Twas the night before christmas

... Not a creature was stirring ....

...Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night!

Have a Holly Jolly Christmas

Patrick and Owen had a blast decorating the Christmas tree. Beth and I have their new favorite movie, Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer, and their new favorite song from that movie, Have a Holly Jolly Christmas, memorized almost as well as they do. There just isn't anything cuter than an almost 2 and almost 4 year old dancing around the living room singing "And have a cup of cheer...."

Patrick and his snow-man up in Cleveland.  

A Patrick-sized snow angel.  

The two dudes getting ready to head out in the first big snow storm of the season! 

Gee, playing in the snow is hard work. And awfully snowy! 

Playtime in the Leaves

These are the cutest kids in the world in my wholly unbiased opinion. :-) Check out all the fun in the leaves at Grandma's house at http://abpo.homedns.org/FallLeaves/index.html

After a night of taking in a candy haul, time to admire the pumpkins....or as Owen would say...."Look....punkpunk!!!" 

Dumbo and Bob the Builder, ready to take on the neighborhood.... 

Halloween night, Owen was dumbo, but it took bribery to get the hat and ears on him. :-) 

Bob the Builder 

Owen the cowboy heading off to school... 

Everybody's doing the locomotion.... 

Train and Pumpkins! 

Patrick, Connor, and Owen at Kleather's Pumpkin Patch 

Great pumpkins everywhere! 

The gang goofin off by the water... 

The girls by the bay... 

Mischief reigns.... 

Sweet and innocent.... 

Splish splash 

Pool poser... 

I can swim all by myself!!! 

Daddy the human ski boat.... 

'Daddy and patrick are fishin....*giggle*..'