they make me laugh

Ty said:

"When I'm a big boy, I'll have a watch and a razor!"

"Did you see the men doing destruction?" (he meant, "construction")

"I dead her." (after he stepped on a lady bug)

"Mommy, why are giraffes so tall?"

T: "What is your brother doing? (referring to Drew)
Mommy: "I'm not really sure."
T: "I'm not sure either."

T (from a different room): "Drewzers?"
D: "Yeah?"

Drew says:

"Wim!" (when he gets in the bathtub instead of "swim")

"I tuck!" (when he was "stuck" in a blanket and couldn't get out"

"Wuwu" (what he calls his little stuffed giraffe (whom I had affectionately named "Raffie")

"yock" (for "sock")

EAT!!! (when he's hungry) :)

Boo at the Zoo

This morning we went with some friends to Boo at the Zoo. All the kids dressed in their Halloween costumes and went trick-or-treating through the decorated zoo. We had a great time! Here are a few more pictures of our Halloween cuties:

sweet little fireman

my other firefighter

baby yoda and his daddy

Emily and the Trippster

Elly, Samuel, and Cody

building with blocks

climbing trees

I know I've already said this, but I love having boys, and I love watching them be boys! However, there are some elements of being a "boy mom" that I prefer over others. Just to name a few, these are things like watching them climb trees, wrestle their daddy, pretend sword fight, and play Peter Pan and Captain Hook (they use a hanger as their hook--it's awesome). Things that are a little bit tougher for a girlie girl like me are things like, well...anything involving bugs or insects or anything else that is slimy or yucky or creepy crawly. One of Ty's immediate questions when he sees these kinds of things is, "Can I touch it?" to which I instinctively always want to say, "Ew, no" but instead say, "Sure you can." We spent about a half an hour today watching a jumping stick bug walk through our yard. We didn't watch it continuously, but we did have to track it's progess frequently. This is actually a picture of Ty giving "tickets" (leaves) to Drew out of the tree in our front yard. Love these moments.

babes at the zoo

my babes (who have developed a love for the carousel--trust me, it wasn't always there):


zoo babes (these are my favorite two animals at the zoo and I especially love catching a glimpse of the babies!!!):

a haircut

I never thought I'd be a barber...my grandpa would be so proud. :)

c'mon drew