October skies

How sneeky that Aidan and Ethan made there way into this picture. Do you see the? Click on the picture to enlarge it.

Aidan is cloud watching. Ethan is swatting the branches of a cherry tree with his stick.

Mr. and Mrs. Bitting

( The day after we were engaged)

I love this guy.

Not only for his great genes that created our children but for everything that he is:

Handsome

Honest

Devoted.

Thank you Kyle for making me a Mrs. Bitting!

Extreme Bikers

What's with all the padding?

Aidan and Ethan think they are ready to jump the bikes off a ramp.

They asked if Santa would bring them a bike ramp.

"Santa, if you are listening, please make it a very small ramp made of plastic and an allowance for the snack machine in the emergency room. Many thanks. " -Mom

Little life

Dear Little Life,

I thought I felt you wiggling around a couple days ago but I was not quite sure. You seem to be most active when I am trying to settle down for the night. Daddy put his hands on my tummy last night and felt movement too. There's no mistake it was you. We can't wait to meet you little one:)

Love,

Your Mama & Papa

A special birthday indeed

Muscles and a farmers tan, that's what our three year old is made of. Ethan had a family party with special guests Grandma and Grandpa Bitting along with Aunt Thanh and Uncle Brian. They always travel the distance to be with Ethan whenever possible.

Being three is our family comes with alot of Independence. Like the free will to decorate his own birthday cake. Fabulous Ethan!

Notice BIG brother Aidan is no where near the great task of blowing out the candle. Ethan did it all by himself.

Aidan picked out a couple play dough presses for Ethan. One was an ice cream press which couldn't be more appropriate for Ethan. Aidan also made Ethan a very nice birthday card. See?

Grandma and her boys.

Three generations of ice cream loving Bitting men.

The unveil of a grand birthday gift.

Three years old. Ethan has a big year ahead. Preschool, and being a BIG brother and a little brother at the same time, so many responsibilities for such a little guy.

Fire Escapes

These following pictures are a good example of my daily thought processes. Taking pictures even the ones I never share, is a release of all the ideas bouncing around in my head. I love the mono tones of the building and how the fire escape is one of my favorite colors -white. But then as I stood there of the tip of the street corner risking being nailed by a bus or bicycle (Kyle stood beside me, he would never happen, he's good for that), I twist and turned my camera until I capture the fire escapes in about ten different ways. Once home, I wish I had taken more. Is that crazy?

Vertical, the detail in the railing remind me of a wedding dress.

I was thinking Kyle vs. me as this shot was taken. If we were neighbors I'd be the one on the left, with curtains and not blinds and scrolling on the window grids. Kyle on the right, simple, masculine, sleek - that's hot hubby in a nut shell.

So pretty.

Do the last three picture look the same?

While the ladder was a focal point, I was actually attuned to the different details in each shot...

Two blocks down I see this in China Town.

It stopped me in my tracks to see how the sunlight hit the building before noon.

The world according to Ethan

All flying insects are "bees!"

It does not matter that soy dream is healthy, Ethan loves every form of ice cream.

A lot of good things happens when Ethan says " please with a cherry on top!" ( thanks aunt T)

Singing while in time out gets Ethan out of trouble quicker.

Ethan loves pup pup, butter and his bike.

Purple is blue.

Even though Ethan can say drink he prefers to say " winkie".

Sprinkles make everything taste better.

Says "no thanks" to bread crust.