Saturday Morning Spinning

The boys are going to be sad when we finally get some actual furniture.

Ben With His Power Tie

After we had taken our Christmas card pictures, Ben decided he liked his tie and wore it for several days afterward.

Teaching the Boys to Eat Popcorn in the Messiest Way Possible

I think Matt has it down. And I think Ben wants to start filming the videos himself.

Playing in the Snow

So last years attempt to play in the snow didn't go so well. This year went a bit better, although as you can see from the video, Ben is still no fan. Matt at the least didn't seem to mind it, but Duncan is still the only one who seems to have fun.

Ben on the Phone

So about a week ago Ben started talking on the phone. He'll walk around with the phone in his ear, laugh and say "Yup" Jess and I each think its the others phone technique he's imitating.

Matt Has Learned to Steer

And Ben can push. Mom and Dad's backs are a lot better lately.



Why should the boys have all the fun?

The Boys Open Doors Now

They boys have figured out how to work doorknobs. They are now on even standing with the Raptors from "Jurassic Park"

Leaves are Fun, Until they Stick to You

They boys were enjoying playing in their pile of leaves until Ben noticed that they were sticking to him. As we've seen before, Ben does not like it when things stick to him.

Leaves are Fun

The new house has a lot of leaves in the yard. Its good to know that someone enjoyed them.

Happy Halloween

This year the boys totally got Trick or Treating. They had the hardest time with not eating whatever they were given right then an there. Ben would sit down right on the sidewalk and try to unwrap a candy bar.

The Boys Like to Eat Things Dipped in Other Things

Every other item eaten that night was also dipped in salsa. This included broccoli, cheeseburgers, chicken fingers, french fries, and crayons. Also, the first time we're somewhere with salsa that's actually spicy we're screwed. Our choices will be either keep it away from the them and they'll cry that they can't have it, or we'll let them have it and they'll cry when their mouths suddenly start hurting for no reason.



I also need to explain the whole double-dipping thing to them.

Matt and Mom on the Hay Ride

IMG_0744, originally uploaded by wetzel9.

Hay Maze

So with the boys being able to walk when we went to get pumpkins meant that we could also go through the hay maze that was conveniently located next to the pumpkin patch.






So the pictures don't capture this very well but this particular dead end in the maze something funny happened. The boys both rounded the corner and came upon this scary cauldron stirring witch. They both just stared at it. Neither seemed particularly scared but after about ten seconds Ben decided that whatever that thing was, he and Matt needed to get away from it *now*. He grabbed Matt by both shoulders and shoved and dragged him back the other way. Matt the entire way seemed to be saying "Wait, what? I'm not done looking at the cooking lady!"




The boys also seem to find the largest straightaway anywhere we go and run back and forth.

Pumpkins!

Last year when we went to acquire pumpkins the boys weren't walking. This year we spent most of the time chasing them around the place. They each picked out their own Matt and Ben sized pumpkins, although Matt tried repeatedly to pick up one of the larger ones.

Second Trip to an Amusement Park: Now With More Actual Riding of Rides

So last year's trip to Kings Island was fun but we were obviously bring-kids-to-amusement-park novices. This year both of them are walking, and we made sure they each had socks on. We even though about trying to sneak Ben onto some of the more advanced rides since he hit the 36 inch height minimum.

Now that the boys have learned to point, we've found the best way to get them to look at the camera is to say "Where's (person's name holding the camera)!?" They point, look at the person with the camera and sometimes even smile.



The Merry Go Round was fun this year, they boys could actually hold themselves up on the ride.





Almost every picture I have the boys are looking around trying to figure out why the ground doesn't seem to be where it usually is.