Apple Picking at County Line Orchards

 Well....  apple picking was fun had it not been for the last 1 mile to get into the parking lot.  Regardless.....  Austin was the best ninja-turtle-apple-slicer.  Ava was very helpful packing the apple bags while Alexi was great at taking one bite out of an apple, then throwing it out of his stroller.

Throwing apples from the trees is good, right???

 

Ava, always ready to strike a pose

Emo, how do like them apples?

Holding Alexi was the only way to stop him from eating rotten apples.

Only Malinda can save him.

Happy Birthday Lola!!!

For Lola's birthday, we had dinner at Cafe Iberico.  The food was great, the kids semi-behaved, and the we left the place a TOTAL disaster.  Whoops....  We picked the wrong night to try and potty train Ava; just ask the staff who had to mop up after her.  Anyways....  Spanish tapas were super easy for the kids to eat, while the cake was even easier.  HAPPY BIRTHDAY LOLA, WE LOVE YOU VERY MUCH!!!!

While waiting to pick up Daddy at work, Austin and Ava fell asleep holding hands.  I believe they held hands for 45 minutes and slept for 40 minutes.

Alexi, actually feeding himself.



another stop - Playground Tour 2011

Despite a loss, GREAT friends made this Bear's game enjoyable.  Tons of food and even more playtime.  Aggie's had a blast at the Daggie's house, THANK YOU AND SORRY FOR THE SUPER MESS!!!

Playdate with Uncle Brian!!!

More then one way to catch a kid

At Baby Bizarra's Baby shower, Alexi was forced to dress up and play.

With Uncle Ansel and good pal, Camille, enjoying sugar.

Saul Jr, stylin', slick, and ever cool.  Obviously, the loudest table at Maggiano's.

Happy 90th Birthday Party Great Grannie Annie!!!

During the 2nd week in September, we took a long-weekend trip to Melbourne, FL for Great Grannie's 90th Birthday Party.  We were the family on the plane you DID NOT want to sit close to.  The kids loved spending time with their Great Grannie Annie, hanging at the beach, and the pool.  We were able to watch a LIVE space shuttle launch from the balcony of our hotel.  We can't wait to see everyone all over again!!!

We hope you enjoy this short montage.

What would this blog update be, without media from another playground stop???  That's not a joke, I don't know, seriously.  These kids know how to play.

Ava REALLY loves to climb

weekend without daddy??? I'm sure they still had fun.

Alexi, visting Austin's new school.

 Surviving Hurricane Irene; WE ARE SURVIVORS.  Congrats to Rhea and Ron!!!

 Playground Tour 2011 with the Szczech boys

When Austin gets a haircut, everyone ones(with lollipops)

When Dad watches the boys....

of course you can play with the sprinklers...

when Mommy takes them to the park, its alittle more calm

 and Mommy will feed the kids

Ava, protesting at the mall

Siblings.... Can't live with them, can't live without them

Watch, as Alexi falls, Austin knows to hold onto him so he doesn't get hurt.  Sooner or later, Austin will be helping his younger brother get hurt, faster.

Since....  nobody napped, they all wanted to go for a ride....

 

 

 

 

 

One morning while Austin was clearly sick, Ava didn't want him to lie down on the couch by himself, so she joined him.  If you know Ava, she NEVER sits still.

 

 

One more stop on Playground Tour 2011

Uncle Jimmy Boy's wedding

Ring bearer Austin

This, was the most still Austin and Ava were all night

with cousins Mylene, Brandon and Andrew

Nope, they don't sit in church

with New groom Jimmy and Emery

eating Indian food, like a boss

kinda hard to tell, but this was our dancing monster Ava