Brotherly love . . . Miscellaneous Pics from November, 2012

While our blogging skills maybe have slightly atrophed as the boys have aged, we continue to be inspired by their supreme adorabliciousness that its too hard to not throw these posts out there.

Today, some unrelated pics that create a clear picture of the boys' current relationship . . .

A perfect example of the Ethan-Noel relationship . . . Ethan will take every opportunity to cuddle on Noelly during naptime and bedtime.  It's incredibly sweet.

Another adorable picture - the boys, on a walk with Pai, plopped down in front of the turkey and Ethan couldn't resist giving Noelly a big hug

Finally, the boys experiencing our 2 weeks of Fall in Texas - burying an always good sport Pai in leaves.

Adventure to Klyde Warren Park

The city recently finished construction on Klyde Warren Park, a great green space connecting Uptown and Downtown.  

Earlier this week, the weather was perfect for an adventure (Noel's new favorite word) so we packed a bag and headed downtown.  Some great pictures of the boys exploring the area:

Ethan sliding down the artificial grass in the kid's playground area.

Noel got some speed and lost some control by the time he made it to the bottom of the hill.

Perfectly captured moment of Noel's stiff-bodied run

Ethan captured his prey!

Noel spinning himself into a dizzy frenzy.

Noel was totally eyeing Ethan's Teddy Grahams.  Needless to say, Ethan wasn't about to share.

Cute shot of Ethan on the hilltop.

Ethan saw some girls making sand angels and decided to make one for himself.

I promise Noel has pants on, though it was dicey for a moment as to how long they were going to stay on.

Noel was crawling under the arches of water.

Ethan doing his best Army crawl.

Noel found a faster route to the end.

Professional Photos - 3rd Year Edition!

There was a lot of pressure on our Year 3 family photos given that we've enjoyed our Christmas Card endeavors and our 2012 card was depdendent on whatever came out of this shoot.  Our first effort was a bit of a disaster as the boys were compeltely enamored with Chad and Marci's daughters and felt that pictures were an unwanted distraction.  We literally managed just two pictures out of that first effort.  Luckily, Chad was willing to re-schedule another day at the DMA Sculpture Garden and we got some super creative and adorable shots.

Hard to believe how far we've come over three years . . . even looking at last year's family photo, the boys are such little men now in every way.

Here's the only good shot from our first attempt - love the steps and the ivy and the boys are not really hiding their moods.

Big Daddy and growing Ethan

 

Pai and Ethan the super grinner

Another shot of happy, happy Ethan with Dad

Definitely the shot of the day - Noelly stealing the show

YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!

Noelly officially in the "Do Not Walk in the Ivy" area

Noelly and sweet Pai

This shot was 100% conceived and staged by Noelly . . .

And a last, very happy Family shot

St. Alcuin School Photos: 2012-2013

While I'm sure we must have received "official" class photos from St. Alcuin last year, they clearly didn't reach the level of success that this year's pictures achieved . . . boht pictures perfectly capture each boy and are both adorable and hysterical at the same time.  Their respective personalities are fully on display . . .