Look who has two teeth!

If you click on the picture you can see a larger version. The tooth on the left (Leah's right) came in first. The other one has broken through the gum but is a little harder to see in the picture.

Game Day

All of us got decked out in maroon and orange yesterday. The boys were excited about Game Day and watched a little bit of the game before going to bed.

This little Hokie loves to sit up and play with her toys.

Ian wanted to be in the picture too, but we couldn't get the two of them to smile at the same time.

Family Fest

On Saturday, we took the kids to Family Fest, a community event sponsored by one of the local churches. There were all kinds of fun things for the boys to do. We stayed for two hours and had to leave because it was nap time. I'm sure Brady and Ian would have stayed much longer if we would have let them!

They really enjoyed this obstacle course. They wound up going through it three times. It's hard to tell from the pictures, but this was huge! You can see a picture of the whole thing here.








This is the look of determination:
Here is a video of them going down the slide at the end:




From the obstacle course, we went on to the rock-climbing wall. Ian was a little timid and only wanted to climb up a couple of steps.

Brady was a little daredevil. He kept climbing...
...and climbing...
...and climbing! We were pretty amazed at how high he wanted to climb.

Next was the bounce house.




Next, they rode the mechanical bull. Boy, was this fun to watch! Everybody got such a kick out of Brady sticking out his tongue and Ian holding on for dear life, refusing to give up!





After all of this fun, the boys got snow cones.


Brady showed off his blue tongue:


Finally, they had their picture made with the Texas Roadhouse armadillo.

What a fun day! As soon as we got into the van, Ian informed us that he wanted to go to sleep in the van because he was tired! Needless to say, the boys took a long nap.

Catching up

I haven't intended to abandon my blog, but life sure has been busy lately. I have so many pictures to share (going back almost 5 months!) and hopefully I'll get a chance to do that soon.

Update on Brady and Ian: They have been potty-trained for 4 months now - Hallelujah! Once they were ready, the training was a breeze, and they haven't looked back. They still love playing with cars and legos, being outside on their swingset or helping Jeremy with the garden (pictures to come). They continue to enjoy reading and can read quite a few words on their own. They can now write their names without help. They love their little sister dearly. Their imaginations run wild, and it's so fun to hear them pretending to be puppies, pretending to bake cakes, and all kinds of other things. They have fun making up stories, finding words that rhyme, and listing as many words as they can that start with a certain letter of the alphabet.

Update on Leah: She is now sitting up on her own. Her first tooth is completely through and I can feel the second one through her gums, so it won't be long until both bottom teeth are visible. I'll have to get a picture of this posted soon. She continues to be such a happy baby and still only cries when she's hungry or sleepy. This little girl loves to eat! She eats a wide variety of fruits, vegetables, and meats mixed with her cereal, and it seems that there's nothing she doesn't like. I thought she'd at least make a face when she tried spinach, but she didn't even flinch! She has learned a couple of tricks: she can play pat-a-cake and she can give people a "kiss" on the cheek.

More to come, hopefully sooner rather than later!