So we had our pumpkin picked out and thought we'd do a family-type carving. About two minutes in we realized that there was nothing for Bella to do. So she ran off and played and Joshua carved this amazing cat pattern onto our pumpkin.
We headed off to the zoo for "ZooBoo" and to sort of test-drive the costumes. On Halloween proper, we trick-or-treated around Bill and Volere's neighborhood. Isabella wasn't sure how the whole thing worked. Once she got the hang of it though, she was hooked.I love how close the kids are (for the most part). We didn't even prompt this shot, they just sort of started walking off into the sunset by themselves.
This gives a good view of Ryan's deviled egg costume and Bella's ladybug getup. Plus, the look on Bella's face is priceless.
But not as priceless as this face. I don't remember what her deal was that day. It's Bella-there's no telling!
And here's a shot I took from the local news channel-one of three Joshua was on that day! It was so cool to see him in his uniform, doing the job he loves, even if it's just standing around securing the area. What a handsome devil he is!
The jumpy-jump has really taken a beating the past few days. We always love to watch the kids play in it, and especially love Bella's hair afterwards!
A beautiful fall day, Joshua's day off, a trip to the park. Here Joshua shares a slide trip with Ryan, although Ryan generally takes the slides at the other park by himself.
I'm biased, but I believe I have the cutest baby boy out there!
And the cutest mountain-climbing daughter!
One of the big deals around here was moving Ryan to his big boy bed after he'd jumped his crib into oblivion. Here he is the night we first tried it out: 
We went back in before bed and found him asleep on the floor (we would have gotten a picture but we were "Daisy sitting" and she bum-rushed him awake).One night we found him like this...
And this...
And this...
Finally success!
This is how Bella sleeps. It cracks me up every time. 
Here she is fresh from Nana's. She loves Nana's because it's a bacchanalian feast of Nick Jr. shows, goldfish crackers, and, as you can see, blueberries. I think she rather resembles the Joker in the latest Batman movie-don't you?
One day I took the kids to the park to walk the nature trail. Nothing special, just some shots of that.
Isabella loves coffee. Not just likes. And not just the sweetened, creamered stuff that I drink that's more like dessert than coffee. She likes black coffee. Here she is finishing Joshua's java before heading off to dance class.
Drive-in movie day! I was supposed to use a decorated cardboard box, but didn't have one Bells could sit in, so she got the laundry basket. The add-on snack tray has popcorn. You can tell Ryan is hovering as he usually does around food.
Tie + onesie + random pose = adorable picture!
As I mentioned last month, since we don't have a backyard, we have taken over the courtyard behind our house. Here are just some random shots I took of the kids while they played.
Ryan is wearing his "Awesome! See above for details" shirt.
Bella all dressed up for the "Fancy Nancy Parfait Soiree" at the library. We weren't familiar with the character, but thought we'd go for the free ice cream! I actually don't approve of Fancy Nancy-at least not her risque clothes! We'll stick to Dora, Blues Clues and Olivia (a pig from Nick Jr.).
Ryan running through his vocabulary so far and helping with the housework!
And I leave you with a fresh-just-two-minutes-ago quote, another one of those things you never think you'll say to your child: "Ryan, the crescent roll is NOT a piggy bank!" He took the roll I was saving for Bella, found some spare change on the dining room table, and put two and two together! Ah, never a dull moment...
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