matching shirts

So when I put on my orange t-shirt with white shirt under it the other day, I wanted to put the one Judah had on too. The only problem was that it was dirty, so I improvised and found another one for him to wear. Since I'm always the one taking the pictures, I thought to ask Emilie to take this one (not bad Emilie, although it looks like I could have taken it myself:) At any rate, I now have a picture to prove that I am mom to at least one of our children:)

3 years old!

 

Owen proudly answers the question of how old he is by saying "3 years old!" We had a great birthday week that began with mommy and daddy taking him to IHOP. The next day he had fun with his friends Ian and Abby Kaiser and his cousins, Cami and Sophia Klingen at a place called Kid Junction. We sang Happy Birthday to Auntie Krissy too (her b-day is the 13th and Owen's the 12th). We rounded out our week with a family and "helpers" party. It worked well to celebrate in smaller groups given Owen's personality. We are thankful God has preserved him these 3 years and feel abundantly blessed to have him in our lives.

Here is the link to the whole album: http://picasaweb.google.com/sdriesse/OwenS3rdBirthday#

my playlist

Don't really know what I'm doing here, but I love to hear music while on my laptop doing things, so if you do, great! The first song is our "family" song--it was dubbed as that before we had any of these little pumpkins and when we thought we'd have at least one "carrot top."

they're 1 month old . . .

and I finally got a picture of Judah's bottom 2 teeth that came in a month ago! He smiles, but not always for the camera and not always when you can see his teeth. Both twins just get cuter by the second and they interact with each other in such a neat way. No teeth for Layna yet. She will probably get them late, like Owen. He is 3 tomorrow and just cutting the last of his "2 year" molers.

happy swinger!

Judah and Layna enjoyed swinging in the swing that Bri set up indoors last winter when Owen missed swinging once the weather got cold. Both of them are growing up and holding onto the ropes as they swing. I wish this picture showed Judah's 2 teeth that broke through several weeks ago. Layna is on the same track as Owen. He didn't cut teeth until 9 months. He has a great smile and the 2 teeth just seal it:)

our little jungle crew

So, we aren't the type to go from door to door on October 31st, but we have taken our kids in costume to friends and family. Owen hasn't ever really liked being in costume, so this year, I just had last year's ready for him. The elephant costume Layna is wearing was Owen's when he was one, so that left finding another one to go along with the theme for Judah. Brian and I both thought of a giraffe and Bri found this on clearance. The really cute thing is that Judah has attached himself to a little tikes giraffe. He loves to hold it up and talk to it. So, here's our crew. We think they're pretty cute, how about you?

Layna looks pretty cute with the food on her face too:)

lunch outdoors

We enjoyed a walk with my kids and Auntie Nea one fine fall day. The babies rode in the wagon and I thought it'd be a great place to feed them. Judah just couldn't be cuter with the squash on his face, so I had to post this pic.