Raking the leaves. Dylan and Colin enjoyed playing in the leaves that we raked up. Not all the piles survived but it sure was fun!

HALLOWEEN



Our little Superman and Batman!!!



Dylan decided to try a skeleton headband on Colin!

And now on to carving the pumpkins!



Colin finally woke up and joined us for one of the pumpkins!

A visit to the pumpkin patch!

Dylan tries to choose the best pumpkin in the whole patch...this is before he walks around in the mud, falls and gest mud ALL OVER himself. He was kind of upset about so he would not allow pictures.


But Colin seemed to have a great time!

The Neuroscience conference in Atlanta


Tom and Jonny played catch with Dylan in the Olympic rings.

Then Neil and Colin had some huggie time!


Finally, Arati got some of the cuddles!

Halloween Decorating


We decorated early for Halloween and the neighborhood kids really enjoyed playing with the grim reaper. Someone would set him off, then they would all scream and dance with him. It was VERY cute.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JONNY!!

So, we decided to go bowling. Dylan really enjoyed himself.





Especially sad was the fact that Dylan was actually IN THE LEAD for some time!!!!

Even Colin was laughing at us!

A HUGE rain storm with lots of thunder storm warnings and everything and what do Jonny and Dylan decide to do?




That is right...they go for a walk!!!



While Colin and I were smart and stayed in doors and ate avocados! YUM!

But they really do love each other!

And so it Begins: A Story about Brotherly Love

Oh Colin, you are my brother and I love you.


Wait a minute....I have a GREAT idea!


Let me see here......


Just hold it right there Colin.....


Ta Da!!!! Wait something is missing....


There we go....perfect!

WE HAVE A DECISION!
After a long deliberation, we have finally dcided to make the move to Lexington, Kentucky. They made us an offer we couldn't refuse. So, once again, we have to sell our house, buy a new one, pack up and move. Thank you everyone for your support during this time of uncertainty.


Colin is happy about the move. Look at his two teeth! The two top ones are on their way in as well!


Colin and his age-matched friend, Neil!

SUPER BABY! Colin somehow got his bib backwards.


We went to visit Mom in Pittsburgh for the weekend. Dylan and Colin enjoyed hanging out in the bed together..wonder how long it will last?

HANGING OUT AT HOME...FINALLY


After many plane trips, we got a chance to relax at home.


The boys decided to check out their cowboy sides.


Just in case we have to move to KY!


Dylan the construction man!

CATCHING UP!!!

Phew! I am far behind! After our Kentucky trip, Jonny had a conference to go to so I hung out with Arati, Thomas and Neil. Neil and Colin are only 2 weeks apart! I think Colin had a bit of hair envy cause Neil has a great head of hair!


Once Jonny got home from his conference, we had a few days before we got back on a plane and went to Wisconsin for Jonny's next interview. Dylan was funny because on one of the trips, he insisted on sitting in the single seat by himself. He was drawing and telling us about everythiing he saw out the window and then, all of a sudden, it got really quiet. We looked over and there he was...fast asleep! I have to say, Milwaukee was really nice...it reminded me of Pittsburgh with all the big yards and trees. Medical College of Wisconsin just happened to have a special employees night at the zoo so we got to tour the Milwaukee Zoo for free and without the crowds. I also got to meet up with some more "imaginary friends" in Chicago on a day trip we took. (Will post those pics later)

OK, more entries to come soon!

Our trip to Kentucky

Unfortunately, the trip started out on a sour note (so I put Colin's cute pic here to make me more happy as I type). Our flight was canceled due to bad weather. We waited two hours for another flight. The we waited 45 minutes on the plane on our second leg to make sure we had enough gas.

We were supposed to get in at 6pm and did not get in until midnight. As if that was not bad enough, they lost our luggage. Nothing more fun than going out at midnight in a city you do not know to look for diapers and other assorted sundries for the kids. At least we got our bags the next day so it could have been worse. The next day Jonny went on day 1 of his interview.

I went and met one of my "imaginary friends" (a friend from a pregnancy bulletin board I joined) and her son then off to dinner with Jonny's potential future boss. Friday morning Jonny had more interviews while Dylan, Colin and I went out to breakfast, went to the park, toured the city a bit and played at the play area in the mall.


Friday afternoon and Saturday morning we went house hunting. Then, since Lexington is the horse capital of the world, we went to the Kentucky Horse Park where Dylan rode a pony because, in his words, "I do not think I am big enough to ride a big horse. They are REALLY big. I will just ride a pony." But the good news is that they made Jonny an offer but he has to negotiate some of the details. So we will see what happens with Wisconsin and VCU and hopefully by the end of August we should know where we will be living next year!

Fathers Day



I couldn't resist not posting about Father's Day. We had a good time. Jonny enjoyed opening his presents from the boys and he got to relax on the hammock.



I think the best part of the day, however, was when he got out the slip n slide for the first time. This thing has changed since we were kids. There is now a blow up area on the end to keep you from continuing to slide right off the thing and into the scratchy grass thus preventing many cuts and scrapes. Kids these days are such wimps! Anyhow, Jonny was helping Dylan slide down and I casually mentioned maybe he should slide down with Colin. The next thing I knew, Colin was sliding on the slip n slide on his own! UGH! I got pretty peeved until Colin got to the end with this huge smile on his face. I think we have found out who the daredevil of the family will be!