We made a trip to the Hudson Pedestrian bridge this past week and enjoy a super cool walk across the Hudson River. This bridge was full of people walking, biking, pushing strollers, etc. and had a lot of neat signs talking about the bridge's construction and local wildlife. All the kids had a great time and I have to say that once you see a river like the Hudson river - you'll never look at what I use to consider "rivers" the same. It is HUGE!
The pedestrian walkway was built using the original bridges trusses - it is amazing how they created those over 100 years ago, without all our modern technology.
I loved this picture of Sam and the flag - aren't we so blessed to live in America?
Jack recieved this aquadoodle from our dear friends the Freeman's!! He loved it, and it is great because isn't messy - thanks so much. He is such the artist, and really enjoys coloring, and does it in some form everyday.
My kids have the best grandparents EVER! who are always sending them lots of love and lots of thoughtful treats, packages, giftcards, etc. Here is some of the sweetness that we've recieved: Jack carted these treats from Grandma Julianne around all morning until I let him break into them after lunch.
Here is another super cute addition to her wardrobe - the tutu leggings! Thank you Grandma Julie!! They are so cute on her chubby fat bum and thighs, I'm going to use it as part of her Halloween costume, so I justified the getting them!
Here is another super cute addition to her wardrobe - the tutu leggings! Thank you Grandma Julie!! They are so cute on her chubby fat bum and thighs, I'm going to use it as part of her Halloween costume, so I justified the getting them!Lyv has made met some noteworthy milestones - She is sitting. 
Yes this is long in coming, but since our flooring is nearly all wood floor, I've hesitated to put her down on the floor like I did with the boys, she is always in a bouncer, swing or exersaucer. She sat like a pro though. She has also decided that eating cereal is not so bad recently so hopefully she'll be able to sleep a little better through the night. I honestly think she just likes to know that we are still there, not that she is hungry, but she would be with me at all times, all day. Napping is still hit and miss with her, the poor thing! This is mainly my fault since we go and do things a lot of times interrupting her naps. Today she struggled getting to sleep and finally I resorted to putting her in the swing and she was soooooo wiped out. I went upstairs and found her like this five minutes later. 
Finally a note about Sam - he impresses me so much each day. He loves, loves, loves to learn - and preschool is really a fun thing with him. He makes it easy to teach because he likes learning about everything. I can't believe how old he is, and how much he knows, and I'm grateful to have one more year with him. I'm sure I'll miss him a thousand times more than he'll miss me. He was able to go camping with Shawn and the scouts last Friday and had a great time. He loved being able to spend time with just Shawn, which he doesn't get to do very often anymore. It was a great boys night!
Yes this is long in coming, but since our flooring is nearly all wood floor, I've hesitated to put her down on the floor like I did with the boys, she is always in a bouncer, swing or exersaucer. She sat like a pro though. She has also decided that eating cereal is not so bad recently so hopefully she'll be able to sleep a little better through the night. I honestly think she just likes to know that we are still there, not that she is hungry, but she would be with me at all times, all day. Napping is still hit and miss with her, the poor thing! This is mainly my fault since we go and do things a lot of times interrupting her naps. Today she struggled getting to sleep and finally I resorted to putting her in the swing and she was soooooo wiped out. I went upstairs and found her like this five minutes later. 
Finally a note about Sam - he impresses me so much each day. He loves, loves, loves to learn - and preschool is really a fun thing with him. He makes it easy to teach because he likes learning about everything. I can't believe how old he is, and how much he knows, and I'm grateful to have one more year with him. I'm sure I'll miss him a thousand times more than he'll miss me. He was able to go camping with Shawn and the scouts last Friday and had a great time. He loved being able to spend time with just Shawn, which he doesn't get to do very often anymore. It was a great boys night!
Leaf Rubbings: Gather leaves of differnt size and shapes, lay flat underneath construction paper and use an unwrapped crayon to rub the leaf pattern on the paper. Sam loved this project.
Check out how tall the trees are - now I know it is in comparison with Jack, not the tallest subject, but you get the idea. Here are some phrases to define our week:
To celebrate the completion of their hard work the boys engaged in a first of many "dangerous" High-Fives! 
Also a huge high five to Jack and Sam who worked on the nest for an hour TOGETHER! It is happening.... they just might actually become friends. Please note in the picture Sam's sweet cleats. His tennis shoes were falling apart and it was up to him to choose between cleats or new tennis shoes - you can see what won out! He thinks they are the bomb, and keeps asking me over and over again, why do they call them cleats mom? Does any know the answer to that question?
Exhibit A
Exhibit B
We're going to start calling him Ocho-Cinco since he is wearing #8, and is 5 years old! Jack thinks Sam is the bee's knee's and ran up to him after the game and gave him a big hug. What a great brother.
Saturday we picked about 10 lbs. of honey crisp apples at Dubois Farm in Highland, NY. They are like candy, it is crazy how good they are and we are highwaying through those as well. Jack is the main culprit of all of this indulgence, he will eat 3 apples a day, core, seeds and all. He also loves the berries and cries for more. Its no wonder he is as "regular" as he is. We had a great time, enjoyed beautiful weather, and AWESOME Apple Cider donuts! Wow, these babies were amazing. 
Sam was the best fruit picker you could ask for, mostly because he doesn't like to eat the fruit. Jack would just walk up the rows eating the berries or the apples and not really helping. Sam has a future in agriculture.
