new school year

well after much searching and some recommendations, i enrolled brody in a preschool that he absolutely loves!! he now goes 3xs a week and is so excited about all the work and projects he does in class. i wanted to get some pictures on the first day, but he wasn't really in the "smiling mood." so now, a couple weeks in, i can finally get some pictures of his teachers with a smiling brody.

here's a pic with brody and ms. crane who has he twice a week.

and here he is with ms. langston who he has once a week.

here he is with his girlfriend, charlie.

and this is what his teachers say they do all. day. long.

trash truck

So right now trash trucks are all the rage at our house. we take them however we can get them: coming down the street monday mornings, the tonka version pushed across floor, and then these cushion creations from brody which somehow represent a trash truck to him- i must not have an interpretive eye to "see" the trash truck amongst the cushions. however the boys LOVE them so here's the action:

brody catching some sweet air on his way into the truck:

all the boys in on the fun:

if you're worried that brody's too rough on the twins, believe me, i know!

so, are you going to make a trash truck at your house?

bucket heads

I'm trying harder to capture the boys' "in the now" interests. lately, for the twins, they have this bucket head jabber that they do. they seem to think it's pretty entertaining, and no one usually gets hurt, so it's always encouraged! here's some video of their fun, i especially love the end with crew!

feeling squished?

some one should help this guy:

dental treatment

i don't know if you've ever wished you'd married a dentist since it would save you on dental treatments, but i highly doubt a kid would wish his dad was a dentist since things like this might happen at home:

just a little hygiene cleaning after hours, dental instruments and all.

i don't lie

i don't lie when i say my boys are climbers. i don't exaggerate their "talents" and i don't keep track of the number of times someone tells me "wow, you've got a climber on your hands" i mean seriously, i already know. besides, anyone who spends time with these guys will learn that they love to climb everything. case in point, crew's busy work:

i don't want to have to say i told you so.

park time

so our neighbors asked us if we like how much it's cooled off lately, which is funny since i've lately asked myself "is it ever going to cool off?" well it's slightly cooler so we headed out to the park to let the boys get outside for a bit. here's our night out:

brody loved this big swing

kade also loved the swinging

crew was determined to climb up the slide

making their way across the bouncy bridge.