Now I'm really going to put my money on Alli...

Here's Alli beating up on Ethan a little bit. He's a good sport about it and even makes things right with a hug and kiss.

Sibling love

Ethan and Alli in her crib sharing a little love. That is until Chloe the cat comes in and Ethan decides she is "his" cat re-naming her Mr. Pettybone. For those of you with kids into Mickey Mouse, you know Mr. Pettybone is Goofy's kitty.

Evidence that TV melts your mind...

Ethan watching Curious George this morning (notice the irony that he's wearing his George PJ's).

Who's going to win this one? (my money's on Alli!)

Happy Birthday Ethan

Three years ago Scott, my parents and I were at the hospital waiting, waiting and waiting for my scheduled c-section.  After nearly 7 hours of getting pushed back later and later and later Ethan was born 5 pounds 6 ounces and 18 inches long.  We kenw our lives were changing, but like all new parents, we had no idea just how much things would change.  He was a tiny little thing who immediately took control of our lives, our house, and our hearts.

Here is a little of what Scott wrote in his first blog post after Ethan was born...

"The delivery was amazing and I cannot do it justice in words so I won't try. Ethan was born and came out kicking and screaming for the first 20min or so. The nurses took him away for their assessments along with the standard weights and measures. We'll post all the vital statistics in the future. After that, they let me be the first to hold him and while I wanted to be able to pass him onto Megan, it was such a trill to be able to hold my son and meet him for the first time."

You can read the full post here.

When he was almost one I started a tradition of taking fall photos with our pumpkins in our backyard every October...

At nearly two he would not hold still long enough to pose with the pumpkin

This year he thought it was really funny to eat grass...

...until he couldn't get it out of his mouth!

We had a birthday party for him on Saturday and his Great Grandma Pearl made him a Thomas cake.  He loved it!

He claimed two pieces as his own...and he ate both!

He was very happy with all of his gifts.  When the window is open he loves to line up all of his trains to play.

He was a happy camper after dad got his new train table put together...too busy to look at the camera!

This morning I asked him what he wanted to eat for breakfast on his birthday and he replied, "A piece of cake and a fork!"  I replied, "A piece of cake?"  Then he shook his finger at me and said, "And a fork!"  If you look closely you can see he had a guest for breakfast...Buzz Lightyear!

Happy Birthday baby boy!  I can't believe how quickly 3 years has gone by.  We love you!

It has happened...

Well, it has happened and as a result, pandemonium has ensued at house.  That's right...Allison has learned to crawl.  We are not talking just army crawling or scooting, but full fledged, up on all fours, crawling.  Needless to say, Ethan is none too thrilled with this development because, of course, Alli always heads straight for his toys!

This video is missing a crucial part of life with our crawling girl...Ethan was napping so you don't get to hear his screams when he realizes Alli is messing with his stuff!