Fun with Pots and Pans

We have been trying to get in as much outdoor play time as we can this past week since it has been clear blue skies...we know that can't last long!



Cole loves rolling around on the floor with blankets...what a happy boy!

What damage can we do with a pen, a thermometer, and a roll of dental floss?

The boys newest favorite game is to get into the kitchen cabinets and pull everything out onto the floor...it's so fun making a mess!

Today the boys had a blast banging on pots and pans. They are getting stronger and louder!

Cole looks like he has taken a flying leap for joy because he managed to get both lids away from Dylan...or to try to keep them away from Dylan?

Harvest Season

It is really feeling like fall here in Oregon. Last weekend we went to a local farm with our friends Melanie, Steve, Bonnie and Leo to play in their cornfields and pumpkin patches.

Dylan wasn't quite sure what to make of sitting in a large bin of dried corn kernels. He was looking to his Dad for direction on this quandary.

Cole enjoyed putting corn kernels in his pockets for later.

We got fully lost in the corn maze...Cole was looking at his Dad with a look that said 'get us out of here already'.

Cole was very excited about meeting chickens for the first time.

The guys were more excited about the little mini pumpkins than the bigger ones in the pumpkin patch. Leo is in the background racing rubber duckies.

The boys are getting closer to walking. They really like walking with this walker...but we only have one so they keep trying to use it at the same time which doesn't always work so well especially when they want to go in different directions.

Piano Players

The boys love playing the piano. They have decided to start a band...Cole is the lead melody player and Dylan is king on bass and percussion. Dylan on occasion will also throw in some vocals, but they tend to prefer instrumentals.

Our BIG Trip to Santa Fe

Last week we took our first BIG trip on an airplane and went to visit Nana Suzanna in Santa Fe, NM. The hardest part of the flight there was that the airline stopped allowing families to pre-board so we were in the middle of everyone trying to fold up the stroller and get the boys and all our stuff on the plane with a long line of other passengers...not so fun. But the boys slept the whole way there! They had so much fun at their Nana's house that they had a very hard time sleeping from all the excitement (not to mention the stuffy noses they had the new surroundings and the elevation difference)...so Mom and Dad didn't get too much sleep either. On the way home Cole slept maybe the last 30 minutes of the flight and Dylan finally fell asleep during the last 5 minutes of the flight. But we all made it home safe and sound!

The boys loved getting rides on Nana's magic carpet!

Nana had a special visitor that Cole enjoyed cuddling and wrestling with.

Despite hardly sleeping at night, Dylan still managed to get some great bed head!

Nana took us all to Santa Fe's Children's Museum for a day filled with fun and excitement like playing with this vertical pin table (where you push the pins and you can see the imprint of your hand)...

...and a fort built with blocks!

Which was a highlight for Dylan...talk about excited!

Outside they had all of these large xylophones we could play with.

Dylan and Cole had fun making messes during meal time!

Cole scoping the scene from Nana's hammock.

The gang.

Thanks for the great visit Nana! We can't wait to come back!