Trick-or-Treat

At first, AJ told us that he wanted to be a fireman for Halloween, which was no big suprise since he asks to see the fire trucks every day on our way home from the babysitter's, but when he went into the Halloween store, he headed right for the Buzz Lightyear outfit and never let go!

Here he is... Buzz Lightyear. "To infinity and beyond!"
Proudly posing with the jack-o-lantern we made the night before (no pics because my camera was at school). You would think that as tactile as AJ has always been, he would be all about yanking the goop out of the pumpkin. However, this kid stuck his hand in once and decided there was no way he was doing it again until I had it all scraped out. Of course, then he wanted to scrap it out himself.

Mommy and her little Buzz.

Checkin' out the goods. Brian and I have decided that by the time AJ is five we will no longer be able to steal candy from him as he will have the candy logged and inventoried. Seriously, this kid started sorting the candy by type without any prompting. See the picture below.

He continues to sort the candy that's left at least once a day.

Pumpkin Patch

It was back to Circle S Farms for more pumpkin fun this year. AJ has definately surpassed the 3' mark!"I'll take ya for a ride on my big, orange tractor..." Needless to say, this was a HUGE hit!

Last year for a family photo of three... there'll be four next year!More fun on the slide. WHEEEEE!!!!!

It just doesn't get any better than playing in the hay! AJ asked for a week to go on another hayride. Whenever he does or sees something he likes he talks about it everyday for at least a week. He also tells you that he "likes it," or "loves it." So cute!

So I misseed the best photo opportunity, which was AJ actually carrying this pumpkin, that he picked out himself, back to the hayride. He was such a man about it! Too bad some loser stole it off of our porch that same night. I could have cared less that our big one was taken, but wanted to cry that AJ's had been taken.

He sure tried to take the biggest pumpkin home!

King of the hay!

Circle S Farms even provided us with a little snack-time music. Man, this kid knows how to jam. Enjoy!

Sorry for the Delay

I honestly can't believe that it's been 2 months since I posted on the blog. With a very hectic start to the school year and pregnancy fatigue at it's worst, every free moment went to sleep. I can't promise that the blogging will improve (as I've been really bad about even taking pictures), but I do want to keep record of our precious memories so I will continue to TRY!!! Love to all!!!

5th Anniversary Gift - U2

Brian and I decided to celebrate our 5-year anniversary a little early by traveling to Charlottesville to see U2 in concert. Despite the fact that I was just getting over being sick and Brian broke out in hives, we had an incredible time and truly enjoyed ourselves. They played all of their best old songs (except 1 - All I Want is You), and the new songs were very easy to listen to. Here are a few pictures from the show (they had quite the set-up), and a couple of videos of my favorite songs.

1 - Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For

2 - One

Buckeye Maniac

Well AJ is a definitely a Buckeye fan. He recognizes all Buckeye-related symbols, and requests Buckeye music in the car (he sings "bum, bum, bum... to the script Ohio music). About two weeks before the season he started asking for a Buckeye shirt, which we got about a half-hour before the first game. Here are just a few picture of him showing off his NEW Buckeye shirt.

Heidi and AJ pretending to rest.

Wrestling and tickling... that's a little more like it.

Video 1: AJ and Heidi wrestling.

Video 2: AJ doing flips off of the couch!

Family Fun

Angie and Megan came to visit in late August, so here are some pictures from the family fun...

Grandma got out the frog tent again for Megan and AJ to hang-out in and watch movies. They loved it when Grandma climbed in with them.
Uncle Eric's little helpers... collecting wood for the campfire.

Angie and Megan... Can't wait to see you at Christmas and to meet new baby Hyun!

Megan and AJ helping to roast marshmellows. We had lots of lessons about fire safety!

MMMM! S'mores! AJ actually preferred eating the marshmellows, chocolate and graham crakers seperately.

Grandpa's little helpers... picking the tomatoes and carrying them inside.

Nuge, Rug and Big Boy Bed

AJ and his buddy Nuge... too cute for words! So the story goes... One day when I had AJ at school with me, he helped me and 2 other teachers roll up and move one of our big classroom rugs. Later that day at home, I found him carrying our door rug up the stairs, all rolled up of course!

AJ has graduated to his big boy bed as of last Saturday. He was very excited about it, and never even had the smallest issue with giving up his crib. He sleeps very well in it and still goes right down when it's nap or bedtime. We haven't got a rail yet, but don't think we'll even need one. There is a pillow on the floor just in case.

Heidi and Ryan's Birthday Party

Okay so the commentary is a little (2 months) late, but here it is...
We celebrated Heidi's 3rd and Ryan's 1st birthday! Ryan got the traditional ride-on toy from Aunt Cindy... of course!
Baby Wesley enjoyed the paper from the cards the most!

AJ made it his mission to make sure that all of the paper and trash was picked up and trown away. His papaw was SO proud!

This was about it for Ryan and the birthday cake. He really didn't want much do with it!

AJ sure wanted some of Heidi's cake though, so he made sure that the candles were blown out!

Zoo Trip

We went to the Columbus Zoo this past Saturday with the Sauer Clan. AJ really enjoyed the animals this time once he got over his fear of the leopard and gorillas (he seriously threw a fit and clung to me for almost a half hour while we waited for the rain to pass).

Off we go... Heidi, Ryan and AJ.
Heidi and AJ in the arms of the gorilla.

AJ exploring the touch pool in the aquarium.

As soon as AJ saw this fish he screamed, "Dory..." like in Finding Nemo.

AJ and Daddy on the train ride, which he loved! AJ's looking at the picture with me right now and telling me that he wants to ride the train!

Adventures in Potty Training

Well, we gave it go for a week and then decided that AJ just isn't quite ready. We'll try again later this fall or during Christmas break. The best story however, is when I heard him grunting in his bedroom. I rushed him into the bathroom kicking and screaming and assured him that the poop was supposed to go in the potty. I had to leave him alone so he could have his privacy, but when I went back to check on him I found him in the corner of our bedroom finishing the deed. UGH!!!! Luckily, most of it did make it into the potty, to which we jumped and cheered and high-fived each other! That was the only real time he pottied though, and then he didn't poop for 4 days. The farthest we got with peeing was him waddling to me saying "uh-oh" after he soaked his pants. Oh well!

Visit to Hyun's

Mom, Angie, AJ, Megan and I all had a wonderful visit together out in DC. My sister has just moved again, so I spent some my time helping her clean the house while mom entertained the kids. It took a little time for AJ and Megan to "adjust" to each other (translated - not to kick and shove and boss each other), but once they got that out of the way they had a great time blowing bubbles, taking walks, reading and running around together.

AJ, Grandma and Megan having a fabulous time screaming together.
I got them to take a break from the screaming to say "cheese!"

With moving comes lots of good old fashion fun with boxes. Of course they had to be in the same one at all times.

We took a trip one day to this amazing playground right near their house (really I've never seen anything like it). Here's AJ having a blast on the slides.

AJ and Megan in the race car.

Again in the school bus.

Yes, there is even a carousel at this place. This was AJ's first time ever riding one. He LOVED it of course.

Megan, Angie, Baby Hyun, and AJ.

On our last night there, we celebrated Megan's 3rd birthday a couple weeks early. We lost the candle we bought for her, so we had to improvise.

Megan with her gifts - several books and a princess puppet.

Uncle Eric's New Game

AJ was all giggles when Uncle Eric made up this new game for him!

The Coolest Thing I Have Ever Seen at a Wedding

THE OSU MARCHING BAND (part of it at least). Talk about getting people out onto the dance floor! It was fabulous!