Here's Howe

Weekend Project

2011-05-29T01:11:00.006-04:00

Removing the screen door and adding windows. My little helper Thans wearing his safety gear!

best buds

2011-04-28T20:54:00.003-04:00

Playing outside today

2011-04-14T13:52:00.004-04:00

The boys have been enjoying the nice weather that we've had. After 2 days of rain they were ready to be outside again today (as was I)!

(yes Elijah is wearing a button down shirt, tie and sportscoat for play. It's his favorite outfit right now. lol )

He's the best dressed preschooler.

2011-04-04T13:13:00.000-04:00

One of Elijah's favorite hobbies is coloring

2011-04-04T12:34:00.001-04:00

Brothers enjoying lunch at the side table to the play kitchen that I trash picked.

Elijah "reading" to us

2011-03-16T22:05:00.000-04:00

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what's cookin

2011-03-08T11:22:00.000-05:00

love this face

2011-03-08T11:18:00.000-05:00

2011-02-28T14:45:00.001-05:00

Nathaniel wanted to dress up like a fireman. I need to find him fireman rainboots in his size apparently.

2011-02-28T14:42:00.001-05:00

Watching a rain storm come through last week. Nathaniel was having his lunch and Elijah pushed his chair over to the door.

ice cream!

2011-02-28T14:39:00.003-05:00

We've been doing a few charts to help with the stubborn 3 year old behaviors. The other day Elijah filled in his first of the charts - surprisingly it was the 'No Time Outs' chart. His request for his prize was ice cream. Of course Nathaniel gets a free ride for the treat.

2011-02-28T14:37:00.000-05:00

Mr. Creative made breakfast over the weekend.

2011-02-25T10:58:00.003-05:00

Last week the boys and I enjoyed the beautiful weather we had! We went for walks around the neighborhood, played at the park and made a trip to the zoo. The zoo was a real zoo that day with so many people there and of course the batteries in my camera were dead so i only got a few pictures.

Breaking in the wagon Santa brought nathaniel

Mommy's little heartbreaker

2011-02-16T12:46:00.000-05:00

2011-02-12T06:47:00.003-05:00

Nathaniel up to no good. Trying to figure out how to unstack the chairs so he could climb on them.

Elijah before school on Wednesday. He had to wear a button down shirt so he could be like daddy.

2011-02-12T06:45:00.001-05:00

Finally got around to uploading some pictures/video last night.

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2011-01-31T13:53:00.001-05:00

Elijah slept a little later than usual today. When he woke up he walked in the kitchen and said "Oh sorry, my alarm didn't go off". He doesn't have an alarm in his room.

building a snowman

2011-01-30T21:11:00.001-05:00

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2011-01-29T19:30:00.000-05:00

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2011-01-27T14:28:00.000-05:00

Elijah actually cooperated and let me get a picture with him

nathaniel's first time coloring

the story of our life this year

2011-01-27T14:23:00.003-05:00

another snow storm
This was taken around midnight when it was blizzard conditions according to the local news

2011-01-20T12:40:00.000-05:00

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a few pictures of me and Nathaniel

2011-01-20T12:35:00.001-05:00

Last week we made ice cream out of the fresh snow.
Elijah had to put non nonpareils in it.

a view of the backyard

2011-01-20T12:33:00.001-05:00

"Mommy, we need to wake the sun up".
No son, you need to start staying asleep until the sun wakes up. :)

2011-01-14T09:19:00.002-05:00

a little conversation today between Elijah and myself:

E: I have a great idea, let's watch a dvd
M: sure, what DVD?
E: you're favorite
M: which DVD is my favorite
E: the one with the boys and school and a fire truck
M: a Christmas Story?
E: yeah that's the one that's your favorite DVD

some of Elijah

2011-01-09T20:13:00.002-05:00

playing dress up. Doesn't every astronaut wear a pumpkin on the head?

Some of Nathaniel

2011-01-09T20:08:00.003-05:00

he's now proficient at climbing up on their little table so he can look out the window. quite the monkey.

2011-01-09T19:49:00.000-05:00

Elijah sledding down the "mountain" in our backyard.

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2011-01-09T19:46:00.001-05:00

Nathaniel's first time sledding.

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more snow

2011-01-09T19:23:00.002-05:00

We had more snow come in through our area Friday and Saturday. Both boys seem to love snow. I enjoy making fresh cookies, hot cocoa and taking pictures of them from the door while daddy gets cold. :)

all bundled up before they go out to play.

