Happy Halloween!

Piano Gal

Portia was loving her little baby piano today. So much that she leaned over and kissed it...?!?

A word of warning

If you visit, you will be put to work! :) Actually, GMM volunteered. She was eager to try the big, loud, machine. Maybe it was better than the screaming children...? No, I think it's just that she has a vested interest in the deck. :)

Ouchies!

Wiley had a bad couple of days. First, his big brother brought home a gift from school: pink eye! Then he hit his head while (illicitly) jumping on the bed. And THEN he caught a stomach bug. But he's still our smiley Wiley! And he's feeling much better now.

Hard-working Au pair!

Jessy has been with us for a couple of weeks now and is learning the ropes quickly! Here she is handling all the typical challenges of a fussy afternoon baby while showing off ball handling skills to two impressed little boys. Welcome, Jessy!

It's story time!

Looks like Portia is the only one interested in the story. Everyone else is a ham for the camera!

Three boys in a row

(And a hidden Portia in her stroller)

Wiley's new hiding place

Wiley has reached a new level of sneakiness. This weekend, I found Wiley playing - with sand toys - inside Kiwi's dog house. The only reason I even found him was because I noticed the door to the back deck was open so I went outside and looked for him in the yard. When I didn't see him, I called his name and a disembodied voice answered from the dog house. Thank goodness he answered! He asked me to "close the house" again before I left so he could keep playing in his new hiding place.

Sharing with lil sis

Graydon sharing his most-prized slinky with his little sister.

Blue Bell's next ad campaign

Sports photography

Daddy was taking lots of photos at Graydon's soccer game on Saturday morning and Wiley helped!

The Morning After

The boys were up way past their bedtime at the USMC Band concert last night.  This is where we found Wiley this morning when we woke up to get a very groggy Graydon up to go to school.  Yes, those are still his clothes from last night.

USMC Band Concert

We attended a fantastic concert by the "The President's Own" United States Marine Band last night. Portia cried, Graydon passed out, and Wiley LOVED it. He can be see here tapping his fingers to the music and completely ignoring my best attempts to get him to look at the camera.

Look, I can sit!

... and then I fell down. But at least I had a good humor about the whole thing!

Lousy picture; Great big brother

Wiley wasn't feeling well (yet another cold) but didn't want Mami of Daddy to carry him upstairs to go to bed. Instead, he requested Graydon to carry him...