Beckaroo

Oh this little boy is such a joy!  This picture says it all.  He was born happy and it is contagious.  Here is a list of some cute things he is doing right now:

• He loves to play cars.  He lines them up as husband and wife and then needs a girl to play with him because it is against his ethical code to move one of the girl cars or ever talk for one.  The other day I was trying to encourage him to play for a minute while I took a shower and he cried and said, "But mom! Then I will have to play with the girl cars!"  
• When he plays "baby" he pretends to be a baby monster truck.  He crawls around and talks baby talk.  
• His pretend name is always "fire dragon"
• He wants to sleep with his door open so that he doesn't feel alone.
• He has a hard time being alone, ever.

Braces for Gwen

Gwen was lucky enough to get her braces on the same day as two of her best friends.  One of which's dad is one of our great friends who is also their Orthodontist.  SO, he arranged for them to be in the office all by themselves.  It was a great time.  Gwen felt pretty special and braces have been a smooth transition so far :).

Acadia National Park

We hit a mile stone this year.  All of our kids can hike over 2 miles by themselves!  Which meant that this fall, we were able to enjoy lots of weekend hikes in Acadia National Park.  One of my favorite places on this earth.  You can't beat the scenery and the activities are almost endless.  I am beyond happy about our newest hobby :).

Can you see in this picture of the boys that Beckham inherited Brad's crooked grin :).  I love it!