Crying Duo

Taylor is traumatized every time Ella cries. Recently, Avi accidentally stepped on her and then fell on her and Taylor had to run to his room because her crying was so sad. Today, he accidentally smacked her on the head and he cried as much as she did. It's so cute trying to comfort him while comforting Ella!

Bro and Sis

Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww!!

Ella and Aunt Lizzy

Lindsay, Kyle, Norm, Ariel, Rebecca and Aaron all came over in costume last weekend. Here's Aunt Lizzy holding Ella!

Sisters

Avi holding Ella's hand!
(forgive the mess!)

Halloween Dysphasia

My neighbor, Stefanie, and I decided to have the families get together for pumpkin carving. The problem was, Stef couldn't stop saying "pump the carvkins" rather than "carve the pumpkins." My turn came when I accidentally said "parve the cumpkins." Hmmm....

The kids turned out to not be interested in the pumpkin procedures. Stef and I ended up gutting and carving on our own. We did gutting one night and carving the next day. In the time it took me to carve one pumpkin, Stef did three!! I did my last two at home. The following is the result:

Anatomical Similarities

I was helping Averi on the toilet today when she glanced down my shirt and announced, "Bum!!"

I laughed my butt off.

Incredible Ella

Ella got her 4 month immunizations today. She cried half-heartedly for about 30 seconds. A few minutes later she was gurgling and cooing. WOW!!!

Bite Me...

Taylor (after being bitten once again by Averi):

We need to take out her teeth!

Seth's Bday/Halloween Party

Our neighbor's son, Seth, had his birthday party today! Since it's close to Halloween, Stef incorporated the Halloween party with it.

Our butterfly

Our cow


Aunt Ariel and Rebecca

Uncle Norm

Liz and Stef

Same expression!

Good Taylor!

I was feeding Ella during the night when I heard Taylor get out of bed saying "Hurry! Hurry!" I thought maybe he had to go to the bathroom but instead he ran to go puke in the toilet! By the time I was able to get to him, he was done the deed and, apparently, feeling fine. He apologized for puking and recalled the incident some time ago when he puked on Grandma and Grandpa's carpet. I was surprised at his memory, though he's always had a good one. I told him I was so happy that he was able to get to the toilet, helped him brush his teeth and put him back down.

What a good boy!

Like Father, Like Daughter

It's so horrifying when you find yourself doing something your parents did that drove you nuts.

Yesterday, I found myself trying to accelerate my children's preparation for departure by singing, "Let's go, let's go, let's... really go!"

My dad used to do that.

Ew. ;)

Girl vs Wolf

On occasion, Averi will urgently indicate that she requires the facilities by repeating "Pooh! Pooh!" only for us to discover she really didn't have to go. Shawn, in much frustration, recently dubbed Avi "the girl who cried "Pooh!"" Much laughter ensued.

(In case you're unfamiliar with the story of The Boy Who Cried Wolf, see here.)