Pure joy

It was a beautiful afternoon...so we spent some time outdoors.

I raked a 'few' leaves with some help from Noah while Christian was at school. 

He was SO excited when he came home, to jump and play in them!

They played in them for quite some time. 

Squeals, laughter, running, jumping, throwing leaves up in the air, and many many smiles.

Hearts full of joy.

Jonah observed for the most part...he loves to watch his brothers.

We let him down for a bit and he had his first real encounter with Stella, without anyone holding him.

She didn't get close enough to find out just how grabby his little hands are (which is probably a good thing for both of them).

Oh they just loved it!

A fall favorite for sure.

Brothers in Nature

A lovely fall afternoon..with my lovely little boys..life is good.

(blurry, but too precious not to keep!)

Brothers

These boys I have are pretty near and dear to my heart...

these are just a variety of pictures of the brothers in the last couple months.

We got a new bike trailer/jogging stroller...and it.is.slick.

At Meet the Swathers...Christian was pretty intent on watching the tennis.

Classic case of the undie hats...comboed with the scarve wrap around the head. Looking real nice boys.

They all three love going to the library.

Noah reee-allly wanted to hold Jonah on this particular morning.

He hasn't done that too much as he's gotten older and more mobile...and it proved to be quite the task!

Oh they are silly. 

Daddy and the boys make a mean smoothie, using all the fruit left from this and that.

They recently all play on the trampoline together...lots and lots of laughter.

They all LOVE LOVE LOVE their Daddy.

Ahhh....brothers.

Two boys, Six Chickens, and Mud

The Greats are growing, they moved out to their new permanent home now. Ben has made a real nice chicken house...maybe a little nicer than first planned. Regardless, they are enjoying themselves.

Christian and Noah are still very intrigued by them. They handle them freely and so far, they don't seem to mind.

Lola and Fannie "kissing"

And it has rained a decent amount lately...

glorious rain!

Christian was thoroughly enjoying the mud, and Noah was much more hesitant...which is pretty ironic. Recall The Muddy Encounter from last summer.

Noah enters the puddle, wearing his shoes (his green Crocs).

Big brother rescues him, as he gets his feet stuck in the mud and can't move.

Ahh, fishing out the lost shoe!

Noah so devastated that his Croc is completely covered in mud.

My favorite picture.

This was the final straw...getting splashed in the face with mud.

Poor guy. He was a serious mess.

His clothes were removed outside, with a quick wipe down...and then a nice warm bath inside.

Not long after, Christian got cold...and he took a warm bath too.

Then they both wanted to snuggle on the couch...a rare, but sweet sight.