Cincinnati Extravaganza

We thoroughly enjoyed our trip home to Ohio this past weekend to welcome home Uncle Brendan! Well, the boys were more concerned with tractor rides and eating out of the 31 candy dishes Meemaw has around her house, but seeing Uncle Brendan & Amy was definitely a bonus! But first things first...it's nekkid time around the pool!

After a few hours of peeing in the woods and evening out their tans, the boys wanted a snack. Imagine that - Meemaw miraculously pulls popsicles from some magic, bottomless refrigerator and voila! All is well!

Finally, the thing the boys were waiting for......TRACTOR RIDES!

Dylan also became fascinated with his big wheel - though cool it was definitely NOT as cool as the Knight Rider big wheel Mama & Uncle Brendan had to share as kids.

Saturday all the family came over and we had a blast! Dada got to drink and pretend he was a real German, Mama fed the baby by eating 8 plates of food, and the boys, who were dressed in nice clothes at the start of the evening, showed everyone their true personalities by disrobing 20 minutes into the gathering.

<---- This is Sawyer with his cousins Jack & Katelyn Dollries and Jayden Otto. Can you tell which one is Sawyer? I will give you a hint: he is not wearing clothes.

Uncle Brendan & Amy looked wonderful. It was fantastic seeing Amy after so many years. Last time I saw her was her 8th grade graduation and she was probably making Brendan cry by refusing to slow dance with him. We love her a lot!

We loved seeing all of our family!

#3

#3 makes a very long legged appearance via a sonogram from this morning! All necessities are present - legs, arms, brain, head and Pat even said, "look at the baby's face!" and the technician said, "that's the baby's bladder." We were thrilled to see our newest addition healthy and vibrant and kicking up a storm. I think we have the craziest one in utero. I am quite scared.



The boys have been very sweet lately in giving each other a lot of hugs and kisses. What this picture does not capture, however, is the body slam that occurred 4 seconds after this was taken. Sawyer is quite strong.



We are also enjoying a visit from Bucket right now! The boys are thrilled to have him (and his Big Truck) here....especially since Bucket introduced them to pudding cups tonight.

WE MADE IT!...well, Mama made it

The boys both enjoyed important, special days on Monday. Dylan attended his first day of preschool with no issue, and Sawyer became the oldest child at Carla's house. They were both excited to ride in separate cars to separate destinations...even though Mama was a smidge sniffly over it.

Dylan entertained me during our ride by listing every single item I had packed for him in his lunch....which, uh, was a lot. I don't know these preschool people! What if they don't feed him?

We rode down Route 7 together and got to see Mr. Sawyer acting like quite the snobby diplomat in the back of Dada's car. Sometimes he would wave and smile....sometimes not.

Dylan enjoyed his first day of preschool, ate all of his lunch and played with every, single toy. Sawyer was the most charming and chattiest he has ever been at Carla's...probably because he has no competition from any older kids. Overall, good, giant headed babies!

Counting Down to Big Boyhood....

Tomorrow Dylan starts preschool and leaves the comfort of Carla and his usual clan. We have been practicing diligently with our backpack and lunchbag, enunciating his teacher's name (Miss Jan) and other important phrases like, "I need to go peepee" and "can we talk about bumping this book report up to an A-?". Sawyer has decided his participation and moral support is needed and has taken up wearing his own Thomas the Tank Engine backpack everywhere. Usually I open it and find it filled with Polly-o string cheese.

We are also overjoyed to announce Uncle Brendan's long awaited return to the States! He is currently enjoying California with Amy and we'll see him in a few weeks. Welcome home, Homis!