"Look Mom, No Training Wheels!"

Even with a broken arm, Nealy could not be held back! This girl just took off on her bike, look out world! Now on to finding a bigger bike, and one that has brakes! Still can't believe those little bikes don't have any! Go Nealy!

Happy Halloween!

Nealy and the pumpkin, I love Bubba's face in the background!
Aidan, with his security wipe in hand!

Maeve was there too, just hanging out.

I just love these smiles!

Maeve, totally into the pumpkin memories, can't you tell?

Yup, this was the best shot of all three...sad but true!

Taking the guts out!

Nealy loves her pumpkin turned jack-o-lantern

With the finished product

Tinkerbell, minus a few accessories!

Our train conductor

We had a busy evening last night! We carved our pumpkin and had a little dance party to show Daddy their Halloween costumes. The kids stayed up way too late, and hopefully they will nap today so we make it to trick-or-treating tonight!

Sharing Snacks

No food is safe when the kids are around. Especially when Gramps tries to have a snack on the couch, they both swarm to him. You'd think they never got fed!

A Day of Firsts

The preparation began, a neat little bun in her hair. She woke Lala up bright and early to do the honors as well!
The finished bun, no small accomplishment either!
My little Bug. She went right on in and sat down to do stretches! Isn't she adorable???
Stretching with the girls as they came in, it is a small class, and some girls are a bit older, Bug looked like such a little peanut!

Not a great picture, Aidan would scream if he saw me! I'll try again another week!
This is really fuzzy, it was taken through the window....

Saturday was a day of firsts. Nealy had her first ballet class, and Aidan started his "Pop and Peanut" swim class with Wes. As for Wes and I, it was the first time our kids needed to be in separate places at the same time. It was a bit shaky, but having been through it once now, next week should run smoother! Nealy was the CUTEST little ballerina, it was so cute watching her get all ready for her class. We had a hard time getting her to sleep the night before, she was so excited! I'm pretty sure she gave her teachers a run for their money, as this was her first class on her own without a parent! She is very excited to go back.

Aidan, was not as thrilled. He has a laundry list of complaints...he didn't sleep well the night before, and was very sensitive...he had a blow out (nice, I know) at the beginning of class and had to be changed in front of everyone...how embarrassing...and the water was a bit chilly! He will be going back again next week, he truly does love the water, and we are hoping that his allergies will subside and he will be better rested and ready to go!

Last Class...Gymnastics

My little jumping bean!

Look how big she looks...when did that happen????
Forwards roll!
Aidan and Dad playing the mat

Nealy had her last gymnastics class today. Since Wes was finished with school, he got to come along and see her in action. We have really enjoyed our time with Hoppintots Gym, our little girl sure has learned a lot!

The Alligator Pool

Wes and the kids enjoying their time in the pool. The water had gotten so hot we actually had to add cold water to make it tolerable!
Three peas in a pod...or alligator!
Aidan loves spending time in the water.
Nealy was teaching Aidan how to blow bubbles. These two are water babies for sure!

An Evening at the Tot Lot

Nealy dancing in her car seat the whole way to the tot lot!
This child is SO STRONG!
Aidan riding a trike, Vrroom Vroom!
My boys
Nealy was so proud that she climbed the ladder to this slide by HERSELF! I almost had a heart attack...

It was fun, and look at my baby...he was tuckered out for sure!

With all the heat lately, going outside during the day is rather hard. So, we went to the local tot lot after dinner and let the kids play. Nealy is getting very confident in her abilities to do things ALL BY HERSELF, and Aidan is now enjoying a bit of time playing with his Dad.

More pool fun

Back at the hotel, Wes took both kids into the pool. Aidan was in heaven. Nealy was very good to share her Daddy with her brother!

Another Party!

Do you think they cared that the water was cold? Not a bit!
Aidan relax'n with his Lala

After Will's baptism, we headed over to his house and had a little party. The kids had a blast as usual!

A New Cousin

I had to include a picture of Nealy and Caroline. Our matchy-matchy girls. These two are too cute together!

We finally got to see baby Will this weekend. It was quite a gathering, and he handled it all so well. We all fell in love with such a sweet little boy. It was also his baptism, and Wes and I had the honor of being his Godparents.