September Fun

RJ's second week of preschool. He really wanted to take another picture!

RJ loves playing on the playmat with Julia.

I love the expressions on their faces.

Such a happy baby!

Driving Lessons

RJ is obsessed with driving the car. Something tells me he will be driving a tractor by next summer. In the meantime, he does a great job being a backseat driver. Comments I've heard from the backseat...

regarding my speed:
"Slow down, Mommy! You're driving too fast!"
"Go faster, Mommy!"

my attending skills:
"Mommy, Stop! Stop! Stop! The traffic light is red!"
"Go, Mommy, Go. The light is green now."
(Can you tell he has Go Dog Go memorized???)
"Mommy, stop at that stop sign."

my hearing skills:
"Mommy, the music is too loud."

my parking skills:
"Mommy, why you taking that dude's parking spot?"
"Mommy, park in THAT parking spot."

and my favorite which I heard one morning driving to preschool. It was completely quiet in the car (which is a miracle in and of itself) and all of a sudden from the backseat I hear...
"Mommy, you're doing a good job driving."

Picnic in the Park

We decided last minute that it was such a beautiful night, we would have a picnic at Clemyjontri. For some reason, I decided taking the kids by myself and Doug meeting us there (an hour later) was a good idea. Had it been morning, this would have been no problem, but attempting anything after 5pm without man-to-man defense is just a really bad idea. As soon as we got there and I started taking out the food, RJ said, "I want to play first." So, we went to play and Julia said, "WAAAAAAA" (TRANSLATION: "I want to eat first!") If you've ever been to Clemyjontri, you would understand my dilemma at this moment. So, yes, I chased RJ around and fed Julia AT THE SAME TIME. By the time Doug got there, I joked, "Have a fun picnic with the kids. I'm going home!"

RJ loves bouncing...

and hanging.

He's even learning how to do the monkey bars!

Finally, dinner time!

Brother/Sister Bonding

RJ, Julia and giggles

RJ always wants to take pictures and I never get pictures of the kids and me, so here is RJ's attempts at taking pictures of Julia and me. I think we need to work on holding the camera still.

First Day of Preschool

Pictures at home before we left for school

I told him to hold up the sign so I could see it and he did exactly as I asked!

RJ and one of his teachers, Mrs. Wojcik

Are you ready for some football???

It's that time of year again...Go Bison!

September 2014

RJ is a big boy!

Daddy holding Julia after biking home from work.

Uncle Z...aka The Godfather

RJ almost hits his head on the counter now!