The Everyday

These are just a few snapshots from earlier today...trying to capture the everyday stuff before they change completely. Some of you have probably seen these on Facebook, but I thought I'd share for those of you who aren't on there.


I just had to throw this one in. He loves lounging on this rug & he blends right in!

Watching Airplanes

A few weeks ago Marshall and the kids were playing around on You Tube and watched this video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aC5uSKLdRCI

Now I hear this nonstop. Be sure to watch all 3 to hear the different versions, and definitely watch until the very end of Cole's...he's hilarious!

Oh, and if you're visiting the actual blog (instead of e-mail or Google Reader) you'll want to pause the music to the right.


Owen



Jacob



Cole

Swimming

We've all been enjoying the pool this summer, and even though we're looking forward to cooler weather we're going to miss our afternoon swims. Here are some videos I took last week of the kids swimming. They're all so comfortable in the water. We still put the swimming vests on Jacob & Cole for safety reasons when we're just playing in the pool, but they both love to practice without them and it amazes me how much they remember from swimming lessons back in June.

Owen's dive




Jacob swimming



Cole snorkeling



Owen Swimming



Cole's dive

Not what you think

This afternoon Cole appeared with 2 foam tiger claws on his hands. When I asked him if he was a tiger fan he emphatically replied "No, I'm a rancor!". For those of you who don't know, a rancor is a big, scary animal in the Star Wars movies.

Soon after I was called to Owen's room to watch a movie and this is what I saw:

Jacob was the audience while Owen and Cole acted out an elaborate (made-up) scene from Star Wars where Captain Rex battles a rancor.


It was a vicious fight, but in the end the rancor was defeated:

How cute are they?!?!?!

And if you can stand any more cuteness hop on over to my blog to see some new photos of Anne Marie & Catherine. Those girls are so sweet & adorable they almost make me want another baby...almost.

Confession

Check out Owen's enthusiasm as we continue our tradition of photographing our kids in their LSU gear at the start of each football season:



In June the only picture I took that I didn't get paid for was of my steam cleaner. Sad. Since then I've been much better about documenting the day-to-day stuff in our lives, hence all the blog posts. It's always a bit of a struggle for me to balance capturing these memories with just making memories with my boys. I think both are important for all of us.

These are from this morning. Owen spelled his name to help him identify his castle in the city they were constructing.





And for the record, our kids do own clothes...lots of them actually. They just prefer to be nearly-naked and will strip them off as soon as they get the chance. :-)

Happy Birthday Marshall!

Happy birthday Marshall...we love you!!!

making Daddy's cake:




notice Jacob licking his lips here: