Happy 2 months (belated)!

Finn was 2 months old last Thursday, and 9 weeks on Friday.   Today we went to see the doctor and got him all checked out.   He is well and GROWING ... 16 lbs, 3 oz.  Oh. my. word.  We shall call him Biggie Smalls.  He is doing well!  The doctor thinks his weight is just fine. (Tell that to my poor tired arms and shoulders!)  He sleeps more than the other kids did at this age, but it must be exhausting growing at that rate, so you can't blame him.  Finn has rolled over from his tummy to his back a couple of times now, and has started smiling and cooing.  I love baby smiles!

Smalls is ready for some Penn State football!

Trying to get a good smile picture ... 

Crazy

At the Blue & White game, in the pouring rain. Yep, we're nuts.

One last Navy football post

Check out this great photo from the Washington Post when Navy won their bowl game!

The Army-Navy Game!

Patrick and I got to go to the Army-Navy game this year. This is my brother Cameron's senior year at the Naval Academy and his last football season, so we made sure to go to a great game! The game is played in Philadelphia, which makes things easy for us - we stayed with Patrick's parents and Barb babysat for us while we went to the game. Jim came to the game with us. We went out for cheesesteaks at Pat's and Geno's and cannolis at Termini's before the game.



The game has a great atmosphere and is full of fanfare. It was also very cold! We bundled up and stayed warm, though! My parents, my Aunt Louise, and Cameron's fiancee, Amanda, were all there too. The game was great - and Navy won!

Navy wins - 8 years in a row!

Cameron, #48 - the seniors all got a lot of hugs at this game
I was sad not to get a picture of him leading the team out, carrying the flag.

After the game we got to go out to dinner and spend some time with Cameron and my family. What a fun day!

Touchdown!

Here's a little video from earlier this fall when we were teaching Molly "touchdown."

Go Navy, Beat Army!

Last Saturday was the Army/Navy game. We enjoyed watching the game (Navy won, of course!) and catching a few glimpses of Uncle Cameron on TV. My parents got to go to the game, and had a great time. Here are the kiddos, dressed to cheer:

More pictures

Here are some more pictures from our week in Virgina.

Zoie chatting with Papa

Maiah reading to Elijah

Papa playing with the boys

Evan and Elijah

Elijah is just not used to the crowds - he's outta there.

But Evan, Zoie and Maiah tough it out to hear the story.

We (Patrick and Papa did all the hard work) made homemade ice cream - yum!

Bobbi and Molly

Lorrie, Evan, Maiah, Zoie & Danny

(Molly was asleep)

On the way home we got to spend some time with Diane, Bill & Rylee. It was a nice, relaxing break from the long drive. Elijah had a great time - look at him go!

Rylee, all ready for Eagles football

Navy game

On our way down to Virginia, Patrick, Molly and I got to go to Annapolis to visit my brother Cameron at the U.S. Naval Academy and go to a Navy football game. (Elijah stayed in PA with Bobbi and Papa for the day and he had a great time there. As much as he would have loved to see Uncle Cam, I think the game would have been fun for him for about two minutes and then we would all have been miserable.) We had a great time even though Navy lost the game. Molly was pretty happy for most of the game, and we managed to stay warm enough even after it got dark. We especially enjoyed having dinner with Cameron and meeting his girlfriend, Amanda - it was an evening of good food and good conversation.

Cameron (#48) on the sidelines

Molly in her Navy gear ...

at her first football game!

She spent a lot of the game in the bjorn.

Flashback to October 2006 - Elijah at his first football game
Navy vs. Air Force, Colorado Springs, CO

Labor Day weekend

We have been enjoying a (mostly) relaxing long weekend - Patrick was off Friday to make it a four-day weekend. After more than a month of long days and no weekends, we are all excited to have him home for a few days. Elijah came down with a cold on Wednesday night, and Molly caught it yesterday, so it has really been nice to have Patrick here to help. We have mostly been at home this weekend (going to the beach or playground or church is not such a good plan with sick, germy kids!) but we've had a really nice time. I got to go out and shop/run some errands all by myself, the bathroom is clean, the laundry and the diapers are done - does life get any better? We even got to watch some football - we watched the Navy game online and were excited to see my brother Cameron playing, and then last night we were shocked to find the Rocky Mountain Showdown (Colorado vs. Colorado State) on TV! Who knew we would get to see CU football in Rhode Island!? Go Navy! Go CU! Hooray for football season!

Last night we had a great end-of-summer dinner of steak (in Patrick's special marinade), corn on the cob and salad. It was yummy! Elijah loves corn on the cob. Too bad we didn't have any Colorado peaches this year for dessert. This is my favorite time of year for produce. =)

Here are some pictures of our homebody holiday weekend.

More of Elijah's tunnels & bridges - yes, he had help building these big ones.

Cutie pie!

Can Elijah fit through the tunnel?

Happy girl

Go Navy!

Is it football season yet?

OK, maybe it's a little early, but the kids will be all ready to cheer on our favorite team (and our favorite player) when the season starts - thanks Grandpa!

Lil' Navy Fan

Go Middies!

(By the way, does this picture remind you of these? Hah!)

And Elijah is all ready with his cheers:



(Sorry about the weirdness - I am dumb and originally took the video sideways. Note to self: rotated video = poor picture quality and larger file size. Duh.)