Happy Halloween!

For Halloween this year Oliver decided he wanted to be a piece of candy. I think maybe he was a bit confused about the holiday, but we went with it anyway! What kind of candy we asked? "Blue!"

Kiernan was a pumpkin, per Oliver's request.

Smith Playground

Smith Playground is a huge playspace in Fairmount Park. It's one of the oldest in the country and has a huge wonderful outdoor part that is all new, and they are renovating the inside. We went with the Arnolds today and had tons of fun.

Oliver was driving the train into the city---Kiernan holding on for dear life.

Kiernan and Wes manning the hoses on the firetruck.

And this is the series that, yet again, shows how hard it is to get two kids to smile at one camera at the same moment. Impossible!

Solebury Orchard, Part 2

Here are a lot more photos from our apple picking adventure.
Kiernan walking with the boys...

Kiernan was so happy to see his buddy Wes, he just had to give him a kiss!

On the tractor ride out to the orchards.

You have to pull REEEEALLLLY hard to pick an apple.

After the orchard, we went to Triumph Brewery in New Hope. It is very yummy (a decent IPA) and when you sit outside, a train pulls up every 30 minutes or so. Clearly the highlight for the boys!

Apple Picking

On Sunday we went apple picking with the Arnolds---as always, it was a ton of fun!

Waiting for the Train

Stephanie and I went to yoga on Saturday, so Mike put Kiernan on his back and walked the boys to the train. Not to be outdone, Oliver brought his own baby along.



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Kiernan, Bear Whisperer

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Walking Machine

I think these are our first true action photos:







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Early Morning at the PTM

The Please Touch Museum teaches many important life skills: how to pump gas...


Drive and ride a city bus...


Buy groceries (although where are the cooking lessons?)





Oh right--baked orange and fish. Yum!


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Munchkin Munchers

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Bob the Builder

In a truck that daddy made...


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Hey Mama?

We were just having lunch at Ikea.

Oliver looked at me and said, "hey mama? After lunch, let's go to the s-t-s-b-m."

"what's that Oliver?"

"it's the playground, but I didn't want to say it in front of Kiernan...so I spelled it!"


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Stained Glass

We went out today and collected leaves, then did a little art project.





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Fall Day at the Arboretum

After school today we went to the Arboretum for a picnic. It was a perfect fall day and the boys (and Stephanie and I) really enjoyed ourselves.