Go Fly a Kite

We had a little bit of wind here in VA over the weekend. So Lisa got the great idea to grab Ryan's kite and take it out in the yard. It didn't take much at all to get it up in the air. And Ryan found a create use of the clip-on ribbons.





Poor Evan was confined to the wagon for most of the time - once the weather settles down we'll put up the fence. He did make the most of his "free" time, though.







Fresh air, and funny faces....

14 months and counting

My littlest buddy just keeps on growing. He is turning into such a sweet funny kid. A total mimic - singing, dancing, trying to talk - he cracks me up. He is even taking after both me and now Ryan trying to take pictures.



If his brother has something, he wants it whether that's food, a toy, or drinking from a real cup. He has no fear. He's taken more tumbles down stairs already than Ryan has his entire life. He has probably gotten beat up but the cat more too.



It may sound a bit odd, but him and I have a different sort of bond being the second kids. It is really great having two boys there so special to me in such unique ways.



Another month down, inching closer to the terrible twos 2.0.

Snow Day

We got our first real snow fall of the year last week. With work closed for half the day, i opted to take a snow day and do some sledding, playing and snowman building.

Ryan - ready for take off down the hill in the front yard...



and he's off...



Sledding is serious business...



but there's always time for a smile...



Evan, came into the world a year ago and brought about 60 inches of snow with him in his first month. Now that he can walk around, he isn't so sure what to make of it....

13 Months old

Better late than never. With the move and the unpacking i didn't get to pull out the camera yesterday. But with the day off i was able to take a little breather. We met my brother and his girls at Jump-N-Jimmy's for some bounce time and I got to grab some shots of the kids.



Evan is turning into a crazy little kid. As the younger brother, he is tough as nails, vocal and persistent. He craves attention and isn't afraid to show off to get it. He has truly taken to his godzilla nickname and will pretty much roar on command. Hi, bye, mamma and dada are staples of his vocabulary and every time Iggy barks Evan responds calling him "Ee"



This type of wrestling - sorry, "hugging" is the norm at our house.



Man, he is growing up fast.

One last one - Ryan and Anna. I commented to my brother today that the 5 month age difference between the two is completely unnoticeable anymore...

Birthday Party

While my internet connection continues to thwart my attempts to upload Christmas pictures, I'll take you back another week to Evan's first b-day party.

What better place to let kids run loose for a party than an empty house. Luckily, we had one handy since we haven't moved into our new place yet....



Given his habit of destroying all toys and creations in his path, he has earned the nickname "Godzilla"....hence the cake...



Living up to that reputation was a snap as he completely devoured his cake...this series speaks for itself. After his brother and cousin help with the candle...











He smelled like butter for the next few days and was clearly not happy to be cleaned up....



Happy Birthday, little buddy.....

Check back for christmas pictures once the internet decides to cooperate again.

First Birthday Pics

I told you, this kid loves the camera. I got home from work and this was the first pose i got from him...



we had a great time just playing, snapping pics and having fun.







Ryan was thrilled that it was his brother's birthday. First, a little birthday hug...



Next, Ryan sat with me to take pictures. He loves it. he actually took over the controls and snapped this one himself...



Happy Birthday Evan!!!!

Evan is One

OK, so i haven't posted anything substantial in a while, but - there is no way i could pass up my little buddy's birthday.

He is such a little ham. He follows Ryan everywhere and I think he secretly wishes he were 3 :)

This is the part of the post where i would toss up a ton of pics of the guy, but, my internet is being finicky so those will need to come later.

He gets to inaugurate our new house with a little birthday party on sunday too.

Since last year, 20 inches of snow arrived upon his arrival, it is only fitting that we got a couple today as well.

more to come, i promise - i'd say to check smugmug but i can't get them to upload there either. Booo....

11 months

holy cow, i can't believe that Evan is almost a year old. Absolutely nuts. He is a great little kid - loves his brother, the pets and any toy, gadget or wire he can get his hands on :)



He has started to do a little bit of walking too - 5 or 6 little steps at a time. he definitely still crawls for primary transport though.





since i am out of town this week, i snapped these pictures last week on a day off.

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Also - i am pretty sure that we will be starting the haircut debate about him MUCH earlier that we did with Ryan.

Bath Time

OK, so i will hopefully recap all the stuff that has been going on around here while i've been slacking on the blog. In short, I have been traveling too much, we've been looking for a new house and the boys are as rambunctious as ever. Let's try to catch up, shall we?

The boys love having bath time together these days. Keeping them from tackling each other, sliding all over, and/or smashing heads on the tub keeps everyone on their toes...





You can never go wrong with a solid bubble beard...



Not to mention an endless supply of things to put in to your mouth....