We went to Knoebels over the weekend. Elijah had a great time riding on the rides. Here he is on the bumper cars.

bumper cars from madelyn howe on Vimeo.

Nathaniel found the fun of pulling clothes out of his dresser.

look who figured out how to climb up steps. this was his first time ever climbing up steps.

we went to a birthday party for one of Elijah's friends the other day. It was a pirate them.
Argh matey!

Handsome boys

Go here for a few pictures of Nathaniel (and a few others) from a little "photoshoot" that I did while Elijah was flying his kite.

Elijah flying his kite

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National Park

Today we spent a little time at National Park. Time was spent short due to rain, but it was still a nice time.
Elijah's been dying to fly his kite and today was a perfect windy day.

Flying the kite "all myself".

eating some pretzels at the table like a big boy

sharing some cheerios

F1 & F3

For those who questioned whether the boys deserved nicknames after the strength of tornadoes. Here are just 2 pictures from this week.

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"9" month stats

Yesterday we took Nathaniel for his 9 month well visit, which is technically a 9.5 month visit. He's doing great. Like his brother, he's very active and hasn't gained much weight so he's 17lbs 5.6oz and 27 in. The doctor says he sounds and looks very healthy. He had to show the doctor how strong he is by giving her a hard time throughout the whole examination. The bonus was no shots! :)

Nathaniel "no"

no from madelyn howe on Vimeo.

Today we went to Atsion lake with some friends and enjoyed the beautiful day. It was our first time there and definitely won't be the last!
Silly boy kept trying to crawl into the water.

for some reason I didn't think he was going to get wet or dirty. he enjoyed the trip home in a diaper.

Reading to Nathaniel

Nathaniel's favorite activity these days is cruising. Boy does he get into everything!

check out those gorgeous blue eyes

I'm 3!

Here comes the ice cream man!