Chloe adores her Opa. She already has a deep love for him. I know it seems weird that a three month old could understand the concept of love, but I think Chloe does. She smiles with her whole body when she sees my dad, coos at him and is content in his arms.

We've been sick at our house the last three days. Greg stayed home from work today to take care of his THREE sick family members. I was useless and he is a total blessing to our family. Brooks seems the worst of all of us, Chloe seems to have gotten miraculously better and I still feel pretty crummy. Thank the Lord for a man like Greg. Seriously.

Since we've been in the house for about three days straight, we've been able to get lots of pictures of the kids together. Brooks is starting to show more interest in Chloe and had fun playing with her today. He really loves her and enjoys cuddling her and screaming, "STOP CRYING CHLOE" when she cries so loud that he can't hear his TV show! It's pretty funny.

Chloe loves her "silkies". She sucks on the silk of her blankets and loves to pull the entire blanket over her head/face. Obviously because of this, we can't let her sleep with her "silky" because we are so afraid she will suffocate. It would be nice if we could let her have her "silky" in her crib because she seems so content when she has it in her mouth or over her face.

Ahhhh...what a sweetie. Brooks really loves his sissy.

Siblings

Do you think they are brother and sister? Hmmmm...I wonder.

Growing Up

8 months

20 months

2 and a half years.

Wow. Where did the time go?

Trick or Treat

Brooks didn't want to go Trick or Treating this year. We decided he just didn't know what he was missing out on and "made" him go with us. As you can imagine, it took one house for it to be "game on"! Brooks had a blast and ate way way way too much candy tonight. He told us he had a tummy ache. I told him it was because he ate too much candy. He told me that it wasn't from candy it was from his apple juice. I don't think so, Brooks.

Brooks melted lots of hearts tonight. Who wouldn't smile when they open the door to a 2 year old muscle man saying "Trick or Treat"? And then, to make it even better, Brooks never missed a big "Thank you!" to each person who gave him candy. It was awesome and so is Brooks.

"I got an I Pod Touch, Oh yeah!"

Brooks made his first big purchase today! Brooks has a savings account and this is the very first purchase he has ever made with his own money!

Brooks got an I-Pod Touch! Okay, we know he's only 2, but this kid is obsessed with our I-Phones and the educational apps that we have installed on them. It was getting to the point of us not being able to make phone calls because he was so excited to play the "color game" or the "monkey game" on our phones.

So...we gave in. Brooks is now the new owner of his very own I-Pod Touch. He loves it, knows how to unlock it (4 digit password), knows how to play the movies (Dora, Mickey and Einsteins) and most importantly has learned how to do puzzles, numbers, colors and letters because of the awesome apps that they offer. (Oh, and because we teach him. We don't fully rely on the I-Pod. Don't worry.)

As you can see, he is one HAPPY kid. Oh, and one SPOILED kid, too!

Gerber Baby?

Okay, Okay I know I am her mom, but I seriously believe this little girl could be a Gerber Baby! What mom doesn't say that, but I am in love. I want to take bites out of her chubby little cheeks and snuggle my nose into her formula (Yes, FORMULA!) covered neck. Mmmmm....she is just a edible.

I love her little fingers, her chubby thighs (really, really chubby), her HUGE head and her pug nose.

I think she already says "mama" when she cries without knowing it and the bubbles she blows are the best!

This little girl is one awesome creation.

I am in love.

The life of a 2 year old

Brooks loves to watch Dora. I have (had) a chest full of summer clothing at the foot of our bed. Now, the summer clothing are in a bin and the chest at the end of the bed serves only one purpose. It is officially Brooks' place to lay and watch TV. It is not uncommon for us to come into our bedroom and find this. Brooks even figured out how to turn on SpongeBob the other day. We don't even watch SpongeBob at our house, nor do I even know what channel it is on!

Brooks also loves to play with his sister. I mean really "play with" his sister. Today he decorated her with some "artists" that we had around the house. I assume the sword is a pacifier, the skull must be a belly button cover and the long skinny thing? Can anyone guess what Brooks told us that was? Ha, Ha! He is SO boy.

Brooks is a huge helper in the kitchen. We decorated muffins for fall the other day and Brooks really enjoyed it. He also had fun making Weight Watchers muffins with his daddy on Sunday. Did I mention I am on Weight Watchers and am OFFICIALLY under my pre-pregnancy weight! Woot, woot! I was 10 pounds overweight when I got preggo, but STILL! I only have 6 pounds to go until my "ideal" weight. At that point, I am sure I still won't be satisfied, but I never am. I am working on it.

Brooks is always taking care of Ba-Ba. Here he is, making sure that Ba-Ba is securely placed in Chloe-Belle's car seat. I love how Brooks talks to Ba-Ba like he is human and also treats Ba-Ba like a buddy. For example, he shares everything with Ba-Ba including cookies, candy, suckers...you get the idea. Ba-Ba needs to be washed all the time.

Ahhhh...my two year old. I love him dearly. He is such a lover and such a great kid. I am so blessed.

Pumpkin Party 2009

We hosted a Pumpkin Party at our house tonight. It was a really good time and was so fun to watch all the kids enjoy unlimited sugar! I am shocked that Brooks went to bed right away and was asleep within minutes of being put in bed. He did such a great job tonight, but I am sure tomorrow we will have some tummy aches from all the candy.

Chloe was held almost the whole party by a sweet girl, Katie, who really helped us out since we were the hosts of the party. I wish I would have snapped a picture of Chloe with Katie, but didn't get a chance. She wasn't dressed up, she was simply in fall colors.

Muscle Man! Brooks didn't want to flex until my dad (Opa) bribed him with a dollar. That little stinker!

Greg went to the costume store by himself to pick something out. He called me and told me that he was going to be a "taco". I giggled and asked him what he was "really" going to be. He told me he wasn't kidding. He really was a taco...a very handsome taco. I was a midnight fairy and it was really fun to wear wings and glitter.

Mary Poppins and Bert came to the party too. Mary was handing out sugar...because you know, "Just a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down!"

Maggie was so cute when describing her doctor costume. She told everyone she was a "flu shotter and a cortisone shotter". Kennedy and Maggie are two awesome little girls (oh wait, I mean an awesome flu shotter and awesome flamingo). Batman was also in the house with his sexy wife Bat Girl. Sweet.

We are all exhausted after the party, but are so glad that our kids will have great memories of fun times like tonight. After all, fun times and great memories for our kids is what it is all about.

Good Night