Thursday, October 21, 2010 A Visit With Baby Frankie

A Visit With Baby Frankie
HIGH: A nice visit with Baby Frankie :)
LOW: The weather is getting colder and colder :(

Today Claire had school and Oliver and I went to visit Baby Frankie (who I could just chew up by the way).

Oliver and Frankie.  They are exactly four months apart to the day.  I cannot believe how fast these babies grow.  Look at how huge my Gus looks (yeah we have been callin' him Gus)!!  I have a feeling as these two get older they will be double trouble (like their Daddies).

 

Bella was being very sweet to the boys.  She kept rubbing their heads and kissing their heads, it was really cute!

Wednesday, October 20, 2010 The Park

The Park
HIGH:  We spent the morning at the park enjoying this beautiful weather :)  AND We had a nice dinner at Nana and Papa's :)
LOW: Oliver slept the whole time at the park and I couldn't get a nice picture of him and Claire together :(

Today the sun was shining and there was no way we were going to waste this last little bit of nice weather by sitting in the house.  So I packed up my chickens and we headed to our local park, which looks GORGEOUS in the fall.

Claire had a blast playing on the swingset. I have to admit it made me a little sad when we got to the park and I really realized that summer is over!

Hot Mama refused to take her sunglasses off the whole time that we were at the park.

Oliver was nice and cozy in his stroller.  The fresh crisp air must have gotten to him because he napped for 4 HOURS!!!!!

I was so excited to take some pictures of the kids at this gorgeous park.  Well, Oliver slept the whole time and I forgot to tell Claire to take off her sunglasses but I think this picture came out pretty cute!!  I am totally going to dress them both up this weekend and take them back there and just take like a billion pictures.

After the park we headed home for lunch and a quick nap (for Claire, Oliver napped the whole time we were at the park and then the whole time Claire napped and yet again I did not take advantage of this time to take a nap myself, what is wrong with me).  After their naps we headed over to Nana's for dinner.  GG came too and loved snuggling with her great grandson.  Oliver was really sweet and followed her voice everywhere!

 

I had to put this in.  This is the randomness with which my daughter plays.  American flag, Minnie Mouse hat, and a yellow giftbag.  God love her.  

Tuesday, October 19, 2010 Nothin' Much

Nothin' Much
HIGH: I ran into my FAVORITE college professor :)
LOW: I had to go grocery shopping :(

 

Nothin' much goin' on around here today.  Claire had school so I ran some errands.  One of my errands was to go to the grocery store (YUCK) but since our freezer is on the way out I didn't buy anything that needed to be kept cold so it was a quick shop.  Also, I could fit Oliver into the cart a lot easier.  While I was at the grocery store I saw my favorite professor from college, Dr. Wenner.   He was one of the best teachers I have ever had and it brought a tear to my eye when he not only remembered me but, told me how he knew I was going to be a great teacher and I was one of the hardest working students he ever had.  It was great!  I then proceeded to gush about how what a great influence he had on my life and blah blah.  When we were saying our goodbyes we agreed that seeing each other really made our day!  People probably thought that we were crazy, but that's ok!  So even though nothin' much went on today, it was a good day.  OH YEAH, annnnd when I was leaving the grocery store, with a big old smile on my face, the cart boy helped me load my groceries into my truck!!!!!  Yep....today was a good day :)

Monday, October 18, 2010 Target Practice

Target Practice
HIGH: We got creative with new Nerf guns :)
LOW: The freezer broke and we need a new one :(

Not too much goin on around here today.  We are basically just relaxing after yesterday.  We are all still pretty beat from the Pumpkin Farm.  We did however, get creative with Daddy's new birthday present.  If you look closely at the picture above you can see that we drew a bullseye with washable marker on the mirror.  I should back up for those of you that don't know.  One of my living room walls is a mirror.  No, not just a mirror on the wall....the WHOLE WALL is a mirror.  While I hate this wall, today it was kinda nice that we haven't remodeled this room yet.  So Claire and I drew a bullseye on the wall and shot the darts at it.  It was super fun!

When Daddy got home we let him in on the action!

Daddy was super into it.

Claire is getting to be a pretty good shot (before I know it she will be joining the NRA).

