Chicken Soup in a Restaurant High Chair

For lunch today, we went to the diner. Ben sat all by himself in a high chair! He also had some chicken noodle soup. Sarah had to cut him off, as he really liked it.

Cupcakes at Preschool for Lily's 4th Birthday

Can you guess what color the icing was?

Check out my new hat!

Ben's First Hanukkah

So far, Ben has really enjoyed his first Hanukkah. He has enjoyed lighting the candles, opening presents, and singing the blessings.

Lily's 4th Birthday Party

It is hard to believe that Lily will be 4 years old in a couple of weeks. It seems like only yesterday that we started her original blog!

Today, we had Lily's 4th Birthday Party at a moonbounce place, Bounce U. Lily had a great time bouncing with her friends and eating pizza and cake.

Lily, Sarah, and Casey Watching the Safety Video

Taylor, Lily, and Casey Being Silly

Bouncing!

Chasing under the table

Last night Ben crawled under the table. Lily thought that was funny so she decided to join him. And we all know there is nothing Ben loves more then Lily's attention.

Gramrene's 99th Birthday Party

Last weekend, we traveled to New Jersey to celebrate Ben and Lily's great-Grandma's 99th Birthday. Grandma and Uncle Jim put together a wonderful luncheon for Gramrene. Both Ben and Lily had a great time.

Ben and Granrene

Ben and Cousin Alex

Cousin Mitchell, Aunt Robin, Ben, and Cousin Devra

Uncle Dave and his favorite nephew!

Active Ben

Ben has been very active lately. He crawls extremely well and has recently figured out how to pull himself into a standing position.

Taking the train to NJ

Today we took the train to NJ for Grandma Irene's birthday party so we don't have to fight traffic on Sunday. Lily enjoyed the train a lot.

Ben, the Reader

Now that Ben is mobile, he has discovered books!

Trick or Treat!

Here are two cute pictures of the kids and Lily's friend Sadie.  Lily and Sadie went trick or treating... Ben stayed with Mommy to give out candy and enjoyed checking out all the kids.

 

Growing Up Fast

Grandma and Grandpa were here this weekend to visit. Grandma captured some great pictures that show how fast Ben is growing! He loves getting up on all fours and trying to crawl and loves sitting and playing with Lily!

Halloween Costumes

While Halloween is not until tomorrow, Ben and Lily both got the chance to wear their costumes at the school Halloween party on Friday. Lily dressed as Jessie from Toy Story 2:

Ben was a penguin, or as Lily calls him Wheezy (also a character from Toy Story 2).

Playing in the Snow

Even though it is only October, it snowed today in Maryland. Lily decided she wanted to play in the snow in the deck!

Flash Beagle

Lily has really started to watch Snoopy and the Peanuts specials. Recently, we bought Flash Beagle, and she has been dancing along with Snoopy.

Driving the Car

Recently, Ben decided he wanted to learn how to drive. After a quick driving lesson from Lily, he took the car for a spin around the block!

Party!

Lily had a party for her friends this morning. Thank you Papa J for the party supplies!

A flower for the road

My Bottle

Ben can now hold the bottle if he wants! He can't move it fully into his mouth yet, but he loves holding it and trying to drink!

Pumpkin Patch

Yesterday, we took Ben and Lily to Homestead Farm to pick pumpkins. We got some good ones, and Lily enjoyed climbing into the wagon to find a perfect big one!

Day at home with dad

Daycare was closed for a teacher inservice today. Since I has off work for Columbus Day, here are pictures of our day so far.

Big Boy High Chair

As Ben continues to get bigger, he has become more and more interested in food. Last night, he was particularly fussy, so we decided to give him some oatmeal (as approved by his doctor). This is not the first time he has tried eating from a spoon, but it is the first time he has sat in his "big boy" chair to eat! Look how happy and excited he is!

Apple Picking

On Saturday, Lily and I went apple picking at Homestead Farms in Poolesville. Lily has always loved picking her own fruit, although she doesn't always want to eat what she picks. She loves apples, however, so apple picking is always a big hit!

"Daddy, I think I see a good one!"

"Yup! Can I eat this one?"

Ben scoots backwards

Guess what we're doing this weekend?  Baby proofing!  (again)  Being able to say, "Hey Lily, put away this toy before Ben slimes it!" has been a great way to get her to clean up.



We really do feed him...

But Ben really wanted to eat the tablecloth!

Ben watches his first Penn State game

Our two cuties

The stars aligned and both children were cooperative and smiled!!!!

Kennywood!!!

Last week we were in Pittsburgh, and while we did a lot of fun things, Lily's favorite thing was KENNYWOOD!  We were SHOCKED that she road all the rides in Kiddieland as well as the big carousel (x2), the cars you get to "drive," and the boats.  As well as the "Little Phantom" roller coaster twice.  If we had let her stay longer, she probably would have been on the Jack Rabbit (a real wooden rollercoaster which for some weird reason you only have to be 36 in to ride with a parent for those of you not from Pittsburgh).  Ben's favorite thing was probably sleeping over at Grammy's, where he got a lot of loving and some fun walks in the stroller.    Here are some pictures from Kennywood.  And one of Ben looking cute.