Monkey Joe's

Our lovely neighbors, The Follmans, clued us in to a local establishment in which children can bounce off the walls (literally) until they pass out from exhaustion (or the parents carry them out kicking and screaming...whichever comes first)....MONKEY JOES!

On Oma and Opa's last visit, we decided to go see what this place was all about---it was a BLAST!!! (We have since been back with the Follmans, and it is even more fun bouncing with your buddies--we closed the joint!!!)

Here are some pics from our first trip:

When Toddlers Dress Themselves.....

Have I mentioned that Noah and Alex are totally different when it comes to almost anything??? Here is a great example:

Noah=The Naked Boy:

I swear if I let him, the child would be naked in the dead of winter. "I be the naked boy" he always tells me!!!

Alex=The Fashionista

This is Alex's "seed-plantin'-hockey-playin'-hammer-wieldin'-fix-anything" look. Like it???

Arbor Day in October????

It's been HOW long since I last posted!!?? Wow...where does the time go?? I have some serious catching up to do. So, let's get going:

Here are some pics of Opa and his helpers moving a tree from the backyard to the front. Good thing Opa had all this help digging....otherwise it would have only taken him half as long to get the job done!! (Not sure why each boy is only wearing one glove....some sort of weird Michael Jackson tribute????)

Sometimes you just have to....DANCE

Noah requested that we listen to the Mamma Mia sountrack during lunch today. He was happily eating his ziti when all of a sudden....he stopped....stared right at me.....and jumped down onto the floor. I asked him where he was going, and he said, "I just have to dance now." He hit the most beautiful "stayin alive" pose and yelled, "Mommy, it's boogie time!!!!!!" Oy

Stoney Creek Farm with Oma and Opa

Hayride to the pumpkin patch

Gotta find just the right one.....

This one is nice and light.

Cowboys!

The PUMPKIN TRAIN!! .....smokin'!!!!

First Day of School (again!?)

Today Alex started at his new school as a true preschooler. He is going to be attending a local Montessori School, and Noah will be starting there as well in January. For those of you who do not know, I have left Lilly and am looking for a new job. Since the boys' childcare provider is affiliated with Lilly, we had to leave there. It is extremely difficult to leave there as everyone has really made us feel at home, so I hope this transition will be benign. Noah will stay home with me most of the week, but he will get to go to "school" on Fridays at a local church. The best part is that our dear amigo Eddie will be going there as well.

Alex was so proud of his backpack (Thank you, Coici Donna and "Willmon"!) and his lunch box--I think that is what got him so motivated to start this school. We shall see how he does today!

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