2011-01-06T18:54:00.002-05:00

This is from the snow we had right after Christmas. I think in total we had about 1 foot.
Nathaniel's first time in snow since he was sick every single time it snowed last year.
Elijah throwing a snowball at us

He looks like such a chub chub all bundled up

making snow angels

dec19 127

2010-12-27T17:49:00.001-05:00

the boys got a bounce house for Christmas. it fits in the living room.

getting ready for Santa

2010-12-27T17:36:00.002-05:00

Sprinkling reindeer food for Santa's reindeer.
Since we don't have a chimney - Santa needed a way in! Elijah hung Santa's magic key on the door.

he loves his trains

2010-12-22T14:09:00.000-05:00

2010-12-17T12:08:00.002-05:00

getting so big!

2010-12-17T12:07:00.000-05:00

2010-12-17T12:03:00.003-05:00

Nathaniel's favorite activity right now is rearranging the ornaments on the tree.

apparently I wasn't making breakfast fast enough

2010-12-17T12:02:00.003-05:00

Nathaniel helped himself to some rolls he could reach on the counter.

2010-12-17T12:00:00.000-05:00

My 2 handsome boys this week.

2010-12-06T10:29:00.000-05:00

2010-12-06T10:26:00.001-05:00

Elijah's been wanting to make cake so I gave in the other day and made our pumpkin chocolate cake. Both boys seemed to have enjoyed licking the beaters.

2010-12-06T10:24:00.000-05:00

Elijah was so excited to put the star on the tree this year.

2010-12-02T09:45:00.000-05:00

I love shutterfly!

2010-11-26T09:16:00.000-05:00

Brown Lime Band 5x7 folded card

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2010-11-21T15:58:00.000-05:00

2010-11-18T12:50:00.000-05:00

step by step

2010-11-12T06:32:00.001-05:00

nathaniel walking from madelyn howe on Vimeo.

Nathaniel

2010-11-09T09:39:00.001-05:00

Finally got Picasa on the new computer so here are Nathaniel's 1st birthday pictures taken at Washington Lake Park.

Happy Halloween!

2010-10-31T20:06:00.003-04:00

We hope everyone had a safe and Happy Halloween!

Woody

Fire Chief (was supposed to be Buzzlight year, but he changed his mind and wanted to be a fire chief today)

The Jack O Lantern James carved last night

as Buzz Lightyear at the Deptford Mall trick or treating

He wanted to be Spiderman for his school Halloween party (thank goodness for having some extra costumes around the house!

little boy and his dog

2010-10-31T07:09:00.000-04:00

2010-10-26T21:00:00.001-04:00

Yesterday we went to Washington Lake Park to take Nathaniel's 1st birthday pictures. I'll post those soon, but in the meantime, Elijah was being cooperative with wanting his picture taken so here are a few of my favorites.

We truly have the cutest boys

2010-10-25T19:44:00.001-04:00

Happy 1st birthday!

2010-10-22T17:49:00.002-04:00

to our little man Nathaniel!

2010-10-21T20:27:00.001-04:00

excited to see the garbage truck

The firetruck came to Elijah's school the other day. Showing off his new hat.

2010-10-21T20:22:00.002-04:00

Jim's job had a family fun day. Elijah got to pick a pumpkin to paint.
Ride a pony (it was cold and windy hence his expression)
Nathaniel enjoyed a soft pretzel

playing at home wheeeee!

standing by himself

playing in the rain

2010-10-14T20:45:00.000-04:00

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This little guy gets into EVERTHING! (including the oven drawer)

2010-10-09T20:52:00.002-04:00

The boys and I went to the zoo the other day.
The polar bear was actually awake!
My little climber trying to climb up

baby abigail

2010-10-08T13:10:00.000-04:00

2010-10-08T13:02:00.002-04:00

I spent the weekend with friends in the pocono's for a little R&R. We took a little hike at Bushill Fall's.

2010-10-03T11:24:00.006-04:00

Apparently, when you remove the baskets the console table makes very cool hiding spots.Elijah painting his pumpkin with Aunt Krist at the Haddon Heights fall festival.

The finished product-
Dinner time at Uncle Steve's and Aunt Kristi's -Eating cottage cheese with his fingers...apples...and mac and cheese
-Elijah and his 6..7th..lost count juice box....he is to juice boxes as I am to iced coffee :o)

Saturday morning with the boys!

2010-10-02T09:10:00.002-04:00

I realize this picture is blurry, I was ducking from a basket that was thrown. I should have documented I cleaned the living room prior to bed last night. Heading to the Fall Festival once Nathaniel wakes up from his nap!

Boys Weekend!!!!!! What to do???

2010-10-02T00:35:00.005-04:00

We started our weekend by visiting the park. What trouble could we find in a park???

Hey...I never noticed the 15 ft rock wall before... He climbed it like a pro... I was so proud!

