Caught!...at the Neighborhood Block Party

This had better be the only time we find them in the back of a cop car!



They also really loved the fire engine showing up this year!

Goal!

A few fun pictures from soccer...

Wrestlemania!

At first I wondered how they learned how to wrestle, but maybe they found some of those old videos of their Dad, Uncle Mike, and Uncle Mark!

Swim Lessons!

The boys took swim lessons this summer. Matthew really liked the water, especially jumping in off the side and blowing bubbles. Ben wasn't such a big fan, but did better and better as the weeks went on.

First Day of School

The boys started preschool yesterday. Matt said his favorite part of school is "eating muffins". Ben said his favorite part is "playing with cars".

Matt Discovers Something Following Him

This is a bit old but I found it organizing photos last night and wanted to put it up. This is Matt when he discovered he had a shadow that followed him around. The video cut off but he spent a good 10 minutes testing out all the other things he could make his shadow do.

Everyone Loves Bubble Wrap

So we were unpacking some boxes this weekend and the boys had never seen bubble wrap before. They figured out what to do with it pretty quickly.

"It's All My Friends!"

My Friends from Sesame Street!

So while both the boys really enjoyed seeing all their favorite Sesame Street characters, Matthew only wanted to see them from a distance (note his death grip on us in the pictures). Ben was a different story. By the end of the 2 days we were there, diving catches from Shawn were required to keep him from cutting in line while running to give Cookie Monster and Ernie hugs.

Mom, according to this map...

...the 400 ft. Elmo is right *here*!

Vacation - Part One of Many...

We started vacation by visiting friends - Lisa, Wes, and Gabriel - and had a great time seeing them and catching up. They had a pool by their house that we all went swimming in on Sunday.

Ben doing his version of swimming and Matt blowing bubbles in the background.


Lisa and Gabriel


Drying off!

Its Important for Kids to Get Exercise.

Matt and Ben Have Discovered that Going Fast is Fun

Its great that they've learned what taking turns means. Jess and I no longer have to mediate the exchange of pusher and pushee. Also, in the video where Jess says "Watch where you're going" she's actually talking to me since I'm running backwards in front of the boys with the camera. And yes that is a tent in our dining room.

Friends!

Our friend Stephanie visited about a month ago, with her little boy Ryan and little girl Katie, so we had everyone over to our house to catch up. All in all there were 6 little ones under 3, including Ben, Ryan, Matthew, and Allie in this picture, and it was so much fun to see them all play together!



And then a couple weeks ago we had another visit from Candace and her little girl Vivian. We were able to get all 5 kids on the couch for a quick picture amidst all the playing (Allie, Ben, Vivian, Matthew, Will).

Do not even try to talk to Matt before he's had his coffee in the morning.

IMG_5732, originally uploaded by wetzel9.