This weekend we took a trip out to the pumpkin patch. We all had a great time. We tried to get some nice pictures but Molly and Brady had other ideas so we will have to try again.

Brady and his big boy tractor.

Molly and her "punkin"

Brady and his very own pumpkin.

Molly and Brady had a blast in the big box of corn. They came out looking pretty nasty but they had fun. It was a hoot watching Brady b/c the stuff came up to his knees so he could hardly walk.

Marty hauling kids and pumpkins after a successful trip to the patch.

Marty and I went to a graduation dinner so I had to face up to buying a new dress, new shoes, and earrings. We had a really nice time, it was nice to not have to keep up with sippy cups.

Brady was trying to talk to the Brady in the mirror.

I found the kids "hiding" in Molly's closet, the mess was considerable but they had fun.



Here are more pictures of our trip back to OKC. Thank goodness for the Rabus'.

Molly didn't want to be left out of Guitar Hero.

Marty was trying to channel Sameer during Guitar Hero. This was our failed try at Flyleaf's song. Great song but too hard for Marty and me.

The four kids manages to squeeze into a tunnel and seemed to have a good time. It was amazing that nobody got stuck.

Molly and the Fabulous Rabus Girls at the park in OKC

Our failed attempt at having the kids sleep in the same room, it was cute but sheer folly.

Friday night we took the kids bowling for the first time. At first Brady was more interested in eating Goldfish than playing but by the end they were both loving it. Brady liked dancing around on the slippery floor and getting in the way of the other bowlers, who, thankfully, thought he was cute enough to overlook it.

Molly by the end of the night.

Brady spent an entire afternoon last week being a pirate, refused to take the hat off.

Molly felt very abused after having blood drawn. It took two men and myself to hold her down, she was so loud that people in offices own the hall heard it. She wore her bandage overnight because she was afraid she would start bleeding again.

Brady has graduated into full blown lumpy hair. He carried that guitar around all Saturday.

Father and Son bonding over a Hokie game. Brady has grown into the Hokie outfit Aunt Melissa bought for Molly when she was smaller. Don't worry, it's a unisex. :)

I know that this is a little inappropriate but he was so cute sitting there. He kept looking at himself in the toilet paper holder and singing to himseld.

A few weeks ago marty was sent out to Oklahoma City for instrument training. It was great seeing as we were able to crash in on the Rabus' and take over their lives for 2 whole weeks. Thanks for letting me bring the kids over everyday and for teaching me how to play Rock Band.

The Rabus' and Slovinsky's in a rousing game of Ring Around the Roses.

The kids and I met up with the wonderful Ms. Toni. Thanks for the Play Dough! It was great to see you!

Mike made forts for the kids one evening, I don't know how long they stayed up but the kids loved them.

Mike made things interesting by tying the kids together and sending them on little missions to get things, they loved it. They fell a lot but the loved it.


We took the kids to the OKC zoo with some of the gals from FBC Moore. The kids loved it.

Brady and his favorite things: his Buzz shirt, a Night Night, and some juice.

Molly thought that the lions would suddenly roar at her and maybe get her too.

This is as close to the bear statue as Molly would get...she thought it would turn into a real bear and I guess she convinced Sophie of the same.

A few weeks ago we took our annual summer trek to Virginia. These are just a few of the pictures from our trip. Brace yourself b/c there will be more with lots more family. We had a ball and Molly keeps asking when we are going back. Thanks to Baby Ethan we are going back sooner than we thought!

We loved going to Busch Gardens. Here are some pictures of one of the trips. More will follow with Grandma, Pop Pop, and Natalie in them.

Brady in Dragon Land. We need to get a spray pad for the back yard, this kid loves them.

The cousins got to ride on the best ride in the park: The Ladybugs. That ride was fast, for them, and they loved it, esp. Nathan. He laughed and laughed.

Nathan and Brady found flight! Nathan took Brady up high and they loved it.

It turns out that Molly loves the Scrambler. Mimi took her on the ride and they had a ball.

Molly and Nathan took to the air! Nathan laughed and loved it, Molly stopped crying and began to enjoy it right as the ride was finishing. Grandad enjoyed the ride too. :)

While we were out in Virginia Brady turned 2! So here are some pictures from one of his birthday parties. He came out of this one very rich in Thomas, pirate and just general boy toys. We are glad that he now something without feather and minus the color pinkt o play with.

Molly and me helping Brady open one of his presents. Brady would give up midway through the paper but Molly was not to be deterred by any amount of tape.

Grandma and Molly

The fabulous Lightning McQueen cake that my wonderful mother and sister Chelsei made for Brady.

This past weekend my friend Julie Vinup and I lost our minds and drove to Orlando to meet up with our fellas who had flown down on a training flight from Columbus. It was quite a drive and I'll even admit to a few wrong turns. We saw a whole new area of Alabama that we didn't even know was there. Sea World was lots of fun, after the GIGANTIC storm that stranded us under a ticket awning for about an hour with lighting and thunder that was unsettling to even the adults. Don't worry though, we had ponchos. :) The kids loved the park and we were on to the Magic Kingdom the next day. While some drove in and others took the shuttle :) we had a great time once we got there. Lot and lots of rides and I even saw a parade with my new pal William. It was wonderul to spend time with a great family that we will dearly miss when they move all too soon. Here's to the Vinup's! They survived a spur of the moment Slovinsky road trip! Molly and Emily Vinup at Sea World, after the monsoon.

Marty with Molly and Emily Vinup on the Sea World version of the tea cups, I got off the ride feeling sick and wobbly, I'm just not hardy.

Marty and the kids watching the Shamu show, Brady was astonished.

After the Buzz Lightyear ride Molly and the Vinups jumped into jail with Zurg.

Brady and I played in Toon Town while the bigger kids rode on a roller coaster. Brady had a blast and I enjoyed sitting down for a few minutes.

Molly didn't meet Ariel on our first trip so we met her this time. Molly was soaking wet after running through water shoots.

Brady loves pirates ever since watching the Veggie Tales movie. He is now swinging his sword and singing the song.

This weekend we had fun doing lots of differnt things, these are some pictures from the Sunday and Monday.

Molly took to some serious tears and even staged a sit in on the field when she was told that she could not play in the men's flag football game. She took it pretty hard.

Brady was trying to show the fellas from our small group that he was good enough

to get into their flag football game. He didn't make the cut.

Marty and the rest of the guys from our church small group found their youth
whilst playing flag football. Here Marty is with Matt Sasser and Sam Allsion, two men who went all out to catch passes from Marty, including some crazy diving catches.

Molly wth friends Austen and Meah, trying on flag football cones

as hats. You can see Brady running to keep up.

Molly with two other little girls from church, Meah and Madilyn.

Molly and Madilyn

Molly and Brady had a blast going down the water slide at the Vinup's house, as you can

see from their faces. Brady can't go up to the slide but loved splashing in the water at the bottom.

Molly wanted to bounce with the boys but there was a speck of water and she freaked out about it.

Molly dressed herself up to go out with Marty, looking good.