Not to be outdone...we also have a three month old

WE LOVE AARON!

Getting a kick out of getting his picture taken.

What is going on with my two crazy sisters?

Happy #5 Miriam!

We have a five year old in our house (and we're not just talking about how Daddy acts sometimes)! That's right -- Miriam is five years old! She was so excited for her day, and she made the most of it. The day started with chocolate-chip-pumpkin pancakes for breakfast. Then, Daddy, Robin and Aaron visited her nursery school class with chocolate chip cookies and an intense reading of Otis and the Tornado. After lunch, Miriam Skyped with Grandma Jean and PopPop and opened her present from them -- an electricity experiments kit that she played with until dinner. She picked a delicious menu of tomato soup, toasted cheese sandwiches,mashed potatoes, and cantaloupe. Nana came for dinner too, bringing grapes, robusto cheese, presents, and delicious birthday brownies. Oy, so much chocolate! Miriam is such a thoughtful, caring, tough, adventurous and fun kid. We are so happy to have her in our family. 

Baking chocolate chip cookies for Miriam's class

Miriam the photographer--she took this picture of Aaron. He was not amused.

Birthday dinner with sunflowers from Nana.

Birthday Brownies

Opening presents...this took literally 2 minutes for 4 presents. We were lucky to get any pictures at all.

Settling In

It's been almost three months since Aaron joined us, and we're getting used to having him around. He seems to like us, even though we rarely give him time to nap when he wants to. Sometimes he looks a little bit confused by his sisters' zany antics, but we think he likes the craziness....

Hanging with Daddy

The Jungle

Three in the bath

Daddy and the kiddos posing turned into....

Tackle fight! It's never too young to start rumblin'...

Chilly Camping!

Daddy and the girls got their last camping trip of the year in last night. It was chilly! Lows were in the mid-30's. But thanks to hot chocolate, hiking and a roaring fire, they stayed warm. What better way to spend their extra hour than sleeping in a tent?

Oatmeal for Breakfast!

Without the Derecho, we wouldn't have such a great stack of firewood to burn.
Thanks for splitting it all, Daddy!

Eyeball!

      Halloween is here and gone. What better to do than write a blog post while sitting on the couch eating candy. Miriam went with a traditional bunny this year, perhaps a nod to the fact she was in the shafanim (bunny) class last year at preschool. Aaron went as a bumblebee--thank you mommy listserv with free costumes. Robin went as an eyeball. We don't know why she came up with this answer when we asked what she wanted to be for Halloween, but it was an AWESOME costume, put together by Daddy. 

Hey, you lookin' at me?

Daddy and  Aaron

Hurricake....

 Hurricane Sandy is making its way towards us. Our important papers are downstairs as is all our bedding. We're sleeping on the ground floor tonight...a tree crashed through a neighbor's house during the last storm and we aren't taking any chances. So, time for "hurricake," reading and building forts. We hope the storm passes quickly and everyone is safe.

Yum, Hurricake.

The pumpkin ice cream is pretty good too!

Reading Extravaganza!

Miri built this fort to sleep in.

Two Months Old!

Double A is two months old! We can't believe how quickly it has gone. So, what is the big guy up to? He loves to look at the ducks over his swing, being entertained by his sisters and being outside. He hates his vitamin D drops, being woken up too early and spending time in the car. His eating is great, his sleeping is good (he is usually only up once a night) and we are so happy to have him in our family.

Smiling for the camera. AA weighed in at 12 lbs plus, and had grown to 23 3/4 inches.

Not such a fan of sharing his bed with Thunder.

The kids