Three!!!

Daniel is three years old today! How did that happen?? His primary focus is trains these days, however, Aunt Jennie may have opened up a big window with a batman car present - so who knows what his next mania may be....

Per his request, a Thomas cake - with Annie and Claribel AND a tunnel...

Bean bag chair....

Think he likes it????

swiper, nooooo swiping....

So our Sydney is a well known sushi swiper - from way back when she was 18 months old and went head to head with her Poppy for the contents of his plate at our favorite sushi buffet...

Today we were back at our favorite place, and when I sat down with my plate, Sydney started her usual perusal of my plate to pick out what pieces she wanted. As she's choosing her items off my plate one at a time, I realize that Daniel, who is sitting on Sydney's other side on the bench seat, is quietly picking each of her pieces off of her plate and eating them...

When sydney returned her attention to her plate, it was empty!

The sushi swiper had been bested :)

Did someone say Halloween????

I'd say these kids are a little excited.....

A few random things

1) Sydney asked yesterday: "Who in the world wouldn't like cookies??" No real answer for that :)

2) Daniel says (in the car with the music on) "You know, I'm a pretty good singer....." which is close to something I apparently announced myself when I was little :)

3) A picture from the pumpkin patch last week

The good stuff...

There's a song from Kenny Chesney that talks about the good stuff in life.. here are 2 examples..

1) Finding your older child pushing her younger brother in a swing. By herself. Without being asked. Just to be nice.

2) Finding your 2 kids watching TV like this....

Yup, that's the good stuff :)

Our first ever "First day" of School

Sydney headed off to her first day at pre-school today. It was a hit.. Her main report was "mommy, we had SNACKTIME!"

Getting out of the car - Thank goodness none of the crying moms were allowed to stay. It was a quick drop off and in they went...

And here's our Daniel. Because he was in a fairly cheerful mood and actually let me take his picture..