pumpkin festival

we love festivals and today we went off to the pumpkin festival.... we almost froze our noses off if it wasn't for the hot cider and donuts :)

today was theodore's first official ride in the stroller.... not bad for being 5 months old :) he only liked if for a few minutes and then wanted to cuddle with mommy some more.... awww

just hanging out

just wanted to 'catch' my little kids in their happy mood in the play kitchen! i'm still so excited to see theodore sitting up on his own tooo.... and crawling a little bit like an inch worm....

play time

its play time and theodore is officially sitting up! he has been honing his skills and its just fun to see him so proud! i'm glad i captured a few photos of meredith and daddy wrestling... its a favorite activity for meredith and she craves it! she is one tough cookie! roarrrr!

our cheese head

we recently got a sweet package in the mail from our wisconsin friends and one of the things they sent was this cute packer shirt for our little man! here he is learning to sit up and holding his own football too!

happy birthday katie!

what fun it was today celebrating katie's first birthday! we had fun with the family today and loved how katie liked her little dolly.... so sweet! meredith is still talking about the party and wants another birthday party NOW!

theodore is 5 months old!

so what is our little 5 month old doing these days?

he is learning to sit up!
he is interested in the details on his toys and loves playing the drum.
he is reaching up for momma to pick him up!
he is a social butterfly with smiles and rants to all his immediate fans!
he loves to keep his eye on his big sister.... she is so cool that no matter what she does, he will smile and cheer for her!
he is starting to 'steal' things from mommy... grabbing my water glass, and things in hand!

apple picking

we enjoyed a sunny day by going to our favorite apple orchard. the trees were so full of apples and incredibly sweet. meredith savoured her apples right from the tree, and is finally learning that you don't eat them once they've fallen on the ground! it was nice to have nana with us today too and reminiscing about how much papa loved the orchard too! we had to take a photo of us sitting on the ground just like last year when we took a break with papa to finish a few apples before eating cider and donuts!

cider mill

a rainy day still can't keep us away from such a tasty local cider mill.... this also was a fun time for meredith to really use her ladybug rain gear and have a special pony ride :) everything is magical when you are 2.5!

jumping

the jumper is a fun and noisy place to hang out.... as well as with nana and building the coolest lego city ever. it was complete with a church and traffic light!

a model

today i took some photos of my little man modeling his handmade carseat poncho and wool diaper covers.... here is a link to her etsy site
http://www.etsy.com/shop/sunrayemomi

circle of fun

theodore enjoys his circle of fun because of the neat toys... i think its fun because i can catch these great smiles on camera

theodore's baptism

theodore was baptised today during a lovely ceremony with Godparent's uncle mikie and aunt kerry. our little man was sound asleep during the baptism but was still cuddly in his little tuxedo. it was wonderful to have family present for his special day :)

ren fest

we enjoyed going to the ren fest once again with friends today

he talks!

here is our little man with nana. you can hear grandma foss and me (mommy!) on the video. theodore is having fun with all the new sounds he can make.... soooo precious. he really loved this!

in wool

here are my beautiful children in their wool diaper covers. they both are soft and non scratchy (if you can imagine that!) and of course incredibly cushy, and waterproof. meredith loved getting her arms around her brother... and he was trying to figure out what was going on! its cute how she thinks kisses will help with the crying. but she actually tries to kiss him as much as she can throughout the day....

here is my meredith in my shoes! she loves to try on anyone's shoes and model them. its a bit of a chore to collect them all and bring them back to the front door, but she does have a lot of fun with them.

wonder when theodore will be trying on shoes and walking around...

what makes you smile

with grandma and grandpa over we got lots of extra smiles today! check out the family resemblance with meredith and grandpa! it was fun to capture meredith enjoying one of her many highly requested cappuccinos! they are the most delicious frothed organic milk with real chocolate sprikled on top drinks that you ever did taste..... not tooo hot and not too cold. and the pig tails aren't required when you place the order with daddy!

can you tell meredith is all giggles when daddy is holding her??? awwwww!

flowers

a smiling baby and a beautiful day to smell the flowers..... many blessings today!

love the photo of 'proud meredith' and the ones of our walk with grandma in the subdivision. notice meredith and daddy have matching sandals????

3 weeks old

grandma foss enjoys her snuggles with her precious 3 week old grandson! happy 3rd week birthday theodore!

pacifier

here is daddy holding theodore in the successful daddy football hold! theodore isn't yet a huge fan of the pacifier, but we have our fingers crossed that this will work out.... and for some reason i think it is sooooo adorable to see a happy baby with its paci in its mouth. i tried to get meredith interested in a pacifier.... but gave up around her first birthday. she now thinks they are the greatest things around at 2 years old! eek! i still have a few from 'back in her day' and let her play baby with them so she can explore that whole side of 'being a baby.' thankfully its just a play toy at this point for her and about being creative....

little mommy

meredith is really into giving her dolly's diaper changes. aunt kerry got meredith this cute diaper bag fully equipped for our little girl's mothering.....

i know someday i'll look back at this photo of theodore and the glow worm... both so little. right now my lil man seems so long and skinny, but the perfect size for cuddling and nursing.

napping

yummy sleeping baby photo alert! theodore is swaddled in the wrap that i was wearing him in when twilight took over.

he is still so cute

i think its cute how meredith still just adores her little brother. you can see it in her eyes as she peers over him at the changing station. she will point out how cute he is and how small his little hands are. the funny thing is how she will continue to watch me change his diaper despite her gagging when its a poopy one! she is just mesmerized....... and proud.

cousins visit

today we had aunt kerry, uncle joel, jake and katie over to meet theodore and play! meredith loved showing off her baby and having fun. lots of cuddles today!

2 weeks old

how amazing it is to reach a thursday and learn that my children are already a week older.

here's pics of the kids in their big sister and lil brother shirts! meredith just asks all of the time to hold her baby brother. she says his name beautifully and loves to touch and hold him like her very own doll!

nana had fun reading to meredith in disguise! she is wearing a fun wig that papa wore! she thinks it is funny too, but when its time to read she is serious. i think she looks like a little einstein in the photos.... our little genius right?

we also took photos of theodore in his super baby onesie to grow into over the next 2 years and a few of him in a light blue outfit that daddy wore as a baby! those cute shoes and feet just rock! have fun trying to fill your own shoes theodore!

tummy time

i'm almost 2 weeks old and mommy has me trying out tummy time. its no big deal. i'd rather be cuddled and naked in the sun though.....

check out my cloth diaper! mom and dad are old fashioned cloth diaper fans and i think they are pretty soft and better engineered than those new fangled paper diapers.... he he

first time outdoors

its so beautiful out that we took the kids outdoors.... theodore was snuggled close to mommy

potty time

got pee pee?? look what our big sister knows how to do!

bug shirt

hey, i'm up! let's play and check things out! mom dressed me in a bug shirt today. she says that bugs are cool, and so does big sister.

lil man

our theodore is alert and loves to look up and out to the world

just like daddy

here is my big man and my lil man all snuggly!