Spiderman and a Princess

These are all the pictures from Hogan's 4 year old photo shoot that I had to save forever and ever.  I love these kids SOOOOO much.  Hogan was showing off all his Spiderman moves and Lauralee was just being plain adorable.  

Hogan

An Interview with Hogan:

Favorite Food – Spiderman’s pizza.  It doesn’t have nothing on it.  The one thing that’s on it is Spiderman

Favorite Sport to play – swimming, camping, and fishing

Favorite Song- David and Goliath, Superhero Song (one that he made up)

Favorite thing to do with Mama – play superheroes

Favorite thing to do with Daddy – play superheroes

Favorite thing to do with L – play knights

Best Friend- Mommy, Daddy, Noni, Lauralee

What do you want to be when you grow up?- a policeman or spiderman

Favorite bible verse- David and Goliath

Favorite color- green and blue

Thing I do most awesomely- playing superheroes and being a knight

When I was little I used to- play things cool.  Superheroes and knights.  When I was a baby I liked to sleep.

One food I really dislike- Superman’s pasta

If I had one wish it would be- sleeping (??? I wish!)

My best memory is- playing the Super Why Game

The book I am loving right now- My two superheroes books.

Patterson's Farm

We spent a chilly, muddy, fun-filled afternoon at the Fall Family Fun Fest at Patterson's Farm.  These two cuties had a great time.

They got to play with their wonderful friends Penelope and JoJo.

They practiced their farming skills, drove around on tractors, and did everything you should do on a nice fall day...

 Here they are coming down the slides.  We love those slides!

We couldn't leave with out letting the exhausted children pick some apples.  Hogan had made up his mind that I was going to make him an apple pie.  He didn't want to help, he just wanted to eat it.  I don't know if he had ever tried apple pie before but he was dead set on it.  He was pretty upset when we didn't go buy all the ingredients on the way home that evening and whip up a pie at 8 o'clock that night.  I did make one a few days later and he did love it (spoiled little guy).  He said his mama makes the best apple pie in the world, so it was all worth it (I really don't).

And this little girl was much too tired on the way home to care at all about pies.

Love

This girl's got style!

Surrounded by Color

We went on a neighborhood scavenger hunt looking for colors.  

We made color pallets out of cardboard and got ready to head out and find some colors in the world around us.  

We walked around our neighborhood finding all the colors we needed to fill our color pallets.  

And here is H showing off his finished product.  (I know I've said this before, but just in case you are wondering, he dresses himself.)

I wasn't sure how far we would be able to make it because L insisted on wearing H's old cowboy boots.  They are too small for him but WAY WAY WAY too big for her.  But she made them work.  She's a champ.

Walks in Cleveland

The weather has been less than optimal lately but we try to spend our brief moments of sunshine outside enjoying it.  So we walk.  But we don't just walk, we walk with style.

Pittsburgh

We took a day trip to Pittsburgh with our good friends.  

First stop, IKEA! ... Which was very exciting because I have never been to an IKEA before.  It definitely lived up to my expectations.  They had a fun childcare/playroom where your kids can stay while you shop the ENORMOUS store, however, my kids wanted absolutely nothing to do with that ridiculousness.  They just can't stand to be away from us ;)  So we attempted to navigate IKEA with two kids in tow.  They were really pretty good so we all survived no worse for the wear.

After IKEA, and getting lost in Pittsburgh a couple times we made it up to the top of the Duquesne Incline, which first opened in 1877.  Pittsburgh is a surprisingly pretty city but I couldn't imagine having to live there during the winter.  The roads are so narrow and steep and they must become an icy nightmare.  But, it was pretty!

Here are two adorable little girls enjoying the view from up high. 

I wanted H and L to pose with Adam but they weren't interested.  Adam, being as wonderful as he is, posed alone... he felt awkward but he was a good sport.

This is a picture of the century old cable car that we rode up and down the incline.  

These kids had so much fun running around, being silly, and laughing at each other.

Lauralee went all day with out napping so when we headed home that evening she immediately passed out.  Isn't she precious?

She woke up about ten minutes later though.