Dino Cake

Drew had his heart set on making this dinosaur cake!

He had a blast decorating it with candy!


Carefully checking the picture to make sure it was perfect!

His finished Dinosaur Cake!

Trick or Treat! ('09)

We had a great time trick or treating with Grandma!

We went to a friend's neighborhood that has an awesome Halloween party again this year!

Here Drew is muching on a smore after roasting marshmallows!

....recognize the costume? Yep he is DADDY, for the second year in a row! We tried to get him to be something else, but nope, he insisted on being Daddy, so once again he is a Walgreen's store manager and he coudln't be happier! :-)

Our little ghost, all tuckered out!

Fun Times at the Farmer's Market on Halloween Day!

We spent Halloween morning at the Farmer's market with Grandma!




Playing in the pumpkin house!



...and of course the Halloween wooden cutouts!

(look at the sleeping Jillian!)

Drew and I picking out apples while Jillian is sleeping away!

Drew liked the "Andrew's Farms" sign

Checking out funny shaped gourds!

Grandma's Here and she brought Presents!

Grandma Cindy came to visit and brought presents for the kiddos!

This was Jillian's first experience with presents but she dug right into the gift bag!

Drew was a sweetheart and helped Jillian with her gifts


Look at my new dolls!


Thank you grandma for all of the new toys!!! They love them!

Go Green Lions! Drew's First Soccer Game

Drew in his spiffy Green jersey getting ready for his first soccer game!

3 and 4 year olds playing soccer is HILARIOUS! They have no concept of which goal is theirs, out of bounds, or how to play defense. The kids took turns playing goalie and he would get mad when they would run passed him out of bounds instead of trying to kick the ball towards him in the goal. The kids would be so excited about kicking the ball, they forgot about the goal! They don't keep score, but I don't think anyone scored anyways.

They play 4 quarters at 6 minutes each. Drew wasn't quite sure the first half and didn't want to play very much. One time he actually got the ball and was kicking it towards his goal very slowly and no one was trying to steal it from him! He was doing so good! One quarter he played goalie and daddy stayed close to help him focus.

The game was really guided with the coaches and referee on the field trying to help the kids go the right direction, stay focused, and have fun!

Enjoying his post game gatorade!

After the game, we stopped by Burger King for a bite to eat.

Drew Cake

Lately Drew has been more likely to eat some foods if they are arranged in a special way or spell out something. Sometimes I will cut his sandwich in the shape of a letter or make a face with his dinner foods. Pancakes are one of Drew's favorite foods, so they do not need anything special to entice him to eat them, but I couldn't resist surprising him one day recently.

Drew ate the D, and I said "Drew, what happened to your Drew cake, it's a Rew cake now!" He looked at me, picked up the R, ate it and said "NO Mommy, It's an EW cake!!" After eating the 'ew' only the heart was left and he said "look mommy, it's a love cake"

Needless to say, I have made 'Drew cakes' several times in the last couple weeks. It has become a new favorite.

(and yes, he eats them without syrup..... he only gets syrup when he asks, and usually only with his grandparents! I am such a mean mommy!)

Labor Day - Go Irish!

On Labor Day, we took advantage of Chik-Fil-A's promotion. We all dressed up in Notre Dame shirts and headed got our free chicken sandwiches! Of course Jillian didn't get a sandwich, but we took the opportunity to put her in ND gear too!

First Day of Soccer Practice

On our way to the first soccer practice

At first Drew got mad because someone else was using his ball. Eventually he got over it and learned to share and use other soccer balls. Tony stayed out on the field most of the time and they both had a great time! Drew's coach did a GREAT job. She is a preschool teacher and did a lot with the kids, kept their attention and made it a lot of fun for them.

Before long Drew was out having fun and running drills with his teammates.

He did such a great job!

Look at Drew go!

Jillian was perfectly content sitting on the sidelines with me. She sat blowing drool bubbles and trying to chew on the camera.

Happy Boy after practice!