Additional note:

Here's what Malcolm told Grandma today (he's wise beyond his years):

"I don't want to pee on my sucky!"
-Malcolm, age 2

Talking with Santa.

Took the boys to see Santa at Mommy's work winter wonderland. Malcolm asked for "golf cart and police car," Maxwell for a remote-control car and airplane.






They also got to decorate giant gingerbread houses, pack food for a food drive and make winter crafts.

Additional notes:

-The other night, we were coming back from Zoo Lights at the Columbus Zoo. It was getting late and the boys were starving, so we decided we'd pick up some McDonald's on the way out.

We weren't sure where the closest one was located, but Mindi says "I'm assuming there's one on Sawmill Rd."

From the back seat, Maxwell chimes in: "I'm assuming we ARE going to McDonald's!"

Brotherly love of ice scream.

Trick or Treat 2011!

The boys had a blast trick-or-treating, sprinting from house to house and even saying "thank you" a majority of the time. Super heroes it was this year!







Grandpa Rick Werewolf handing out candy.

Great pumpkins!

Maxwell helped us with our pumpkins this year, so we've got some great monsters and aliens to show off:

Fire pit.

We grabbed Great Grandma Mary's fire pit and have been making good use of it in our back yard this fall. Lots of S'mores!




Silly Mysers!

Great pumpkins slide II!

Great pumpkin slide!

@ Pigeon Roost Farm in Hebron, Ohio for pumpkin picking, hayrides and other kiddie fun.

Additional notes:

We're going to try to start writing down some of the funny/smart/interesting things the boys say and do to help preserve these memories. So with that...

-Maxwell has started watching the baseball playoffs with me, and the other night I left the room for a few minutes in the top of the first inning of the Yanks/Tigers game with the score tied 0-0. When I came back in, Maxwell says to me, "Daddy, the Tigers hit two homeruns." Sure enough, I look up and the score is 2-0. I had no idea he even knew what a homerun meant, let alone who the Tigers were. Very proud. Next up, I teach him to yell "Suck it Yankees."

-For the past two months, Malcolm has been talking up a storm. When Mindi got back from a work trip, this morning, Malcolm was sitting beside her at breakfast. He would put his arm around her and say, "I love you Mommy. I love you." Extremely cute.

-Michael