Wyatt's Birthday Party

Blogger is not letting me rearrange my pictures...so here they are in reverse order. Perhaps start at the bottom so this makes more sense. Above, Natalee cuddling with Wyatt's praying bear.

His favourite present - a box! :)

Not too messy!

Yummy cupcake! He really enjoyed the icing!

He was totally enthralled with the candle flame!

Wyatt grabbed a piece of raw broccoli and enjoyed sucking on it.

Look who's one year sweet!

The finished product!

Caleb cut the marshmallows for the eyes and drew on the mouths.

Andrew put the marshmallows on the cupcakes and Joshua dotted the eye balls with icing.

Halloween

Natalee dressed in the clown costume (underneath) with the puppy costume over top. She really enjoys putting on clothes. Andrew with his pirate hat, and Wyatt with his cat toque. The toque didn't cover his ears, so he didn't wear it for trick-or-treating.

Carving our pumpkins on Friday night. Wyatt had a good feel of the pumpkin guts and he seemed pretty impressed. Here are our finished jack-o-lanterns:

The other part of Wyatt's costume. Yeah, he REALLY loves his Mummy! :)

Halloween evening before the candy hunt begins! Caleb and Joshua in their glow-in-the-dark skeleton costumes, Andrew as a pirate, Natalee the puppy, and Wyatt the baby.

I think Joshua might be allergic to his costume. He wore it at school on Friday afternoon and when he came home, he complained of being itchy so I took a look and found THIS. Thus began the hives saga which got much worse Saturday night after trick-or-treating but today has been a lot better. These huge welt-like areas come and go, along with the intense itching. Some of the welts have been bigger than the size of my hand. Not fun.

That time of year again...

It was a beautiful October evening and we headed out to the park to torture our children...

I think she heard a ghost!

Yes, Wyatt enjoyed the leaves.

Caleb took the picture of Joshua and Wyatt.

This could be kind of what our Christmas card may look like this year. At least all of these people will be on it. :)

Torturing the children...

My new favourite picture of us:

"Who does he look like?"

I get this question ALL the time...I don't really know how to answer it. He looks like Wyatt!

Caleb at 9 months:

Joshua at 9 months:

Andrew at 9 months:

Natalee at 9 months:

Wyatt...
Wyatt's Mom...

Wyatt's Dad...

Wyatt...

Me again.

Make your decision, share it if you like.

Another Laughing Video

Laughter is contagious, especially a baby's laughter. Turn your speakers on, hit play, and enjoy.

BTS '09

First day of school was today, 09/09/09. Andrew only had a 10 minute "interview" with the teacher this morning, but he got himself all dressed up and ready to go. He starts his regular Nursery schedule on Monday, September 14th. Caleb started grade 3 and Joshua is in grade 2. How time flies!Natalee managed to get herself into the exersaucer...

And this was Wyatt looking all smiley and happy for his 9 month photo shoot. :)

Mainly Wyatt

It'll be sooner than later that our little one will be crawling! From scootching along the ground by pushing with his toes and moving his arms then up to all fours...he manages to get around!

Joshua feeding his baby brother :)My baby's! Yes, they're going to be the same size soon!

Joshua's newest fascination - catching spiders. Better than catching snakes or wasps!

The Fab Five

The weather finally cleared up and we got out of the house for a walk this evening. The mosquitoes were a little annoying, but we still had fun! New pictures of all five kids!!!

Found a cool tree to climb. Caleb, above.

Natalee

Andrew

And Joshua, below.