Happy Halloween

Ava was Snow White, she loved being a princess once I actually got her into her costume. Ethan was an elephant too cute, but he only wore it to get the candy. They caught on really quick to the concept of trick-or-treating. Ava wanted to visit each house though and headed inside the first couple of houses.
Pictures to follow.......

I am away, ON MY OWN! Really it's true. I would say childless, but I have Lexi around to remind me of baby goodness. Ant the great husband that he is saw the end of my rope was slipping through my fingers and booked me on the next flight out of town..... thankfully that plane landed in Toronto and Mel the great friend that she is was there to pick me up. So I woke up this morning and realized that I had dreamt actual dreams. While laying in bed there were thoughts that started and finished, so nice, but my heart is still at home. I've riffled through some pictures this morning/afternoon and found some stories I haven't shared......

Ava's toy from IKEA......What do you mean it looks like a toilet brush cleaner?
She carried it with her into every store we went to after our stop at IKEA. It took awhile for all the sales staff to catch on to the toy of choice for the afternoon as they did laughter filled the aisle.

Oh Bug!

Well I'm not sure whether I've talked about Oh Bug here or not, but this picture made me want to talk about him today.

We have rearranged the furniture in our home give me more room in the basement for my studio. Having this couch upstairs has made the lighting in our living room amazing. I pulled my camera out to see how good the light was and wow! I love it.....
Oh right you came here to hear about your bambinos not about the amazing lighting I now have in my living room.
So Oh Bug is Ethan's thing, it's not a necessity to have at all times or even needed to fall asleep, but boy does he love this bug. He gets so intense about it, squishing it a pronouncing "OH BUG". I've wanted to catch it on video, but he doesn't do it on cue so I haven't had the camera out when he's done it. It gets us all laughing.

A couple more pictures so you can see the amazing lighting...... or you can just soak up their cuteness......

Mr.Chris's Birthday

What do you get when you mix bambinos, cake, balloons and a crazy dog?
Chaos thats what.
It was Mr. Chris's birthday yesterday and Auntie Nikki spoiled us all with a great meal The Keg style, YUM! It ended with a cake that was filled with so much sweetness it sent the bambinos into a frenzy of silliness. They spent the rest of the evening bouncing off the walls and falling into fits of giggles on the floor. We found out that our Jack Russell loves to chase red balloons, to the great amusement of the wired bambinos. Whom shortly past bedtime passed into a sugar induced coma and didn't rise until morning.
The pictures are on my sisters camera if I get them in the near future I'll post them.

About Today

Not a very exciting day here I'm afraid. What can I tell you hmmmm..... We had an oil change done on the CR-V and something else that I didn't pay attention to when the guy was talking to Ant. It was going to take over an hour so we headed out for some lunch. We got back to the dealer to do some more waiting. Ethan was content to watch the mechanic do his thing, while Ava shopped around for a new car. Ant and I decided that she could have any one she wanted when she was sixteen, not sure if she'll appreciate the offer of a 2008 car in any model 14 years from now.

A Boy and His Dad

A boy and his dad

a conversation they had
relaxed in the sun
once the raking was done
I watched through the window
as they chattered away
my heart overflowing
keeping tears at bay
oh how I love this boy and his dad

Playing in Leaves

With almost all the leaves off the trees, it was time to rake them up...... I was kind enough to let Ant use the only rake. I grabbed my camera, I wouldn't want to Ant to feel he was the only one with something to do.

The Zoo

I should really have a longer post for this day, but It was over a week ago now. It was my Mother-In-Law's birthday and what she asked for was to spend the day with us at the Zoo. So we all got a great gift out of it. Ava noticed the animals this time, their utmost favorite things were the fish. We had to tear them away from the huge tanks.
The pictures.......

No Zoo trip is complete without a ride on the Hippo

Why Ethan loved the Zoo

And for your enjoyment a little then and now

They Know He's Gone

Ant left today, he had to leave while the Bambinos were napping. Ethan is very aware now of him being away. immediately after waking up from his nap he went to the last place he saw his Daddy. Peeking into our bedroom, he turned to me putting his hands in the air asking "Daddy wh?".
I reply "He's gone to work".
Distress falls over his face "NO"
"It's ok he's flying an airplane" I explain
"ahpln" he repeats to me as a smile comes over his face and we head to the window to scope out the sky for airplanes.

Later on the phone with my friend Michele, I hear him explaining it all to her so she also is clear on where his Daddy is.

Some pictures from our walk today......

This picture was taken
a second before they
both fell over and
started to roll down the hill.

note: if you look really closely at Ava's hair, she's starting a new trend 'burs'. It gives you that extra lift!

Lets Play Catch Up

I have been busy.........
I can't seem to find the time......
I don't take as may pictures to post.....
My dog ate my homework....... (what that excuse doesn't work here?)

I've missed out on so many little things that the Bambinos have been dooing little things that I won't ever remember. I write here for all of you, but also for myself.... I have a really bad memory and reading back through last year of this blog brought back so many good memories. So pictures or no pictures, time or no time I must pick up the pace a little.

Lets start with Yesterday.....

I remember a time when shopping for the best prices at different stores was worth it. I shopped at three different stores yesterday and really that was about all I was going to accomplish for the day. It wore me out, it was like a marathon. Parents need more training to do this job, I mean the endurance it takes to keep your patients while your children throw fits, rearrange shelfs and are just all around children is ridiculous. They are 2 and curious and over all just plane cute, but when you have run out of fun games like "put all the boxes back on the shelf" or "lets avoid other customer while you push cart". The smile seems to loss its wattage.......
We made it through in good spirits and at the end of all of this fun we were having I ran into another family in line. There was the same ratio 2:1 only for them it was 2 adults to one bambino. Still I felt that bond with that little fella, I know what it's like to be out numbered.

If Only

This is my if only shot. I love it when I see an event or an emotion and capture it forever. This was one of them.... IF ONLY Ethan had been farther along the path to see him right away and not sticking out of Nikki's head like the cute little growth that he is. I love the way Chris is looking down at him and my beautiful sister is just shining.
Some more I got......
Are you wondering where Ava was for all of this........ I wasn't she was attached to me the whole time. Poor girl was not in the mood to play family for pictures.....

I Need Your Help

I'm doing it! I am not going to shy away from it any more.
"Eh eh ehm, I am a Photographer"
Why I need your help is I'm building a portfolio and I would love your advice. Are there any photos on this site that you would recommend I use. Please e-mail me at jhblueeyes@gmail.com, leave the title of the post, which photo you'd pick(if there is more then one) and why you picked it.
Almost all the pictures on this site are mine, the exceptions being the ones Brian guest posted and as much as I would love to claim those awesome pictures as my own I would not so please omit those from your choices.
Thank you so much

I personally have a new favorite.......

I Seriously LOVE this picture

Doesn't this picture just put a big Monday morning smile on your face:)

Dr. Report

The bambinos had a Dr's appointment yesterday too get their shots. Yuck, Ava put up a good fight and was so not impressed by the whole situation. Ethan did a little better, but kept telling us that it hurt.
I have been noticing lately that Ava seemed to be a lot taller, you know the whole growing thing and all. It turns out that she is already 3 ft tall. Which as it turns out is right at the top of the growth curve, her weight is however is only slightly above. Ethan is just under the curve for both weight and hight. Weighing it at 28lbs and 33" tall. Over all they are in good health. I asked again about Ava's ears to make sure that it was just her thing to keep covering them up and not an ear infection or any other problem and that looks all clear. So hide away Ava, I think it's an awesome way to hide, she can still see every thing that is going on :P