Gobble, Gobble!

If you are a dedicated reader of this blog, I'm sure you know the drill by now.  Thanksgiving in our house means the Macy's Day parade and waiting for Santa; dinner with the Dowding's at Uncle Bob and Aunt Chris's house with enough food to feed at least twice as many people as there are; dessert at Uncle Rick and Aunt Donna's house with the ever growing Kavanagh's.  Once again, no pictures from the Kavanagh side.  I guess we are pretty tired by that point in the day.  Or maybe we are just making and creating mental memories instead of capturing them on camera.  As always we have much to be thankful for, most importantly our friends and family near and far!

Holiday Preparations

Holiday preparations are underway...and I have the two best little helpers!

Mixing up the first batch of pumpkin bread

Looks pretty gooey

What do you mean I'm not helping?

Playing a holiday tune

Evan Reads to Logan

Logan is becoming more and more interested in books lately and Evan has always loved to read and be read to.  Conveniently enough, we have quite a few books that Evan can ready to Logan.  It's really quite sweet!

Papa & Gramma are home!

Papa & Gramma are home for the holidays!  Today we had a fun afternoon with them doing all of our favorite things...being silly with Papa, playing with all the toys they have, reading and relaxing with Gramma.  We love having them home!

Sofia and Emily

Today we went to visit Sofia and Emily (and Ethan and Stacey) at their new home in Newtown.  They moved this summer from western Mass so that Ethan could be closer to his new business in Framingham.  It was great to see them all and catch up.  I can't believe how grown-up Sofia is.  She is a sweet, smart little girl and Evan loves playing with her.  Emily was napping for some of the time while we were there but she has a sweet little personality too.  It was fun seeing everyone play together and we hope to be able to get together more often now that they are a little closer.





(I am posting this in February 2014, a bit late, but while we were visiting, Sofia gave Evan a rainbow loom bracelet.  He has worn this bracelet almost everyday since and has a safe place for keeping it at night.  So sweet!)

Feasts

In preparation for Thanksgiving, we have been having a lot of feasts this month.  Some have been real food but most of them consist of wooden or plastic food and legos.  Some of the feasts have even had assigned seating and decorations as well.  It has been quite fun.  Logan likes to participate too by putting the "food" he "eats" down his shirt into his belly...nom, nom, nom!

Dizzy, dizzy

This has become a bit of a nightly ritual at our house lately.  It makes me dizzy just watching them but they love it!!


And this remains to be a favorite as well.

Leaves, leaves and more leaves

It seems as though all we have done this fall is rake, rake, rake.  Maybe we started too soon, maybe more of our neighbors leaves have blown into our yard, maybe it is always this way.  Whatever the reason, the boys have had fun "helping", playing, and jumping in leaf piles.



These videos are pretty short and similar but I couldn't decide which was best.  The joy in Evan's face is priceless...This is what being a kid is all about!

PJ Pals

Over the last couple of months, Evan has been wanting to pick out his own PJ's.  He likes to choose which ones he wants to wear and also which ones Logan should wear.  They have some that match exactly, some that match in theme and others that are totally different.  Evan gets quite a kick out of having matching PJ's (and regular clothes) with Logan.  And he almost always wants a picture taken.  Logan is happy to go along with it too!



A performance in the matching monkey PJs.  I love Logan's dance moves!

Burpees!

I am doing a 75 day burpee challenge.  Today I had a little burpee buddy.

Feet Back

Push Up

Feet In

Jump Up

He needs to work on his form a little bit but not bad for a three year old!

Under the Weather

Logan hasn't been feeling too great this past week.  He had a cold and pink eye again.  Poor little guy.  He was more snugly than usual but not super whiny or needy.  Hope he's feeling better soon!

Pirates and Princesses

Back in August, my friend Jenna told me about a Disney Jr. show that was coming to the Hanover Theater in Worcester.  It was Jake and the Neverland Pirates and Sophia the First.  We all know how much Evan loves Jake and he is also a big fan of Sophia.  Bruce and I decided that we wanted to take him but knew that Logan would never sit through the show.  We decided to purchase 4 tickets and take Evan and Sean while Grammy got some one-on-one time with Logan.
Well today was the show.  Neither Sean nor Evan knew where we were going.  We went to the 99 for lunch before the show and then went to the theater.  We told them when we were parked that we were going to a Jake show.  They were both really excited!
It was a great show!  Complete with Doc McStuffins, Minnie and Mickey, Cinderella and Peter Pan, all of whom Evan adores.  Sean took a little bit to warm up but once he did, both boys really enjoyed the show.  It was as much fun as I had hoped it would be.  I just loved watching their faces as they watched the show.  What a special day spent with two special three year olds!!  This is what being a mom and auntie is all about...making memories!!



Not quite as excited as I had hoped they would be on video but they were really excited once we got out of the car

Next Tom Brady??

When Evan was a bit younger he used to say he was "the next Tom Brady."  After this game of catch today, maybe he is...or maybe the next Wes Welker.  Great throws and great catches tonight!

Tablet Time

Both boys love their tablet/phone/computer time.  Evan gets a chance a couple of times a week but Logan less often.  He loves it when he can have the tablet all to himself!!

Look what I can do using just my fingers!

So fun!

I love how he wiggles and gets so excited!

Fingerpainting

A messy but super fun activity if you are three years old!

Kidz Kastle

Today was another fun play date and lunch day with  Sean and Auntie Karin.  This time we went to Kidz Kastle in RI, then to Uno's and to Bumpa's for a quick visit before heading home.  It sure is fun watching these boys play together!



Fierce competition between 3 year olds


As if Logan wasn't wobbly enough


A Ride on the Tea Cups

Handsome Boys

I don't recall if there was a particular reason the boys were so handsome on this random November Monday but they were and I couldn't help by snap a few photos.

Singing in the Rain

It seemed a shame to let such a warm November day pass without playing outside...Even if it was raining.  A little at first and then harder and harder ultimately cutting our outside time a bit short but it was fun while it lasted!