Playing in the leaves

Today Daddy was off and we got to play with him all day! We went for a walk around the neighborhood and then found a big pile of leaves. We had such fun rummaging through the leaves with Mommy and Daddy!

Additional pics can be found via the link on the right.

Grammy Visit

Well we all went to visit Grammy the Saturday after Thanksgiving. Uncle Bob was there and the kids had a great time tearing up Grammy's house. Ben was in LOVE with Grammy's rocker -- we have all heard it over the phone! I took a little video, but accidentally turned the camera and it plays on its side. but for those of you who know the sound, you will laugh anyway! Ben and Maddie loved having a turkey dinner for lunch and had nice naps on the way up and back. It was a great day!

Additional pictures can be found on the photos link to the right.

Porterhouse has a new home

As many people know we have been having problems with Porterhouse and the babies. With all his aggressive tendencies, it has not been possible to mix the dog with the kids. Well today we heard Porter snarl and snap and the Ben screamed. Ben just had tiny scratch on his middle finger, but that was the last straw. We called the vet and made an appointment to put Porter down.

When we got to the vet, he was able to find an employee who was willing to take Porter into her home and be his new mommy. Her name is Colleen and she was very excited to have him come to her home. We are all sad to see him leave us, but so happy not to have to put him down. Thank you Colleen and Dr. Scott Humphreys! If we can't have him with us, it is so wonderful to know that his new home is a loving one.

Photos from the Hospital

Well, I never realized that I did not get the babies' photos from when they were first born until... you guessed it! The photo company called me. They were going to delete the images and offered me a last chance offer. So I figured what the heck, I asked her to pic out the best picture of the kids and send them. Well it may have been the drugs or hot flashes, but I forgot how bad the photos were. Maddie looked like her Angelina Jolie lips got sucked into a pool drain and Ben was just miserable. I got a good laugh out of the pictures so i thought I would share them with you. I have added some of the good pictures that we took to show that they did not look like this at any other time. (but I still think they are funny!)

Deb -- yes, that is the bear you gave Maddie in her bassinet with her. She still sleeps with it and loves to listen to Brahms' lullaby before going to sleep!

Happy Halloween!

We had a nice day today and had some fun trick or treating! We started off with a trip to Aston to visit Aunt Michele and her mother and father. Afterwords, we went trick-or-treating in Mom-mom and Pop-pop's neighborhood. It was very busy, but the kids found their new favorite food.....LOLLIPOPS! Mom-mom gave them ring pops which kept them busy for a long long time. It was a big sticky mess, but so much fun!

Additional photos can be seen at the shutterfly link to the left.

The Dog Crate

The kids are now facinated by the dog crate. Yesteray they both kept climbing in and out of it. (Thank goodness it was clean!) Ben stopped after I ran for the camera, but had great fun in shutting the door on his sister when she was in the crate. It was hysterical to watch them run around with the dog toys too. (Again, thank goodness they just came out fo the dishwasher!)

Fun with Madeline in Media

I took the kids to the Halloween Parade in Media with their new friend Madeline K and Madeline's family! We had a great time and tried out our new wagon. (Thanks Aunt Tarri!!!) We even walked in the parade. The kids were dressed in their costumes, but did not sport that fabulous blue hair action from the West Chester parade. More photos to come as the paparazzi was there! (Chris Kelleher is the best!) Once their have their web page updated, you can check out the pics at Madeline K and The Kelleher websites. (see links) More to come as Halloween approaches quickly!!!!

It was really cute when Madeline joined Ben and Maddie in their wagon. It was a Cheerio party for all!!! Thanks to Chris Kelleher for the photo above that I took from his website! Click on the title line for a link to all Chris' fabulous photos.