Aunt Lynn came for a visit and did what she does best...read to the children!

Gideon apparently was hungry (as usual) and found a loaf of bread.

Talk about biting off more than you can chew!

Mr. Haircut!

Brandon is posing to show off his new haircut. He's never had his hair cut this short before. He loves it!

Monkey see. Monkey do. Monkey so cute.

Jordon got an orange marker and wrote on his lips. I think he was thinking it was chap stick or something. As soon as he was done he smiled proudly and said, "I got my lips!" He sure did get them.

Maybe he was just wanting to see what he'd look like with a mustache! Yuck, not recommended!

Arcade!

Brandon got pretty into riding the motorcycles!

Jordon was happy to do whatever Brandon was doing.

Apparenlty Brandon got a little tired of riding!!

Enjoying a snack on the couch.

Gideon and Brandon along with their friend, Ryan, cheered during the beginning of the Super Bowl. Of course they were asleep by half-time, so as far as they know, the Colts won! I'm going to let them think that because it's just happier that way. (Jordon was there too, but he wasn't in a jersey, so he didn't make the photo.)

This little piggy...

I think this series of pictures is hilarious. First of all, Jordon wearing this pig shirt just cracks me up. When I asked him what was on his shirt he would reply "oinks". The row of pigs just seems to be the perfect shirt for him to be wearing when Brandon snapped these pictures of him eating some yogurt. I just think the perspective is great!

Show and Tell

Brandon built this super cool jet/boat. He was very proud of his creation and wanted to document it by taking a picture.

Jordon had a had time letting Brandon get all the attention....

...so here is Jordon as a proud builder as well.

Even though Brandon is wearing the same shirt, this was taken a week later. You can see his imagination is growing as well as the size of his creations. Pretty fun stuff!

Partners in Crime

Gideon and Jordon are toasting their buns in the warming drawer!

Eating snacks on the stairs.

Once again, eating snacks together. This is some cereal that was "stolen" out of the pantry and now they are happily munching away!

Trying to make funny faces for the camera.

Gideon has taken several steps on his own. He loves standing and clapping for himself. He walks a couples steps at a time all day long, but so far has yet to qualify as officially walking.

Jordon's personality just comes alive when he wears a sweatsuit. I'm not sure what that says about him, but Pete and I sure get a kick out of it. Here he is sporting his new Lightning McQueen slippers from Christmas. He proudly stood for a photo to show them off.

YIKES!!!!!

This is what I came down to one morning a couple weeks ago. The boys were quite busy while I was upstairs getting ready for the day. Little did I know I should've been getting ready for an hour + of cleaning up a sloppy mess. This was the only picture I took before I was thoroughly disgusted and whisked Gideon out of the salmonella pit.

Anyway, this morning Jordon learned where the eggs were kept (while Brandon got in the fridge and was attempting to make his own popsicles-don't ask...). And he apparently decided they were way more fun if they were cracked all over the kitchen floor. Then I guess he wanted to add some decoration and so he poured a box of Cheerios out on top of the eggs.

Poor little Gideon, who apparently was hungry, got right in the mix and was eating the raw egg covered Cheerios. YUCK!!!!

Needless to say, I will no longer be taking a shower in the morning.

Just a couple days later this is how we found Jordon one night. He typically falls asleep right at the door to his room (hence the gate to keep him contained). So we make a habit of going in his room to carry him to his bed before we go to bed. Well, we were shocked to find this scene when we went in for our nightly routine.

When I said goodnight to him I noticed that this box, typically used to store his stuffed animals, was right at his door. But I didn't think too much of it. Pete made some comment as we walked downstairs that he should sleep in that box tonight. Well, he must have heard that because a few hours later he was all nestled in.

The most hilarious thing is that he stuffed his blanket and dog behind his head so he'd have a nice pillow while in the box. By the way, this box is a regular box of diapers, not particularly big.

December

Merry Christmas!

The boys in front of the tree on Christmas morning. Brandon totally understood that he was going to get a bunch of gifts. He was thrilled. Jordon didn't really get it, until the fun began and then he jumped right in and had a blast!

Brandon got a jet and a big remote control truck. He is just beside himself trying to figure out which one to play with.

Gideon took right to Uncle Rob. So sweet!

Jordon loving his new jersey.

Nini came to visit for a few days while Jordon was going to be getting tubes in his ears (again) and his adenoids removed. It was a great blessing that she was able to come spend some time with the boys and help out while Jordon recovered.

She brought some gingerbread man activities along with her. They love to "help" in the kitchen

Brandon's mean cookie.

Jordon's so proud of his creation.

Cookies. Candy. Icing. Nini sure knows what these boys like!!

Happy Halloween!!

This is the most successful picture we have of all three boys together. We had a great time getting into costumes. Brandon was a pirate, Jordon a red crayon, and Gideon a gnome.

Brandon and Carter, too cute!

Jordon was quite intimidated by the crowds of people, but once he got his eye on the prize, he was ready to go. He LOVED that candy. He'd carefully reach his hand into the bowls of candy and some how he'd always manage to take out at least two pieces, sometimes much more. Then he'd look up at the person holding the bowl with those big brown eyes. They'd always smile and then say, "Oh that's okay." And he'd gladly put all the candy into his bag. Great strategy!!

This guy was just too cute for words. Of course he didn't wear his hat and beard for very long. But it sure was cute. He looked just like the travelocity gnome.