Laughing baby!

A little late, but this took place this summer when we visited the Ringer family in Toronto.

Avery was WIDE awake but Xander clearly needed a break from all of the fun we were having. Eventually more from our summer will probably trickle onto the blog as we uncover it, but this was too cute to pass up....we're a little biased of course, but I hope you enjoy!

"Bakers"

Xander pulled EVERY single pot and pan out of the cupboard so that he could "bake" cookies and Avery was pretty excited to assist him there! Eventually real food was needed and Xander pulled some grapes out of the fridge and they got "baked" as well before they could be eaten. Xander cleaned everything up when he was done, which is awesome, but I should have taken a picture of that as well...I think everything ended up on half the available shelf space, the doors barely closed!

Work together, play together!

Now that the weather is starting to get colder we are finding ourselves pulling out random clothes to be layered on! Before we could get out to the yard today I grabbed another pile of warmer clothes to see where we're at! Xander was already dressed to go out when these came in and would not calm down until he got this jacket on! Maybe he remembered it from last year! His patient father finally threw it on him so he would voluntarily take it off and realize that it was time to hand this one down the line!

Avery has a slight obsession with the strawberry bed in our backyard! She'll eat anything out of that area...dirt, rotten berries, ripe berries and in the case of this picture, white strawberries! She looks like she's fast approaching a realization that this is not going to taste good!

Harvesting spaghetti squash has never looked so good! Six years of marriage and he's still got it!

We collected all the plants that will be headed to the compost in this big tarp and the kids enjoyed the ride around to the front of the house!

I did help...a little....but someone had to take a few pictures and this was too hilarious a moment to pass on! Xander was having a good time, but he always tries to play things pretty cool...Avery was actually laughing out loud! It was too cute!

Hanging out!

Hanging out with Eli, Jonah, Avery and Xander all together has become progressively crazier and more entertaining an experience! We had this pleasure once again this past weekend and actually had a camera there for once (I know, a photographer who rarely has a camera with him...the irony is not lost on us)!! Anyways...enjoy!

This picture is a little dark and grainy, but Avery in all her rolls in only slippers and a diaper seemed worth throwing on here anyways!

Eli and Xander were outside "working" with Grandpa for a good three hours that morning! Its getting cold here, but other than a trip inside to get mitts, the weather isn't slowing them down in the least! Raking leaves, driving lawnmowers and skid steers and playing in the big sand pile made for a good time in both their books!

"What's going on guys? I can't see anything!"

Oh...by "raking" leaves, I guess I actually meant "shoveling" leaves!

Getting tired....but not going to stop!