Then of course Claire just liked writing on the mirror.  We may wait even longer now to remodel this room (that was a joke Mark :)

Oddly enough, Claire's favorite part was cleaning the mirror off!

How creepy does Mark look in this picture.

Then there is this guy (and my big toe and Claire's old bib..hey I was in a pinch).  I feel that he doesn't get too much blog time due to his lack of activity so I will give you some updates.  He is loving his excersaucer lately and is getting really good at entertaining himself.  He loves to put everything in his mouth and is starting to become quite the little drooler!  Oliver also loves to rub his face, therefore leaving some cuts on his handsome mug.  I have started giving him a little silky blanket and he loves to just rub it all over his face!  He sucks his fingers and thumb and hopefully will take to the thumb like Claire did (so I am not constantly looking for the stupid binkie and putting it back his mouth and back in his mouth and back...well you get the point).  He is reaching for toys and trying to get them in his mouth (and then getting pretty angry when he can't quite pull it off sometimes).  Also, is super close to rolling over.  He rolls from his tummy to his back but not from his back to tummy yet.  I am pretty sure once he figures it out he will love it!!  He loves Claire!!!  Everything she does makes him smile and laugh and it is a huge help to me that she loves to entertain him.  Oliver is eating cereal, green beans, and applesauce and loving every minute of it!  This kids loves to eat!!!  He is growing fast and becoming such a big boy.  He is very sturdy now and I do not have to hold neck up at all anymore!  He is on a pretty good schedule and is becoming very predictable (thank God).  I can't believe how fast time goes!!!!!

Sunday, October 17, 2010 The Great Pumpkin Patch

The Great Pumpkin Patch
HIGH: We spent the day at the Great Pumpkin Patch :)
LOW: There was not nearly enough time to do everything at the Pumpkin Patch :(

Today we headed to the Great Pumpkin Patch with the family.  This place was crazy!  It wasn't so much a pumpkin patch as it was a carnival!!!

We were all very excited to head into the madness!

The Brown Team.

I swear I don't dress her like me on purpose.

 

They had all kinds of animals that you could feed.  Here is Claire feeding an Alpaca.  She loved feeding the animals.

Then she started to get sick of it.  She didn't like the way their tongues felt on her hand and I must agree, it felt pretty weird.

Aunt Sara and Aunt Erin loved it though.

 

Uncle Brian and Uncle Kevin loved pushin the strollers :)

Claire was lovin the pony rides.

So darn cute.

Owen prefered to eat his goldfish and watch from his stroller :)

Oliver had a blast nappin on Grandma.

Do you think Claire was havin fun???

The Komo gang (minus Oliver, who was still sleeping on Grandma).

Our little witches.

My little witches.

The witch bosses.

Claire loved the Boo Barn.

But, she didn't want to get TOO close to any of the decorations.  She got a little freaked out at the end but she was still pretty tough.  When Grandpa met up with us later Claire was very excited to take him through the Boo Barn.  She explained to him that it was "just decorations".

Walking with Uncle Kevin and Aunt Sara over to the tractor ride.

Owen loved watching the pumpkin launcher.

The Brown Team takin a walk.

Oh look Oliver is sleeping on Grandma again.

Owen loved the tractor ride.

So did Claire.

Claire and I had a blast on the cow train.

Oliver finally woke up!!

I took Claire on the Fun Slide, which I thought that she would love.  As you tell from this picture, not so much.  I am not gonna lie, THAT THING GOES FAST!!  Claire told me after that "it made my stomach feel weird".

 

 She was dying to go on the Roller Coaster.  But, that also made her "stomach feel weird".  I will give her credit, she was a trooper and didn't cry (although she was pretty close).

Claire had a blast playing the duck game.

She was very proud of her prize.

 

Grandpa had to golf in the morning but met us later.

What a good looking family.

The whole gang.

Do you think Claire had fun?  This was her about 4 minutes into our car ride home.

 

 After the pumpkin patch we all went to Grandma and Grandpa's for Mark's birthday dinner.  Claire loved singing Happy Birthday to her Daddy and then we all enjoyed the apple crisp that Claire and I made the night before. It the perfect ending to a perfect day.