I made some banana pancakes for Riley....

I made pancakes for Riley this morning and then went to the bathroom to throw my hair up and throw cold water on my face. I came back a few minutes later and Riley was in his room, and Taylor was enjoying the pancakes!!! He ate every last crumble! I asked Riley if he was done with his pancakes, and he shrugs his shoulders and says, " Tay Tay ate them!"

NEW MATCHING PJS!!!

The boys weren't as excited as I was about their new matching pjs. They really could have cared less.....

SPLASH WARS

The boys have been very into taking baths, especially together. At first I thought it was cute but now they have figured out how much fun it is to see who can get the most water onto the bathroom floor! They literally use all of their little muscles to splash water out of the tub and onto the floor. Riley eggs Taylor on and before you know it, our bathroom is flooded with two laughing boys in an near empty tub! Riley makes sure to say, "Uh-oh it's all wet momma." Thanks Ry, I hadn't noticed. I have a feeling this is only the beginning of a little team of schemers:0)

The Hair Pulling Bandit

I was up most of last night with Taylor, as he is sick. The stomach flu has hit our family hard and we have had it for over 2 weeks! Taylor would sleep for 20 minutes and then start crying all through the night. So I decided to just put him in bed with me, that way when he cries I could just pat his back until he goes back to sleep. So I put him in the big bed with me, and I hear this devilish giggle. I start patting his back the way he likes, and he drifts off to sleep. I soon follow, and then am awakened by a hard tugging of my hair. I look over and Taylor is smiling at me with this huge grin, as he is yanking on my hair. I pat him on his back, and I hear the giggle again. Finally Taylor falls back asleep, and I do too. Only to be awakened again, by the pain of hair being pulled from my scalp. I look over and Taylor is smiling the devilish grin again!!! This continued for most of the night, and I learned a valuable lesson, don't allow the kids in bed with you!

"Is the witch in there?"

So Dad took the boys trick or treating and Riley decided it was appropriate to ask each person if there was a witch in their house?!?! The only problem is when Riley says "witch" it sounds clearly like "bitch" so as they made there way from house to house my little tiger was innocently asking each house, "Is the bitch in there?" .....great! I guess Matt would try to explain that he was looking for the witch, as people often wondered why we would teach our two year old such words. The hunt for the witch continued, and then they came to a house and knocked on the door. An older man answered, and Riley took a step in and yelled, "Is the bitch in there?" and the man quickly responded, "No she is not home now, I don't know where in the hell she went!" (obviously referring to his wife!!) Riley seemed to accept this answer as the witch/bitch question was finally dropped. When Riley gets something in his head it is so hard to get him to move on, thus this was a perfect example. I apologize to all of those people who we insulted along the way in our search for the witch!

MY Penguin and Tiger

Riley practicing his "ROAR!!!"

Taylor looking like an innocent little penguin.

And the pestering begins, they have a love hate relationship! And I must say that Tay usually starts the battles.

Happy Halloween!

Just wanted to wish everybody a happy and safe Halloween. I am sick with the stomach flu, so dad will be trick or treating with a penguin and tiger ( pictures to follow). Here are the boys carving the pumpkins! I explained to Riley that tonight he was going trick or treating in his costume and he replied, "OH MOMMA, SANTA IS COMING!!!" So I guess we need a little more work on our holidays but we talk about Santa everyday:)

Grandma Tammy Came to Visit!

We enjoyed having Grandma Tammy stay with us this past week. Riley loved having his "grammy" to play with. It was great that the boys and Grandma got to spend time together. Thanks for coming "Grammy."
Grammy and her boys!

Here is Taylor eating a magazine, the kid is an animal.....

BISCUITS BISCUITS BISCUITS!

Taylor's teeth are bugging him, so I gave in and went and bought some teething biscuits. I have never seen a happier baby! He went to town on his very first biscuit, and made sure to get the teething biscuit slime in his eyes, eyebrows, hair, and ears. He was so pooped out that this is how I found him about an hour after giving him the biscuit...........

It's Time To Hibernate!

We have been blessed by having the opportunity to live in warm climates the last two winters, so this winter is going to be a rude awakening for us all. I am excited that the boys will see snow, but am dreading dealing with the freezing weather for the next 6 months! Riley is still enjoying his pre-school and talks non-stop. He is such a good big brother and enjoys playing with Taylor. Taylor is almost 7 months old and can stand up on his own, holding onto something. Taylor doesn't seem to want to crawl ( his head is in the 98 percentile) but he scoots around the floor on his back. It is so funny to watch him get from one side of the room to the other on his back. We are spending more time inside, as the beach days are long gone. We recently went to the Eagles Nest in New Brighton and both boys would live there if they could. Here are a few recent pictures. ( Riley is hard to photograph these days because he is on the run 99% of the time!)
Me and the boys ( Taylor's hair is def. RED!)

Taylor playing football, he is less than 9 pounds away from Riley!

Taylor at the Eagles Nest.