Autumn is Upon Us

I love every season; but, boy, Fall is the absolute best!  And, this fall has started off quite nicely!!

 

Liam got a GIANT trophy at the end of his soccer season.  After a very, very rough start, Liam ended up loving the game and playing his little heart out!  The last 2 games of the season seemed to really click for him.  Now, he can't wait to play with the Dragons again!!



 

 Owen has one more t-ball game and then he will get his trophy, too!  These boys sure do love thei trophys and they work pretty hard for them!

 During the break in between seasons, both boys have expressed an interested in horse riding lessons.  Fun!!

Gavin is doing awesome at swim lessons!  I will have to post pics!

Even with all of this organized activity; we still find hours every day to play outside.  This little cozy coupe gets quite a work out every day!!!

Gavin climbing in....

 Liam giving him a big, fast push down the hill....

 ...Liam lets go for a bit and just runs behind....

 ...then catches back up and pushes Gavin even faster....see how fast his feet are going?  they aren't even in focus here.  They are going crazy fast.  I need to get a video of this....

 Then, they head up the hill, turn around, and do it again.  They take turns pushing each other up and down the hills in our drive for hours.  Owen hops in every now in then....but, he sticks to the bikes and scooters more than the coupe.

 Owen and Liam completed their first 100 piece puzzle last night.  Liam did a hand stand to celebrate. 

 This afternoon, I helped Gerard a bit by using the blower to blow the leaves out of our landscaping.  After I had quite a pile, I stopped working and we just played in the leaves!  It was so much fun!!!  I am so very thankful to live in a pocket of DFW where we can see the seasons change.  All the leaves turning colors and falling makes me sooooo happy! 

That's all for now!

Bucket Boy & 100

I don't know why, but littest boy loves to walk around the house with buckets on his head.  He looks down through the bottom of it -- so he doesn't  wreck (very often).  He calls it a "hat" and when he does this, he gets everyone watching rolling with laughter.  Okay, so maybe I just answered my own question -- he does it for a laugh.  So...sharing my bucket boy with ya!

 

 ...maybe Tobie dog wants to wear the bucket for a while?  Nope.  Well, more bucket time for Gavin, then.

 There are lots of moments during my days with the boys at home that I want to pull out my hair, cry, or hide for a few minutes hoping that noone "seeks" me so I can have a bit of peace.  But, there are just as many moments where i get tears of joy and pride....this is one of the latters.

Owen teaching Liam to write "100".  Owen was talking to Liam about the strokes on the paper and telling him how big of a number 100 is (i.e. not many people are 100 years old because its "so many).

 Liam's turn to write the number.

 When Liam finished, they both cheered!  They kept writing 100 in my day planner with an orange sharpie until their little selves got tired of it. 

So, if I miss an upcoming appointment -- you now know why ....

RVing

 Saturday was Aggie Game day and my boys were happy to pose in their Farmer's Fight shirts that Grammie snagged for each of them!  Whoop!  Then, after a birthday party Saturday morning and a soccer game in the afternoon, we headed to the RV to play and listen to the looooong Aggie game on the radio.

Some pictures of the boys having a blast....

 our neighbor let us borrow his big Gator for the weekend....

 i think Grammie had more fun on it than anyone else!  Pa, maybe she needs one for Christmas!

 Owen and Pa planted bulbs today -- wonder if we'll see flowers in the spring.

Have a great week!

Little Red Wagon

Bumpin' up and down in my little red wagon....

Bumpin' up and down in my little red wagon....

Bumpin' up and down in my little red wagon....

Havin' so much fun.

 Pull me around in my little red wagon...

 Pull me around in my little red wagon...

 Pull me around in my little red wagon...

Havin' so much fun!

 Turn the corner in my little red wagon...

Turn the corner in my little red wagon...

Turn the corner in my little red wagon...

Havin' so much fun.

Bumpin' up and down in my little red wagon....

Bumpin' up and down in my little red wagon....

Bumpin' up and down in my little red wagon....

Havin' so much fun.

Yes, we're havin' so much fun!

Deje Vu

As I was sitting on the couch, snuggling with my three pre-schoolers, it dawned on me that the picture I snapped of Gavin entering his classroom this morning reminded me a lot of one I snapped of a smaller Owen.

 

Owen at 15 months old.

Gavin at 22 months old.

Same outfit.  Same expression.  Different Quinlan Boy.

First Day of Preschool 2012-2013

All three of my boys are at preschool today.  A milestone for sure!  Baby Gavin saw his backpack in the line up, picked it up, and said "off we go" as he walked to the car!

He had all he needed -- his "tacky" (blanket), lunch, sippy cup, and a few spare diapers and he was off!

Owen wanted to be dropped off first.  He was chomping at the bit to get into that classroom and see his friends!  We'll probably drop him off first everytime, since he has the busiest school day of the three of  'em.

Liam very confidently walked in the door and then, shyly, turned back around so I could snap a photo.  He was excited to go play with the cars in the classroom!

Baby Gavers got less confient when he realized he wasn't leaving the building with momma.  Broke my heart.  But, I got reports before I left the building that he only cried for a couple of minutes and then started playing with the toys.  By 10 AM I had received two texts with pictures of the little guy playing happily from my good friend that is subbing in that room!

Heard from a little birdie that at Liam's recess he and one of his buddies came over to the glass door to Gavin's room.  Liam knocked and waved at baby Gavin -- Gavin waved back and kept playing.  I am so glad to have heard that story.  It warms my heart! 

I am now sitting in a very, very quiet house that has a lot of boxes and clutter for me to get through!

Better make my last hour of free time productive!

Liam's 1st Soccer Practice

We spent most of the month of August traveling!  The beach with my family, followed by a trip to England with Gerard's family.  Both were great fun.  And, both were relaxing.  And, both proved great opportunities to take tons of pictures!  I will catch up and get some on the blog.

 

But, we are back home and getting back into the swing of things.  Both Owen and Liam are playing sports this Fall.  Owen is back in action on the t-ball field; playing his 2nd season with the Cubs.  And, Little Liam joined some of his school buddies to form a soccer team -- the Dragons.  Liam took his ball, shin guards, and cleats to England on got some practice over there.  Today, however, was his first time to practice with the team.  It started out pretty well, and went downhill, only to recover once it was over.  He says he had fun.  We'll go with that for now and hope for the best at the game.

 

Owen walking Liam to his practice field.  These two were talking non-stop, but I was too far back to hear what they were saying. 

 

 Liam on the field with some of his team mates.  He got his uniform from Coach and wanted to wear it to practice in.  He is number 3!

 There he goes -- kicking it right smack dab in the goal. 

 It was after I cheered for him,He came over to high-five me and then didn't want to go back.  Thought he had played enough and was ready to go to the park.  Unfortunately for him, there was still over 30 minuts of practice to be had.  Oy.

After practice, however, when I asked him if he had fun, he said "yes."  And, after playing at the park for a bit, he was grinning and ready to play more soccer on Saturday.

I will hope for the best.  At least their shouldn't be playground equipment right next to the soccer field on Saturday, right?