Ian's Halloween Costume

This was Ian's response to the dinosaur costume.

Three hours later, using stuff I had around the house, this was the
Bulldozer costume I created for him (with Ben's artistic input).

The back of the costume.

Strutting his stuff.

Daddy carves the best pumpkins.

Happy Halloween!

The Artist in His Natural Element

"I'm painting!"

"This is how you paint! See? Get tons of paint on your hands!"

"Then SMUSH them around the paper.
You can use your feet, too."

"I have occasionally used my butt to paint, but I would not recommend it."

"Hmmm...weird. My hands seem to have something on them."

"Yeah for painting!"

Cookies!

"I am Mommy's official cookie tester, and I take my job VERY SERIOUSLY."

"Hmmmm...good texture, good sugar...we might have a winner."



"I just have to eat all the other cookies to judge which one is the best!"

The remaining contestants.

Ian's Haircut

From This:

To This:

"It's a little short, Mommy! But a good summer cut."

Visit to LP with Dana and Haley

"I'm with Dana and Haley at the ZOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!"

"Mommy! There's a lion on that rock!"

"Happy birthday, Uncle Kurt! We miss you!"

"Hi, little birdie! Did you know it's my Uncle Kurt's birthday?"

That bird on the railing by Dana kept dive bombing her."

"HI, BIRDIE!!!! HEY!!! WHY ARE YOU FLYING AWAY???"

Two happy sisters.

"So how old is Uncle Kurt, anyway? Old? Really old?
Old like Mommy??? Noooo! Not THAT old!"

This leaf was bigger than their heads.

One happy day at the zoo.

One toddler, about five minutes from being completely passed out.
We listened to snoring the whole way home.

Happy Birthday, Ian

"All these people are singing Happy Birthday to ME!"

"And I get a cupcake!!!"

"AND ICE CREAM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

"I love birthdays!"

"Again, please!"

Ian's Breakfast at the Ocean

I'm at the beach!! Mommy said she would get breakfast for us. I wonder what she will find.

DOUGHNUTS!!! I love when Mommy is in charge of breakfast!!

I think I got all the chocolate off. You can have the rest.

AHHHHH!!! My hands are dirty!!

How in the world did my hands get so dirty? I have no idea how that happened.