Sleepy Boy

excuse the pink bib. the blue one was in the washing machine.

Nature Center

We went to the Nature Center today and the kids had a blast!
We checked out the "butterfly backpack" when we arrived. In the backpack, there were magnifying glasses, a "butterfly" dictionary, a bug jar, and some butterfly pictures and crayons. Hannah and her friend Knox had fun using the items in the backpack to make their experience more fun!

While there we saw tons of beautiful butterflies, owls, snakes, hawks, vultures, eagles, turtles, and a beaver.

Hello, I'm vertically challenged. Water please.


Hannah & Knox coloring their butterfly pictures on the lawn.


Reilly enjoying being out of the stroller!



They were given magnifying glasses to look at butterflies, bugs, etc.
They were looking at EVERYTHING through the magnifying glasses.


What else can I "examine"?




Learning about owls...screech owls, barred owls, barn owls, and the great horned owl.

Snack Snack!

Reilly is getting more and more vocal! Hint- "Snack Snack" means Reilly wants to eat. He says it a lot.

-Daddy

Someone got to stay up late!

 

Hannah stayed up late to watch some of the Auburn vs. Tennessee football game. She tried on Daddy's old Auburn helmet, but did not much care for it, after 10 years it was still a bit sweaty. -Daddy

Muffins for Moms

melts my heart.

too big

Aubie and Reilly

Remember last year when Reilly had no qualms with Aubie holding him? Well, those days are over.

Aubie And Hannah

Hannah was psyched up to see Aubie this week. Even said she was going to let him hold her. Well, if you predicted she'd fall through on that promise, you'd be correct.

Auburn Family

Here's our Auburn family enjoying Tiger Walk. Well, except for Brandon.

One for the Highschool Yearbook

If they have those when Reilly's in school :)

Dirty Old Men

We tried to get Hannah to get a picture with the cheerleaders/Tiger Pause too. She transformed into shy Hannah and would not do it.

So, the "dirty old men" of the group couldn't let this rare opportunity pass them by!

Good Friends

I hope.

Week 2 is in the books, but Hannah and Reilly didn't see it all.

Hannah and Reilly went to their second Auburn game of the year. The first week they were perfect. This second week of the season, they were good, but got a little sleepy during the game... Here is the proof. -Daddy

Our Little Helper

Take a close look at the picture below and see if you can find something that SHOULD NOT be here.




Yep, that's right we found the tv remote control in the dishwasher. You're probably saying to yourself, good thing they found it before it was washed. Nope, we did not. I guess Reilly just wanted to watch some "clean" TV! Good thing we have a spare!!

End of Summer

Our town has an "End of Summer" celebration. It is a lot of fun with jump houses, cotton candy, sno cones, a band, and ends with fireworks. We got REALLY good naps yesterday so we packed 'em up to go to the festivities.

Somber Reilly...about to eye the huge blow up slide...
We decided he couldn't go by himself...so his most "awesomest" Daddy went with him.

Reilly peeks his head out. (note how the slide is tilting. I think Daddy exceeded the weight limit!!)


Reilly is tossed head first down the slide.



Here comes Daddy and Reilly...in one piece!!



Reilly got to go in this "jumpy house" by himself. I was excited that he wasn't completely trampled!



Ready for the fireworks!!

Auburn v LaTech

Elizabeth and Hannah had a great time at the Auburn game. I give them both an A+ for behavior...especially considering the game wasn't over until close to 11 EST. Whoa that's late for these girls!!



Trying to get a glimpse of Aubie. Hannah was promised the Connect 4 game if she would let Aubie hold her. (she is terrified of masked characters) We never found him on campus Saturday. Look for pictures next week as that will be our ultimate goal!!

(*note, we bought Connect 4 today for Hannah for staying dry at night for 3 nights in a row. I'm sure there will be another bribe set if she lets Aubie hold her this weekend)



So excited to be at Jordan-Hare stadium!!


Reilly, aka "Pudge" ate his way through the Auburn game. I give him an A+ also for behavior!!

And that was it...

 
That was the end of the photo session. Hannah and Reilly did very well at the game, despite a game start time around bedtime. Reilly did not really get tired during the game, and refused to even consider going to sleep. Hannah got tired in the last 5 minutes of the game (close to 4 hours after he bedtime). They both slept the whole way home, without any crying or whining. Based on that, maybe they can both go again next week, with the same late start time. -Daddy

Reilly is a rookie

 
Reilly is a rookie with his shaker, he still tries to rip it apart.

Shake, shake, shake...

 
Hannah and Reilly practiced with their shakers before the game.

War Eagle!

 
Reilly likes his Auburn hat, it matches his father's hat. War Eagle!

Reilly's forgotten tricks

 
For quite some time now, Reilly has been working on his Auburn tricks. Most of them can been seen in his videos on this site, but yesterday, the first day of the football season, he forgot them all. Or he just refused to do them. Here, he refused to do "Touchdown Auburn". Maybe he thought we would not score any touchdowns, but little did he know we would crush LA TECH!

When they look back...

 

I hope when Hannah and Reilly are older and look back, they will remember the fun times they had together on Gameday, and not just the long drive there. -Daddy

Hannah's dress

 

A little close up of Hannah's smocked dress.

Auburn Gameday!

 

Auburn's first gameday of the year was yesterday. Hannah and Reilly had a little photo session before we left for the day.

Inquisitive Hannah

H: "So when I was in your tummy Momma, what did you eat?"
M: "Same kind of stuff I eat now; chicken, vegetables, sandwiches..."
H: "Oh."
M: (just out of curiousity for what her answer would be) "So do you remember being in Momma's tummy?"
H: "Well, yeah." (in a tone as if it was a stupid question for me to ask)
M: "What was it like in there?"
H: "Well, it was pretty dark."

So I guess she passed the quiz. Just curious for what her answers would be!

Big Foot

Reilly started really walking last week. Since then, he barely crawls. We bought his first pair of shoes today. SIZE 6. Hannah wore a size 6 last year. And yep, she's 4.

Beach Pictures

Beautiful sunset on the beach!


The cutest kids in the world. (I'm not biased!)


Daddy took Hannah on a spin on Uncle Keith's sea doo. She had a blast!


When I grow up, I want to be just like Brooke!


Ok, give me your serious pose!


Now, give me your silly face!

Nothin like popsicles from the ice cream truck...I mean boat!

Cousins...biggest to smallest!


We love our G & Pop!


2009 Family Beach Picture.


Take 2