thing! You tug at my heart with your nurturing and thoughtfulness towards your brother and others. On the other hand, you make my blood boil when you knock your brother over yet again or hit him on the head (after we have talked endlessly about it). It shocks me when you tell me 'No!' , "Leave me alone!", or 'Go Away!' It swells my heart to see how proud you get when you accomplish things by yourself. You remind me of me!

You were pretty sick over the weekend and it was your very first, lay around all day, can not keep anything down, hold me and do not let me go kind of sick. Enough to make me not want to let you go (but not enough to sleep with you all night, sorry Kid, I just can not do it!!) You bounced back tremendously though with a superb attitude, appetite! I can not wait to see what each new day holds for us! Thank you for letting me not be perfect and still know you are such an amazing girl!

At the squadron Christmas Party.

Not a huge fan of Santa when he visited Grandma and Papa's house.

Getting good at 'Cheese'!

A beautiful, smart, entertaining, and lovable girl.

~I love you~

Did not make the cut!

I was saddened that these pictures did not make it on our Christmas card this year. We had the chance to have our pictures taken with the F-22 last year, super excited. They did not arrive in my mailbox till after I already ordered our cards, boo... The planner that I am knew if I did not have them by Cyber Monday I could not pass up the great on-line deals for cards so I was so sad to have to for-go these (maybe next year!).

Anyway, since I have not blogged in ages, sorry, I will be adding a few more blogs about our life happenings over the Holiday's in the next week. Stay tuned because a few things have changed in our household that has made our lives a little busier these days.

Part 4: Blue Ridge Parkway

Since Brad was given a week and a half off, we tried to take advantage. Other than camping, we decided to take a day trip to the Shenandoah Valley and drive part of the Blue Ridge Parkway. It turned out to be the perfect time to see all of the changing leaves. We packed a picnic lunch and got to enjoy a little bit of the park outside of the car. Turns out to be a great spot for camping too (if you do not mind the bears!!)

Here are some shots of the changing colors, not the best, but you get the idea. It was a beautiful drive, especially when both kiddos decided to take a nap the last 1/2 hour through the park and most of the way home!

Part 3: Fall Festival

While camping, they were hosting a Fall Festival at the Plantation. They had llamas, goats, pigs, tractors, an old fashioned log mill, homemade corn bread, cotton picking and of course pumpkins. What a great way to spend the morning!

The next day before we left there was a pumpkin patch right down the road so we took the kids to pick out their own pumpkins. Miss A had a great time running around trying to find the right one.

Ahh, the good ol' photo shoot, this is as good as it gets with 2 kiddos always on the go....

We love fall!!