Boo at the Zoo

We finally made it out to Boo at the Zoo on Tuesday night, and it's Friday and I am finally getting around to downloading the pictures from the camera....can you tell it's been a busy week!

Boo hoo...no Boo at the Zoo tonight

We had planned on going to Boo at the Zoo tonight, but we weren't about to venture out in all this rain (especially when we all have runny noses!). We decided to postpone until tomorrow night but Emma still wanted to try her costume on. Emma is "DORA the Explorer" and Bryan is "Boots." For those of you who know me well you know that I don't like character themed kids stuff, so when Emma said she wanted to be DORA for Halloween I kept trying to convince her to be something more classic like a witch or a ballerina...but she was persistent and when I realized that it wouldn't take much to make her costume (pink shirt and orange shorts) I decided to give in!

(Boots, I mean Bryan, discovered his ears!)

(Emma wouldn't turn and face the camera, she kept wanting to show off "Backpack")

Pumpkin patch

We've taken Emma to the same pumpkin patch for the past four years...here's some pics of her from the past four years as well as some pics from our visit to the patch this year.

October 2006

October 2007

October 2008

October 2009

Bike-a-thon

Emma's preschool had a bike-a-thon today to raise money for St. Judd's...cannot believe she's already old enough to be participating in a bike-a-thon, time sure does fly!!

Some pics from the weekend...

Emma eating icecream with Grandpa.

We meet up with my dad, mom and Juan at Nolan on Friday night to watch the football game...the Daley's came too and Bryan and Gregory got to watch their first high school football game, I'm sure there will be many more to come in their future!!

Soccer take two- Emma finally had her second week of soccer, with all the rain it has been rained out the past couple weeks. I remembered to bring the mega-zoom lense so I got some up-close action pics...

Bryan cheering on BIG SISTER!!

It was so nice outside tonight that we decided to eat dinner outside on the patio...Emma called it a pic-nic and eat every bit of her food for the first time in a long time- think we'll be eating outside more often!!

Bryan found several things to entertain himself with at Grandma and Grandpa's on Saturday night...including a Diet Coke can!

Another pic from the football game! (the bleachers were packed so we were standing up against he fence, Bryan completely enjoyed being independent!

Walking

Bryan has been taking a couple steps here and there, but today when I got home from work he took ten or twelve steps on his own...if I can figure out how to get the video on here I'll post it later!! He's so proud of himself it's so cute. Now just to work on walking all the way down isle for Lindsy and Juan's wedding in four weeks!! :)

A few pics...

Bryan feeding himself...he gets mad if we try to feed him, he wants to be a BIG BOY and do it himself!

The swingset Patrick built is the favorite toy at our house, both kids would spend hours out on the swings if we let them!! (Yes, Emma picked out their outfits!)

Emma and Bryan with Aunt Haley- celebrating her Birthday at the Hard Rock Cafe this past weekend!! Happy Birthday Aunt Haley!!

Dr. Pepper

In case you didn't know Patrick has a Dr. Pepper obsession. He thinks it's funny to pretend like he is giving the kids sips of his Dr. Pepper!! One of Emma's first words/phrases was "Coka Dr. Pepper"...Patrick is trying to get Bryan to say the same!!

Bryan with his Dr. P

Emma with her Dr. P