G & G time

Our kids absolutely love their Grandparents! 

The other day Hallel was talking to Grandpa O on the phone and I told her to say, "Have a good day" and it came out, "Have a Grandpa day". It was so sweet. 

A few weeks ago Grandpa and Grandma Mathews came for a visit and the kids were delighted to have 

G & G all to themselves. We decided to take them into the city for Fleet Week. It was so fun to see the Blue Angels in flight. 

 Of course we can't wait for Christmas for more G & G time! 

sleep cycles

One night when Josh went to put Simeon in his crib he whispered for me to come look at Hallel in a funny sleep position on her toddler bed. Since then Josh and I have tried to capture some of these great positions on film. 

So far Simeon sleeps in his swaddle so his sleep style is pretty much mummy like but that is about to change. We tried laying him down without a swaddle today and he cried for an hour freaking out with his hands so free:). He is such a character. He can do one arm out but two is just too much for now. I am sure we will have some great pictures for him soon too.

My favorite one of Hallel is when I came in to check on her at nap time and she had gone and found her striped socks and put them on and pulled them up over her pants! She definitely has style:).

Her beloved "doggie blankie" wadded up beside her.
 One day she somehow fell asleep with a hand holding on to each side of the railing.

Upside down and hanging off the bed.

Deep thoughts in dreamland.

Favorite position-booty up!

I had to throw one in of Simeon when he rolled over and fell asleep after watching his fish mobile.

Classic one leg off the bed trick.


There is something so peaceful about these little wiggle worms that don't stop moving from the time they get up till when they go to sleep and then complete stillness.

camping

As usual I am a week behind in the blog world but better late than never. Two weekends ago our family of four went camping! I am happy to say that it was a great time. 

You see, last summer we tried camping and i did not fare too well. So this was our trial run to make sure that we are still a camping family. Both Josh and I were pretty nervous but it was a success despite the rain! Hallel and Simeon were covered in dirt and had a blast. We borrowed a tent big enough for all of us. And Josh set up camp,made a roaring fire and his usual bacon, eggs, and pancakes for breakfast!

 Hallel trying out the zippers on the tent

Being silly in the tent with daddy's hat.

 Sleepy Simeon after a night of rain.

 Home sweet home.

 Josh rigging up the lantern-everything about camping appeals to his manhood-he loves it!

and I enjoy watching him:)

 Hallel spent a good amount of time walking around and sliding in the leaves!

 Simeon watching all of the fun.

 I absolutely love his bright blue happy eyes.

 Trying to get a family picture

 This is about the 10th picture and its still blurry.

 Thanks to my patient husband-we did it!

sweet feet

Hallel has always loved playing with her shoes.

Now she has moved on to bigger shoes!

We find them all lined up around the house.

But my favorite is on two sweet feet!

PS we are trying potty training this week! more to follow:)

a visit from friends

Some of our dear friends Zoe and Zander came to visit Hallel and Simeon. It was such a treat to have such special friends hang out with our kiddos. Hallel didn't want Zoe to leave at the end. She loved the piggy back rides and stories and all of the big girl attention!

cuteness caught on tape

If a picture is worth a thousand words.

Than a video must be worth ten thousand:)

Enjoy!

I love finding Hallel being creative at play. This was one of those days when I found her in her room "reading".

Simeon dishes out huge smiles like there was no tomorrow. He loves sitting up and has started jibber jabbering. It's great!

This is our favorite little brown eyed pea trying out her new dance moves!

little feet