Halloween

Pumpkin Patch

Of course my camera died within the first 5 minutes of getting to Bates Nut Farm! We did get a few good shots of Dylan checking out the animals when we first got there... I also bought a disposable camera that still needs to get developed.

To sum it up, it was a great day (other than my camera dying grrrrrrr)!! Dylan rode his first pony and had so much fun at the petting zoo and picking out our pumpkin. We got a "big guy" pumpkin this year- only $10!! I guess you get really good deals when you wait until the last minute to buy your pumpkin! :-)

Football & Wrestling With Dad

Elmo & Daddy's Hat

Dylan LOVES Elmo and was so excited when Grammy brought him one from NC!!

Strawberry Blonde

Don't worry!! It's just Dylan playing with his food! I've always said he was strawberry blonde...

Ears

Ever since Dylan was born he's been obsessed with playing with his ears and sucking his fingers. The result... take a look for yourself! Do you think we should be worried?!?

The funny thing is, we were having dinner with our friends Mike & Margie a few weeks ago and Mike said "Uh Oh! Dylan is an ear twirler... I was an ear twirler". Then he proceeded to do the exact same trick Dylan is doing in these pictures. When Mike showed us his "trick" I thought "oh no,. please don't let that happen to Dylan!" (No offense Mike) Ha ha

It's a Bird... It's a Plane... It's SUPER GRAMMY!!

When mom volunteered to fly out and watch Dylan for our Vegas trip I thought two things... 1) YEA!!! Vegas with no kids!! and 2) Is she crazy??? Dylan is A LOT of work these days!

When she then volunteered to watch our niece Ava as well I knew for sure... she was C-R-A-Z-Y!

Mom didn't even flinch though! Why? Because she's SUPER GRAMMY!! For three days she kept these kids going non-stop- doing crafts, going to the beach, going to the park... she even took them to our neighborhood Oktoberfest! When we got home I thought for sure we would find her dead tired. But no, she was ready to go to the pumpkin patch and go trick or treating. Dustin and I could barely keep up! Wow- I hope I have that energy when I'm her age! Honestly, I'm not even sure I have it now!! Thank you again mom for everything. Don't know what we would do without you!!

Fred's 70th B-Day - Vegas Baby!

To celebrate Fred's 70th birthday in style we all headed to Vegas! Diane did a great job planning the trip and even surprised Fred with several of his friends meeting us in Vegas. It was a fabulous weekend of drinking, dining, sun, shopping, golf and shows! It was a GREAT trip, one we will always remember and cherish forever! And special thanks to my mom for flying out to watch Dylan and Ava for us. Love you!

Halloween Preview

Happy Birthday Grandpa Fred!

Cheese Ball

Everyone that meets Dylan says he has a huge personality, but I'm not sure I see it. Ha ha- NOT! He's our little cheese ball and we love every bit of it! Seriously- can he be any cuter!?!

Dog Sitting

When we told Dylan we needed him to get a part-time job he said he thought dog sitting would be a good idea. Not sure he really gets it...

Big Jumper

One of Dylan's favorite things to do now is jumping! Practice makes perfect- check out those skills!!

2010 Professional Pics

Daddy's Little Helper

Dustin's "Honey-Do List" has gotten pretty extensive lately with the new house... luckily Dylan is a great helper! In these pictures he's helping Daddy put together new patio furniture and build an extension for the backyard gate (so Katie can't jump the fence). He's very proud of himself, as you can tell :-)