Un-be-lievable

When you see Ryan Howard striking this pose you know that he just belted a homerun.

And good news for Philadelphia: he posed twice last night.  Add to that homeruns by Chase Utley, Jayson Werth, and yes, Joe Blanton and it all adds up to a huge 10-2 win for the Phils.

Wow.

Throughout the playoffs and World Series I've been holding on to a healthy dose of doubt.  I mean this is Philadephia, you have to expect that eventually the other shoe will drop and the dream will be over.  But let me put this out there: thats not going to happen.  Last night when Blanton homered my perspective changed.  They are going to win.  We've got one game left to play but I'm already wondering what day the parade will be.

One more win.

Joe the Pitcher

As hard as its been, I've been doing my best to stay away from spewing a nonstop stream of Phillies posts.  I can officially no longer resist.  If you are watching the game right now you know that this guy just hit a home run:

Thats right.  The Pitcher.  Joe Blanton, the pitcher, just hit a home run.

If this isn't destiny I don't know what is.

Baby Boot Camp

Private Aiden Jones practicing his army crawl.

Dodging some bullets.

On guard duty.

With search-and-rescue dog extraordinaire, Mr. Bailey.

Rations at the end of a hard day.

Birthday Wish

It's my birthday in two weeks, and there is just one thing I want:

Thats not too much to ask, right?

The Great Pumpkin

With Halloween fast approaching the topic of a possible costume for Aiden has arisen.  Of course we've asked ourselves if it is even worthwhile at all.  Aside from getting a couple of cute pictures, dressing up Aiden wouldn't do much ouside of providing us with some cheap entertainment.   We still haven't come to a final verdict on what to do- but in the meantime I did some research on baby costumes and these were some of the best...

"SUPERBABY"

"BABY ELVIS"

And my personal favorite, "BABY YODA"

Of course, in the end something simpler may be a bit more realistic.  Aiden does bear a striking resemblance to a certain round-headed cartoon character.  Good grief!

Farm Country

Last weekend we took Aiden to a 'Harvest Day' at a farm near where Jen grew up.  It was a perfect fall day, and we had a great time checking out the animals, the pumpkin patch and all of the other harvesty type stuff.  Making it even better was the fact that we were joined by our friends Missy and Brian Chittum, and their brood of kids (son Jeremy, and twins Samantha and Lilly).

A pumpkin patch photo shoot.

Overdue pics...

A couple weekends ago, while Rob was with his friends, I (Jen) went to Lancaster with my parents and Aiden.  Here are some cute pics from that weekend....

Aiden in a wagon

 

Aiden on a plow.  I think he is ready for a life of farming

We stayed at this great bed and breakfast and in the morning outside was a little wagon just waiting for a perfect photo opportunity with Aiden

Here We Go...

The Bounce Master

Yep, I know-we've posted a bunch of videos of Aiden in his jumper before.  But its been awhile- and he's gotten a lot more into it (a lot).  He really likes this thing- he'd probably spend all day in it if we let him.  

So, all that time jumping has given him tons of opportunity to practice his moves, and I gotta say: I think he's elevated the common bouncy seat to a previously unknown art form.  I'd think he's got a sure future as a circus performer, or possibly a professional bungee jumper.  Wheee!

It's a date

What is better then one ridiculously cute baby?  Two babies!!

Here are some pictures of Aiden hanging out with Lucy Anderson.  Although not yet aware of their looming arranged marriage, these two have obviously hit it off.  Clearly this date will be the first of many.

Side note:  at what age does it become painfully obnoxious to joke about your kid marrying your friend's kid?  12?  18?  35?  Well we intend to find out.  These two will probably get married just to shut us up.