Ice skating!

Sorry for NEVER posting. Andrew is, as Joe calls it, "a full court press". He doesn't allow for any down time unless he's napping, which he fights mightily, or sleeping at night. I have to say, we are very lucky because once 8:00 comes around, the kids are usually in bed and stay that way until the morning.



Thanks to the Cheadles, we have some cute pics from last weekend. We took the girls ice skating for the first time. They loved it!

Happy Halloween!

Aubrey was a pumpkin again this year, and Andrew was a lion.

Andrew loved being part of all the excitement!

We went trick-or-treating with some friends in the neighborhood. Aubrey made the rounds with Tinkerbell, Captain Hook, Peter Pan, and some Leinenkugel Germans. Thanks, Troxels for inviting us!

It was a beautiful Autumn night. Andrew got a lift in the backpack from the Norweigan (daddy), and Aubrey walked along. She did a great job bounding to and from houses to get candy. She was pretty shy, occasionally saying, "Trick or treat," but she always said, "Thank you," which is the most important!

Here is Aubrey's take! She got to have 3 pieces of candy; 2 bags of M&Ms and a sucker. She, of course, wanted more, but we drew the line at 3!

Andrew shared his candy with the rest of us.

Here is Aubrey all sugared up! We had a great night!

Pumpkin Time!

Grandma is so much fun! When she and grandpa were visiting, she helped Aubrey decorate her very own pumpkin. She was quite proud of it!

The pumpkin was complete with glasses, curly hair, ears, one hand with manicured nails, a nose, and a mouth!

Here is the finished product! What a masterpiece!

Aubrey helped design the pumpkins to be carved.

It was very exciting to light them up at night!

We made four pumpkins, and Aubrey promptly named each one of them accordingly after each one of us. Going clockwise starting from the bottom left we have Aubrey, mommy, daddy, and Andrew.

Cute Random Pics

Aubrey loves to stack and organize things. Here she is with all of her playhouse food. She does a pretty good job of balancing things!


An after dinner dessert... Aubrey and daddy were sharing brownie with ice cream. Andrew was pretty interested in the whole affair, as you can see below!.

When Andrew sees something he wants, it is hard to divert his attention. Sorry Maren! He finds you quite interesting! Thanks for coming over to play.

Aubrey likes to put on her "pretties". Sometimes, if I'm lucky, she'll share them with me!

Choo Choo Train Ride

We took the kids to the Dells for a day trip to go on a train. Aubrey loves choo choos! She had a great time, and Andrew was a trooper!

At long last!

Our apologies for rarely updating our blog. I thought I would have lots of time over the summer to do so, but I find little time during the day. Aubrey and Andrew keep Joe and I on our toes! We have had a great summer so far. We hope you enjoy a few pictures illustrating what we've been up to!

Days of Summer

Aubrey got a new playhouse at the beginning of summer that she has spent hours playing with.


She loves to open and close the shutters.



Aubrey is quite the doting sister. Sometimes, she gets just a little too close for Andrew's comfort zone!




Aubrey and andrew were Captain and First Mate of the A Line ship (aka the Maclaren double stroller box)



Drew and daddy



Again in a box...There's just something so fun about boxes!



Daddy with his two favorite kids



Surprise! Mommy is taking pictures again!



Andrew was able to soak in the water with his trusty bumbo!



Aubrey enjoyed the water too!

Good conversations were taking place!

All suited up! (Of course, the hats have to match the suits!)