Hanging with friends

As you already know... I am SO behind on my blog.  I have LOTS of posts to do!  Here are a bunch of pics from all the fun things we have done with friends recently.

Hanging with Grant!  Such cuties:-)

Q had a few playdates over Thanksgiving break.  Of course the boys like to dress up and play super heros.

Q & Jacob

Q and his other friend Jacob

 Zachy tries to keep up

Annual Christmas with the Jurczyk Family.

All 8 of us piled in the new Jurczyk minivan and headed to the Vernon Hills light show.  This was def the longest we have ever waited.  The kids were getting squirmy but it was worth the wait. 

 V and I were packed in the back with all the kids

We spent last Sunday with the Kracht Family.  We headed to the train show at Botantical Gardens

My whole world!

 Silly boys

Watching the trains speed by

 CHEESE

Chillin

GOOD TIMES!!!!!

Slacking

I know I am slacking on the blog... stand by for new posts coming soon!

Fall Fun & Halloween 2011

What a fun October we had!!!

Here are some pics from our family pumpkin afternoon & Halloween.

We love taking a picture by this sign every year.

Last year Zachy didn't couldn't even stand, now look how big he is!
Being Silly
Just the right size

Why do I even bother trying to get a picture of them?

Instead of carving, Zachy "stickered" a pumpkin:-)

Getting ready to start carving Q's pumpkin

On Monday Q had his Halloween party at school. Two of his best buddies were also swat guys.

All the swat boys were comparing costumes

Lining up for the parade

Quintin was SERIOUS SWAT!

Thanks to my mom for making Zachy's adorable costume!!!

What a happy little prisoner....

Nevermind... he just found out he is going to jail. Check out that sad face:-(

Every year we head to my parents to trick or treat before the trick or treating starts in our neighborhood.

SURPRISE... Trick or Treat

Getting our special Halloween treats from Grandma

Every year we trick or treat with our friends that live across the street.

The boys are so adorable together!

Zac was trying to keep up

HAPPY HALLOWEEN

Playing... oh yeah and WALKING AGAIN!

We LOVE playing with our friends. Last week Grant came to play.

While the boys were playing in the playroom, I ran downstairs for a minute. When I came back up Kaley told me Q walked across almost the entire playroom...WHAT?!?!?! Ever since that moment, he is a walking machine. The orthopedic said could be as long as a month, so we were surprised when he was walking at 10 days!

Could you just eat these 2 up?!?!?!?

The boys were very busy

Showing off his robot

Good times!

Apple picking 2011

Last weekend we went for our annual Apple Picking Event.

The kiddos had such a great time!

We also picked pumpkins. Q could only get it if he could carry it. It was hilarious:-)

Getting heavy

Refusing to give up

Z picked out a pumpkin too

Silly cousins

We have a HUGE bag of yummy apples and lots of good memories.

Free at last!

Celebrating the last morning trapped in this smelly, nasty Spica cast!

Waiting for the doctor

You would think with a smile like that that he understood what was about to happen.
Randy practicing his CrossFit moves

To help drown out the noise of the saw, Zachy sported Randy's ear covers. The nurse thought it was a great idea and said Zachy did better then ANY kiddo she has ever removed a cast from.

Getting ready for the beginning of freedom...

Zachy was a rock star while they cut the cast off! Once he was free he got pretty upset. He is VERY stiff and weak.

BUT nothing a fruit snack couldn't fix.

Next stop.... TUBBY..... thank goodness! After 36 days my baby is clean again:-) He couldn't sit up on his own so fortunately we still had his baby sling handy.

It could be up to a month or so before he is walking again. We are so happy to be about to cuddle with him again! It was a long 5 weeks but it is now just a picture in his baby book (or baby blog!)

Our little scholar!

Quintin is loving 4 year old preschool. He works so hard on his homework. Daddy was helping Q work on the letter B.

Don't mind the jelly on his face... it was also lunch time
I think this is A+ work!

He is even perfecting writing his name.

Great job Quintin!