Sneak Preview - Gladiator

Here is what Jacob will be for Halloween.

Dressed Up!

We asked Jacob to take a picture of us before we headed out for a wedding. Next time I'll need to tell Jacob to avoid including the messy house in the shot!

Dressed for Success

Benny enjoyed getting dressed for this week's soccer practice.

Here he is!

Jacob got in the act too. Cool(?) head band!

Visit with Grammy & Grampy

Grammy and Grampy came for a visit last weekend. We played games, read books and went out to lunch! A great way to spend a rainy Saturday.

The boys goofing with Grampy.

Ripley taking it all in.

Grammy and Benny playing Battleship.

And playing yet another board game.

Grammy reading with Ben. Ben doing a Ninja move.

Grampy got tired out.

Smile!

Go Climb a Tree!

Benny likes to scare the heck out of me by climbing this tree in our front yard. Last time he did it, he went way too high! Here are some pictures of the dare devil!

There he is - way up there!

Perched atop a branch.

Is he okay or about to fall?

Using his skills to move from branch to branch.

Up there...way up!

Visit with the Shipman's

Our good friends, the Shipman family, came for a visit this Labor Day weekend. We had a fun time with plenty of swimming, Legos, an outdoor fire and s'mores, and other mayhem that four young boys can create. Here are some pictures from the weekend:

The Shipman Family - Shipman, Maura, Danny and Tommy

Trying to find that perfect Lego!

Shipman enjoying some wings on the deck.

Maura and Tommy.

Benny relaxing.

George throwing the kids around - there goes Jacob!

And here is Danny getting some air...

And Brendan was down for the day too!

And there goes Tommy - way up!

George needed a break after that!

Back to School!

It is hard to believe that we have a 5th grader and a 1st grader now! Time goes too quickly. Here are the boys on the first day of school.