February 2010

February was a busy month! First of all, who is this handsome boy with all the missing teeth? I cannot believe how fast Dylan is growing up! (With Colin admiring him every step of the way!)


Speaking of growing up, look who is trying to walk already!!! Craziness!


Bobba and Zaida came out in February for Dylan's 7th Birthday! We had his party at Bounce U and everyone enjoyed themselves playing! Jonny and Colin look like they are intensely plotting their impending descent on the slide.


I wonder if this was their intended outcome! :) Looks like they had fun...although I am not sure if Owen really grasped the concept of the slide.


Dylan and his X-Men birthday cake! He LOVES superheroes!


"Ohhh...what did you get Dylan?" They have their moments but, all in all, they are very loving brothers! And they can be so cute together!


We had a few snow days while Bobba and Zaida were here so Zaida and I took Dylan and Colin sledding. We had a lot of fun until Dylan and Colin decided to gang up on me in a snowball fight!



Every year our church has a fundraiser auction. This year the theme was "The Red Carpet" so we all dressed up and went. Well, we were all supposed to go with Bobba but, at the last minute, Colin and Owen got fevers so Bobba agreed to watch them while Jonny, Dylan and I went out. It was a really fun night!


Also in February, Dylan took a fencing class at our YMCA. It was fun for him to try out and he enjoyed it...but not enough to pursue it further.


If you watch the TV show "Modern Family" then you will understand when I say we are pretty much raising Manny.

Happy 2010!!!
January 2010
Did I ever mention how crazy our kids are? One morning, Dylan and Colin randomly decided to come downstairs wearing their shirts on their legs and their underwear and pants on their heads.



I do not think I have put a picture of Jonny and Owen sleeping for a while.


Owen, Dylan and a crazy Superman!

DECEMBER 2009

December is always a very busy month for us (and for most people!). Just a few pics of the highlights!
Hannukah has become so fun now that Dylan and Colin are lighting the menorah and understanding the holiday more.


Of course, Colin's 4th birthday at the Explorium was also a huge hit! The dinosaur theme was fun and everyone had a great time.



Out first Christmas with 3 boys! I think Owen could sense the excitement from Dylan and Colin but he had no idea what was going on. We could barely contain Dylan and Colin long enough to get this picture at the top of the stairs.


After Christmas, we took a quick trip to visit Arati, Tom, Neil and Jay. We made our way to the Crayola factory which was so much fun! What a great time.

NOVEMBER 2009

Teri visited us again in November and we had so much fun with her! Who wouldn't have fun with Teri though? Anyone who knows Teri knows she is super-fit and always active. Well, she even had the kids stretching with her!


Owen preferred to just sit and look cute though. He is finally not crying whenever we sit him in grass! He actually seems to enjoy it now!


Teri snapped this pic of our crazy family while we were at Shaker Village.


Teri even helped Dylan with a school project. They were given a turkey and they had to come up with a disguise for him. Dylan came up with an astronaut disguise and they went from there. I was very impressed!


Oh yeah....did I mention it was football season? All three boys were decked out in Steelers attire!


For Thanksgiving, we had the Bullions down from Cincinnati. It was a fun holiday with friends.

OCTOBER 2009

My friend Elaine and I decided to take a cake decorating class in October. We had a lot of fun with it. Here is my first project. Dylan helped me finish it by writing on it. :) He is having as much fun with this as I am!


Here is Dylan and his teacher Mrs. Barrow at a pumpkin patch field trip. He just loves her!


Owen...sitting up and having fun!


The boys in the leaves. Apparently Owen is not a fan of leaves.


Here is my final project in the cake decorating class. (I do not know why it is sideways...turns on its own when I upload it). The colors are not perfect but I am rather impressed at the fact that I can now make something that slightly resembles a flower. Onto the fondant class (when we have time! Ha!).


Evidently Colin is not a fan of "pumpkin goop."


Owen sure does like the pumpkins though!


Happy Halloween! I have three superoheros....what more could a mom want? Dylan is Ben 10 (of Ben 10 Alien Force), Colin is Woolverine (of the X-Men) and Owen is Batman!

SEPTEMBER 2009

I started teaching part time in the fall. Jonny watched Owen while I taught. However, on occasion, he had all three kids. Here is how it looks in Jonny's office when he has the kids!


Dylan and Colin enjoyed playing with Owen in the box.



We also went on some fun family bike rides. Owen was a bit apprehensive at first but he enjoyed it once Jonny got going!


Happy Birthday Jonny! Dylan even made him a crown for the day!


It turns out, history does repeat itself. Remember about 2 years ago when Dylan figured out Cheerios stuck to Colin's head? Well, this time it was two against one as Dylan and Colin found out that Cheerios stuck to Owen's head!

AUGUST 2009

We began August with a visit from Renee! The boys really enjoyed spending time with their cousin.


Owen also started on solid foods! He was so ready!


Dylan had his first day of first grade!


And Colin had his first day of preschool!


Owen enjoyed some quality time with Mom while the boys were at school!


In the fall, Colin was old enough to start t-ball. It is a fall ball league which basically gets the kids ready for the spring season. One of his favorite things was getting a player drink at the end of the game!


Dylan moved up from t-ball to coach pitch and he was on the team with our neighbor Davis! He had fun but I do not think he will continue with it in the spring.

JULY 2009

July was a blur of activity. It all began with something that we had been planning for over a year. Pinki's 60th birthday. Jonny's whole family (Pinki and Issy from California, Bryan, Michelle and Nikki from Arizona, Wayne, Eva, Max and Simon from Maryland and Jerome from Australia) came to Lexington. The whole thing was a surprise for Pinki and man, was she surprised! We did so much during the week. We took protraits of the family, went to the children's museum, Pinki took a hot air balloon ride, horse back riding, KY horse park, an adult dinner out with limo, a spa day with just the girls and it was all capped off with a night of fire dancing! Phew!


After all of the excitement of Pinki's birthday, we decided to take a small family trip. We went to Columbus and spent a few days at COSI, the amazing science museum there. I highly recommend it. Then we went to Pittsburgh to visit Mom and Dad's grave. We also took in some sights and enjoyed the city.


Is Owen seriously already 4 months old!?!?! Craziness!

JUNE 2009

In order to beat the heat this summer, we took the plunge and bought a Plunge water slide for the backyard.


It is pretty cool and relatively easy to set up and take down. The kids LOVE it. We got a lot of use out of this over the summer.


A cute picture of the brothers. Dylan and Colin are still so in love and obsessed with Owen. They are so sweet with him.


Here is a picture of Dylan's kindergarten teacher Miss Vincent. She loved holding Owen and I hope she will eventually be his kindergarten teacher! We will see!


Dylan and Miss Vincent. He just loved her.


My brother Scott and his wife Christa drove out to Lexington from CA for a visit. They enjoyed touring the city.


Our traditional Father's Day picture. When Dylan was born, I made Jonny and t-shirt with his and Dylan's picture on it. As a joke, Jonny put the shirt on Dylan. The tradition stuck! He now has one for Colin and for Owen. I think it will be fun to see the boys grow into their shirts!