odds and ends

I am a horrible blogger.

It's a fact anymore....

Lana's birthday was Sept 27 and we went to dinner to celebrate!

Del Porto is one of our favorite local restaurants so that's where we headed.

The Gilmores :)

My boys!

[Charlie's going to kill me someday for the bowl cut...]

the birthday girl and me

I packed a bag of "quiet toys" to keep the boys occupied.

It's sort of a NICE restaurant and we're still working on table manners :/

Hey look! James likes quiet toys too!

They love their Aunt!

I think the feeling's mutual.

Birthday kisses from Jackson

We went home for birthday cake. I made a scratch chocolate cake.

It was soooo yum....

all 29 candles!

yes, Charlie is naked.

No, I don't know why....

At least his hand is in a good spot.

Lana's got her glass of milk ready for her cake.

Happy Birthday, Lana!

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Random pics:

The boys sporting their Steeler and Saints jerseys on game day :)

matching missing teeth!

Jackson pulled his loose tooth.

Charlie had his removed by the dentist..it was rotten.

On the airplane to go to Penn to see Nonna for Pumpkin Fest

Yes, I had to fly with these two goobers.

They are very well behaved [most of the time] and do a good job of sitting for stretches of time.

Leapsters, coloring books, dvds, snacks, stickers, tic tac toe all do a good job to pass the time too :)