Sunday, September 18, 2011

happy birthday, daddy!!

daddy turned 31 today :)
von started off by giving a great present: he slept until 8:10!! a relaxing morning filled with a big ol' breakfast and some gift giving followed. a quick grocery run before football started @ 1 and then home to our palace for the remainder of the day. von must have been giddy with birthday cheer because he played and played and played this afternoon - never once showing signs of an impending nap. finally at 2:45, i decided to lay him down (much to his dismay), but after we had a little heart-to-heart (and some lullabies/rocking), he passed right out.

the chicken wing fairy made a stop at our house tonight, and both von & josh (and myself) enjoyed. in fact, since josh doesnt have much of a sweet tooth, it was a "chicken-wing-birthday-cake" kind of celebration! grandma & grandpa popped in for a quick visit, and then a little more goofing around before it was bath/bedtime.

HAPPY 31st BIRTHDAY, JOSH/DADDY! WE LOVE YOU <3 <3 <3




Friday, September 16, 2011

no photos

well today was an epic day, yet i have zilcho photos to show for it :(
von saw horses for the first time today ... we went to port allegany to visit the kunkels (and had a wonderful time), then went to meet murphy, jackie, and wide eye (the horses). mr von sawyer thought that they were pretty neat from a distance and from head-on views, but not so much when standing beside them (understandable, seeing as how they are 6+ feet tall, and big ... really really big!).
upon arriving home, we met up with daddy and then headed over to indiana ave, so that grandma & grandpa could babysit while mom & dad went out for a bit. while we definitely enjoyed some "couple time", i think von enjoyed his "grandma & grandpa time" more. very very appreciative!

we live a wonderfully awesome life!

Thursday, September 15, 2011

oh no ...

... look out, it's the sleep bandit!!!
no worries though, he's a friendly bandit and sure is a cuuuutie!!!



Tuesday, September 13, 2011

monday night

there must have been something in our dinner on monday night, or we all just took a goofy pill, because man was that evening silly!

von started it off by wearing his new winter hat around the house for a bit.

then we played 'let's make ollie run to the top of the steps so that von can squeal with delight' for about a half hour (poor ollie, she was exhausted!).

next, von decided daddy's tie was the most interesting toy in the world and refused to put it down for any reason whatsoever.

after all of that, it was bath and bed (with a little monday night football thrown in for the grownup entertainment).





Monday, September 12, 2011

autumn kickoff

so i'm the type of person that usually likes to have something to do. sure, von & i have downtime quite a bit, but i always have some sort of project/chore/to-do list going on behind the scenes. however, not this past sunday. you see, FOOTBALL IS FINALLY HERE!! which means, momma & dada plop themselves in front of a tv for a majority of the afternoon/evening hours. von thought this was pretty nifty yesterday ... he kept running in an out of whatever room we were in, looking at us like "ok, good, just checking to make sure you're still here" .. and then off he'd run again to resume whatever adventure he was enjoying throughout the house. now dont be concerned - we did feed, hydrate, and change him :) we also got new toys out and/or rearranged whatever he had just left in the room, so he thought that was pretty interesting too. it was a sunday funday (von even sat thru the entire service @ church yesterday morning!) ... the air had a certain nip in it, the leaves are starting to fall off the trees, a few short rain showers, and obviously, football on the teley.

* you may be asking yourself: why is von not sporting any black & gold? the season is young, and i thought his rugby jumper was pretty adorable too!



Sunday, September 11, 2011

swine fest

olean held it's first annual swine fest ... ribs, homemade beer/wine, and some live music. not a huge turnout, but we met up with grandma & grandpa and made the most of it - and it actually turned out to be quite a fun afternoon! hoping for a repeat next year!


Friday, September 9, 2011

silly weekend

last weekend was a weekend filled with silly fun. ma & pa came up, we went to ellicottvillle, celebrated pa's birthday, tried on some winter boots, ate cheezies, wore dad's tshirts around the house ... yeah, you name it, we did it.