End of August 2016, Peter's Birthday

Hello, 2 year old tantrum

I took Maxwell shopping for his dad's present.  He picked out the balloon and the presents.

Reading the card Maxwell made for him

The kids were very excited to show dad his presents.  

A snackeez cups and some balls to throw.

During a playdate with the boys her age in the neighborhood, our neighbor took a couple gorgeous pics of Emmalyn.

Riding her scooter.

Chasing bubbles

I just love those curls

Kinsey and Emmalyn

Emmalyn, Hudson, and Kinsey

Cuddling in the movie room

I had Maxwell do Thank You cards for each of the presents he got for his birthday.

The fabric on the roof of Peter's car was coming unglued so he stripped it off is going to glue new fabric on.  It is a big undertaking!

Date night to another musical - A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder!  We loved it!  I hadn't heard about it but it was fantastic and very funny.

The pretty bracelet Peter bought me for Maxwell's first day of school

Both wearing our flag shirts - we are twins!

Oh my goodness - - - I was clipping Emmalyn's nails and I accidentally cut her skin and she bled.  I've NEVER done this to either of my kids.  EVER! I've always been so careful (and 99.9% I'm the only one to cut their nails).  I felt so awful.  :(

Maxwell and his stuffed animals.  He loves having all of them on his bed and especially loves how Katy, the house cleaner, arranges them on his bed when she comes.  

Shannon's Yearly Visit

Man, October is already a month filled with fun and it's only the second week!

Max rockin' his soccer fashion - Soccer fleece, warm up pants, tennis shoes

Doing some work at school

Emmalyn loves playing with that cute baby in the mirror

Crazy hair day at school - front view

Side view

This cutie has lots of festive Halloween attire.  These are her pumpkin pjs.

She is full on sleeping on her belly now.  She can roll over to her belly and then back to her back when swaddled.  She pushes back and somehow moves all over the crib.  

Love those cheeks

Late night (post 1 am nursing) cuddles.  She wants her hands to be touching momma too.

Boo!

Crawling all over

2 cute kids wearing Halloween shirts

My dear friend Shannon came to town for her annual visit.  I LOVE having her here for a weekend.  We ALL love having her here.  After picking her up at the airport and spending some time at the house, Peter, Shannon, and I went to casino night at work.  Casino night is the best!!!  And this year was another great year even though we walked away with far less than last year.  No big raffle prizes and I only won one of the things I bid on in the silent auction.  :(  I wasn't very on top of it this year.

Peter and Shannon were rockin' the craps table while I enjoyed some blackjack and socializing.

Brittany watched the kids while we were out.

Funny faces

The one thing we won in the silent auction was a FedEx Build A Bear Puppy.  I thought Max would like it, I didn't plan on him LOVING it.  He was so excited to open the box and pull out the bear.

He calls it his "special delivery" bear because his purple FedEx onesie says Special Delivery.

More to come on the rest of Shannon's fun visit...