Campain Add....

Jack and Kayla helped Daddy carve a pumpkin last Saturday. The pictures that follow crack me up. Our children are quite adorable in my eyes but they take the funniest pictures sometimes! :)

This looks like it should be on the front of a Halloween card!

This is what I call planting a kiss!

Kayla and her "B's" as she calls them. This was right after she got up one morning and I am not sure she was quite awake yet.

Why you ask did I include this picture?...Because Jack took it while I was in the other room.! The first time we realized Jack knew how to use our camera was when we downloaded a bunch of close ups of his eye!

Dishes is one of my least favorite household chores. Probably because I have to do it at least twice a day. So every now and then I let Jack and Kayla help. Yes, it takes quite a bit longer, and yes I usually have to mop the floor afterwards, but a fun time is usually had by all! :)

Turning 3

I still cannot believe that Jack is 3 years old now! I mentioned in an earlier post that he loves school buses, so I made him a school bus cake. I know it's not the prettiest but Jack sure enjoyed it!

Jack was singing happy birthday to himself in this picture... :)

We invited our friends the Groff's over to celebrate with us. I think Emily's favorite part was the cake!!!

These pictures of Jack just cracked me up!

Once again Kayla stole my necklace and was helping Jack open his presents.

Jack's main present was a radio flyer tricycle. It was a combined gift from mom-maw and pop-paw and mommy and daddy. My favorite feature is the handle bar in the back so we can help him stear. It also comes off easily for when he is ready to peddle completely on his own.

All three of them loved the bell on the handle bars!

Photo Catch Up...

I am happy to report our computer, complete with photo software, is back up and running! I am sure it will take me a little while to finish editing and posting all the pics we have taken the last couple of months, but here is the start!

Brian and I took Jack to the zoo about a month ago. It just happened to be the day that Hurricane Ike rolled through Ohio so we did not get too many good pics. We also had to leave the zoo a bit early. As we left the zoo that day we realized the power was out at the zoo and I began to have Jurrasic Park flash backs! But in the end we had an overall fun day and returned home safely before the weather got too bad.

This is Jack all tuckered out on the way home. Brian pointed out that if you zoom in on the picture you can see drool coming off Jack's lip! :)

Jack and Kayla like to lay on the couch together. It never lasts very long, but I am glad they like each other...most of the time!

Kayla already has quite the flare for the dramatic. I was pulling out their fall clothes one day and she insisted on wearing this hat. Then she put my beads around her neck and stayed dress like this for over and hour.

We recently converted Jack's bed to a toddler bed and life has not been the same since. We never quite know where we might find Jack when we go check on him after bedtime. One night he was reminded once again not to get our of his bed. This is how we found him, in the drawer of his bed, Daddy pointed out that technically he did not get out of bed! :)

If you haven't figured it out by now my children make quite the pair. They have already learned teamwork and are quite efficient at working together to reach a common goal. One morning I put in a sing-along video for them to watch while I took a quick shower. Why you ask would I brave leaving them alone? Well because up until this morning they would watch a video for at least 10 minutes without getting off the couch. Well this morning I left the pantry unlocked (yes we have to lock it) and Jack remembered there was a bag of M&Ms in there calling his name. Mommy returned to the living room to find happy little chilren running around like they had just eaten a whole bunch of sugar....

This summer my children fell in love with "Mamatoes"...as Kayla calls them. One morning I went outside to check the mail and Jack and Kayla ran around back. By the time I got around back they were feasting away! A bath followed soon after these pics...

A Trip to the Wilds

Back in September we went with my family to The Wilds for AEP day. A fun time was had by all, but by far the highlight for Jack was getting to ride on a school bus while we toured the grounds!

We thought this sign was funny...

There were all kinds of wild and crazy animals there! :)

3 Year Old Jack

First I must appoligize for my lack of blogging lately. We are still experiencing computer problems but hopefully they will be resolved soon.

I cannot believe my little boy is now a three year old! And not just any type of three year old, but a busy little boy! Overall he is a very good little boy. Like any toddler he has occasional outbursts, which often end with a requests to go to Mom-maw's house. He has quite a vocabulary these days, although there are still times when Daddy likes to call him Dutch. He loves to sing, and his favorite songs are "Father, I Adore You", and "Jesus, Name Above All Names". We have to sing them both every night before bed. He also loves "Twinkle, Twinkle" which he pronounces, "Tinkle, Tinkle" :) He also loves vehichles of all types, he likes to name different types as we drive along. His favorites are "airpanes" and "motorsickles" as he pronounces them.

Jack also adores his little sister...on most days. They are still sibblings so they have their fights, but they truly love each other. We went to a family reunion this past weekend and all four of us ended up in the same room. I think sharing a room was the highlight of Jack and Kayla's weekend. On the first night they spent over an hour giggling back and forth. As soon as Kayla would start calming down and stop talking Jack would yell, "Wake up baby, I wanna tell you somethin!" It was so cute it was hard to be mad at them. The next night I got smart and put Kayla to bed first! :)

I could go on forever about my little boy...which actually is not very little! He brings such joy to our lives. And I am often reminded how precious a gift our children are. Sometimes I am even overwhelmed at the responsibility we have been given by God to raise our children up to love and serve Him. Some days it is so hard to be a patient mother, but God never loses His patience or fails in His love.