We ended our day with matching "Tommy" Pj's that we purchased. Until Tomorrow!

my little climber

2010-09-30T22:42:00.000-04:00

climbing on chair from madelyn howe on Vimeo.

2010-09-30T20:52:00.000-04:00

11 months!

2010-09-25T20:19:00.002-04:00

I can't believe the little guy is going to be 1 in less than 1 month!

Jumping jacks

2010-09-17T21:30:00.001-04:00

Elijah learned to jumping jacks in school this week. He's been practicing them at home. :)

jumping jacks from madelyn howe on Vimeo.

First day of school!

2010-09-14T18:24:00.002-04:00

Elijah started school yesterday. He had a great day and is looking forward to going back tomorrow.
He wasn't into the first day of school pictures.
Walking to the schoolwaiting for the classroom to opensitting at his table

2010-09-12T21:22:00.000-04:00

The sweet serenade I had after dinner tonight.

happy birthday mommy from madelyn howe on Vimeo.

It's the Great Pumpkin

2010-09-08T22:45:00.002-04:00

Proud of the pumpkin that he grew in the garden.

2010-09-06T21:04:00.000-04:00

2010-09-03T20:53:00.002-04:00

We went to the zoo today and was able to see the new baby giraffe.
And we were able to briefly see the newest kangaroo that came out of the mommy's pouch as we were standing there.

watching the ducks

becoming the ladies man already. with 2 of his friends.

2010-09-03T20:50:00.003-04:00

Elijah was being silly the other day and wanted me to take his picture with stuffed animals on his head. Here are a few of them.

2010-09-03T20:50:00.001-04:00

Knoebels 2010

2010-09-01T20:44:00.002-04:00

Here are the pictures from Knoebels over the weekend. I'm having issues with google and firefox right now so I can't add pictures to the blog, so Picasa it is.

2010-08-30T08:11:00.001-04:00

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.

2010-08-23T16:08:00.002-04:00

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

2010-08-18T15:38:00.000-04:00

2010-08-15T20:08:00.002-04:00

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

2010-08-15T20:07:00.000-04:00

flying kite from madelyn howe on Vimeo.

National Park

2010-08-15T19:43:00.002-04:00

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".

2010-08-13T12:35:00.000-04:00

eating some pretzels at the table like a big boy

sharing some cheerios

F1 & F3

2010-08-13T12:18:00.001-04:00

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

2010-08-13T11:54:00.000-04:00

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"9" month stats

2010-08-13T09:40:00.002-04:00

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"

2010-08-10T15:11:00.001-04:00

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2010-08-05T19:44:00.004-04:00

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.

2010-08-03T00:23:00.001-04:00

Reading to Nathaniel

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

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check out those gorgeous blue eyes

I'm 3!

2010-08-03T00:21:00.000-04:00

Here comes the ice cream man!

2010-08-03T00:19:00.001-04:00

2010-07-26T21:34:00.001-04:00

We took a little trip to Ocean City over the weekend for a bit.

First Phillies Game

2010-07-26T21:19:00.002-04:00

We took both boys to their first Phillies game today. Such fun!
First we had to go to swimming class.

Elijah loved it in here

Nathaniel even got into the action a bit

love the zoom of my camera.

this was our actual view in the nosebleed section. at least we were in the shade!It was also kids fun the bases day, but apparently I missed Jim and Elijah out on the field so there are no pictures, but he did get a certificate from that and both boys received a certificate and a little Phanatic figurine for having it be their first game.

one tuckered out little boy (and his Philly Phanatic handed down from daddy)

The zoo through the eyes of a 3 year old

2010-07-23T21:18:00.002-04:00

Elijah took his new camera to the zoo and had fun taking pictures. Here are a few of them that turned out pretty good.

The big turtle in the reptile house.

Hippo

wild animal on the loose!

the big tortoises

kangaroos

the train

2010-07-23T21:13:00.000-04:00

some fun with his new Buzz Lightyear Sprinkler that he received for his birthday

look who's trying to be a big boy

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Carnival Party!

2010-07-19T20:56:00.003-04:00

We had Elijah's birthday party over the weekend. It turned out great if I must say so myself. The theme this year was a Carnival. The kids had a great time playing carnival games in the backyard and everyone seemed to enjoy eating lots of unhealthy food. The face painter/balloon twister is from Caravan of Entertainment. To see pictures from the party click here.

My favorite picture of the boys right now.

Goodbye 2's Hello 3's!

2010-07-18T11:17:00.002-04:00

Yesterday Elijah turned 3! He had such a fun day at his birthday party. Pictures of that will come soon. In the meantime, here's his last picture as a 2 year old.
and here's the big 3 year old!
and just a reminder of his baby cuteness ...