We took the kids to Ridgefield this afternoon.  It was fun.  It was a beautiful fall afternoon.  Perfect for wandering through a corn maze and walking through a pumpkin patch in search of the pumpkin with the biggest stump/nose (Stewart's request.) 

 

This picture of him makes me think of this, "I carried a watermelon!?!?"  Baby from Dirty Dancing.

 

This is my latest vinyl wall quote installation.  I put it in our bedroom, right over my night stand.  

 

Bill's deuce burger.  He wanted two patties, so i doubled it up when I made them.  It has a layer of cheese and jalapenos in between.  He thought it was super yum.

 

This is us at Stewart's flag football game last weekend.  :)

 

Me and the little troublemaker having breakfast with a new friend.

 

Tuesday, I sat in my office and did this and other dumbass problems like this.  IMHO, balancing equations is a big crock of shit.  So is stoichiometry.

 

Parker in his gymnastics class.  He is so enthusiastic about it.  I enrolled him in a more advanced class that starts in Nov.  He just loves rolling and jumping around the floor.

 

Stewart's clothes  are too big for "kid" hangers.  I am phasing him into all adult hangers.  Call me sentimental, but I think that is a milestone.  And it makes me sad.

That's all for now.  :)  My little fingers are busy working on Bill's stocking.  Oooh!  I'll post a pic! Coming up . . . 

I am considering quitting Facebook - so I can post more to my page.  I mean, I have my very own .com - that's kinda cool!  So anyway, here are some random pictures that you have probably not seen before.  It's like bonus content for the 3 people that frequent my blog and facebook!  Enjoy!

 

 

This is my wal art project.  Looks fancy doesn't it!  It's one of those vinyl quote kits and a frame.  The original quote read "All because two people fell in love . . ."  It didn't fit inside the frame.  So I took out "all" and put the " . . . " at the front.  Holly and I both agreed that we like it like this much better.  I painted the background to coordinate with the darker paint I used on our front rooms.  I think the painted background really makes it stand out.  This is a frame from Hobby Lobby (YEAH!  We got one of those out here!  I'm still excited!)  It came with no glass and no back.  It think it looks nice

 

 

This is Bill pretending to the Captain Morgan while modeling my first knitting project.  I told him to give me his best Mark Wahlburg and I got the Captain.  Silly boy.  But damn!  that scarf looks good.  :)

 

My little boys at the park on October 4th.  I guess they aren't so little anymore.  Shit - Stewart is a young man.  Is it obvious they are brothers!?

 

Who knew it would be so hard to get them to #1. sit still and #2 smile.  I think this is the third take.  Parker wanted to immediately slide down and then he refused to smile because I wouldn't let him slide down.

 

This hairball on a purple metallic stick represents my second knitting project.  It should be a scarf made out of this funky yarn called Fun fur.  It's hard to work with - have you ever tried to french braid a Shih Tzu's hair?  Well, neither have I, but I imagine this is what it would be like!  I hope it looks decent.  I really want a thin and super long scarf this winter.  I tend to be ridiculously picky, so I'm just gonna try to make it myself.  I hope it works out!  Wish me luck! (PS - does anyone have any pointers on how I can remember where I left off on the knitting and purling of rows?)

 

 

This is what it looked like on Wednesday when I was in Chem lab.  Maybe it looks like it could have been fun - if your idea of fun would be making molecular models using the molecular models kit!  Not really mine. 

 

First of all, please disregard the really stupid mistake that I made on #3.  Secondly - I got a 94! on my second, first Chem test.  Not sure if I got an A on anything the first go around.

The thing about my sweet little boys - they grow!  Stewart is not a little boy - more of a young man.  He is developing grown up likes and dislikes.  He asks amazing questions and he is so observant.

Parker isn't my baby anymore - he's a little boy.   He is a little technical prodigy.  I guess it is a benefit of being born in the era of iPhones, iPads, Xbox, etc.  He is also a little bit of a Xerox.  Everything that Stewart says is immediately repeated by Parker.  All day.  Every day.  I'm not sure what to do and how to stop it.

They have different little personalities and so much of myself and Bill is reflected in them.  It's hard to believe that Stewart is a second grader!  My little boy!

Stewart circa 2005   

Parker circa 2010