friday

we had school, rex napped, malloy was too excited and then we drove to grandma tappy and grandpa gary's house. the kids did great on the ride home. malloy didn't sleep at all!! 

school on friday

malloy made me a birthday card <3

pretty trees on the drive to newark valley

malloy LOVED this workbook - she's getting so old!! 

lite brite is a favorite for night time car rides

 saturday

we had a nice relaxing morning at the chapman's and had an early nap (the kids were up a little after 5!!) in the afternoon, we went to visit with grandma val and grandpa don. the kids love going through the toys in their toy dresser and playing with everything!! aunt amy came over for a quick visit and brought the kids some halloween treats. they loved them! we went back to grandma tappy and grandpa gary's for pizza with uncle ryan and kari. the kids were SO excited to see them!!

we spent the morning coloring and relaxing. this took malloy  a half hour to do. she's been so focused on coloring in the lines lately. 

deer at grandma tappy and grandpa gary's

having a yummy halloween treat from great aunt amy

malloy got an amazing new doll/bassinet/clothes set  from  our family friend, (grandma val's bff) cindy.  malloy loves this toy!! she has so much fun taking care of her new dolly! 

more coloring! 

sunday

the kids played in the morning while neal and i got everything packed up and in the car. 

we went over to grandma val and grandpa don's for breakfast with roro and papa hank. malloy spent a lot of time showing everyone how she can do puzzles by herself. she's so proud of herself! we had a nice visit and then had to head back to buffalo! the kids did great again! i don't know if it's because they're older now, but they've been so good while we travel! we stopped at a rest stop that was serving hot dogs and treats. rex ate a hot dog and malloy got some cookies. after that, the kids slept until buffalo. 

they were happy to be home and immediately went to their rooms to play! 

"look at me! i'm cozy!" 

today

malloy was asking to wear her "rits" this morning. i had no idea what she was talking about. she kept describing it and i figured out she meant "barrettes". we call them clips - she must have heard the word over the weekend and tried using it! grandma val made malloy some halloween clips over the weekend. malloy picked the pumpkin ones out! she got a lot of compliments on them! she went to school and rex played at home while i cleaned the bathrooms. he did a little handy work on the white blanket on the couch. i came down and he had colored blue all over it. woops - mommy's fault for leaving the markers out and trusting that a 2 yr old wouldn't get into trouble! 

this morning, rex came into the kitchen and said "i need a snack mom. i have too much sugar in my mouth." i have no idea where he came up with that one! 

when malloy got up from nap, she went in and went potty and while on the toilet she says "i know what i want for christmas this year. i want a 'siamee'. i can have one and rex can get the other 'siamee'. " it took me a bit, but she meant the siamese cats from lady and the tramp. she wants stuffed siamese cats. then she told me "i can have lady and the siamee and they can fight." she's a nut! 

school pictures! 

jack-o-lantern grilled cheese