Boo!

Hello and goodbye October- where does the time go??  You always hear it passes too quickly...and having children makes you realize how true that is. 

Corbin and Quinn are doing great.  They are three and big!  Halloween always makes me think back to the NICU.  Quinn was recovering from surgery and didn't even get to wear his Halloween onesie...Corb was kickin' it in his open crib alone.  Again - where does the time go? 

Below are pics from the boys' Halloween.  They had a blast.  The neighborhood was full of kids and I think they liked handing out candy just as much as getting it - although at about 8:00 Quinn said he wanted to go trick-or-treating again. :)  The Fall has been awesome so far...but, again - time is flying by TOO fast!



Beside the cool pumpkins that we (really, Daddy) carved.



Corbin was Frankenstein and Quinn was a bat - and he kept telling us "I'm a nice, friendly bat":)...Mr. Sensitive...



Brotherly Love :)

Camping in the Outdoors!

The Brunin boys camped outside for the first time last night!  They had a lot of fun and found out that s'mores are really good! :)  They loved helping Daddy gather sticks for the fire and helping out with everything.  All three boys and Annie stayed out ALL NIGHT!!  They had to be woken up in the morning so Daddy could make it to work.  It's safe to say that there will probably be a few other camp outs this summer and fall...

Daddy keeping the fire going while the boys enjoy their s'mores

Here's the tent (in Corb's defense here...he does have a lot of chigger bites around his middle :))!

Mmmmmmm....

Loving it!!

The boys getting ready to head out for the night...

Three sleepy heads :)

Summer!

Corbin and Quinn's summer is off to a great start!  They are spending a lot of time outside and in the pool.   The boys are already really good at sleeping in since Mom doesn't have to go to work - which is great!  Below are assorted pics from the end of May and start of June.  They have gotten some good cousin play time!  

Two boys and their dog...

Corbin found a frog at Grandma and Grandpa Martin's...Quinn is checking it out here...

Corbin was telling the frog to "say cheese"!

Corbin and Atticus watching a movie on Atti's DVD player

The boys chillin' and watching a Royals game - and Annie :)

Vivian, Corbin, Atticus and Quinn watching a movie

Corbin, Quinn and Leo enjoying some pool time

Gone Fishin'

Corbin (in green), Quinn and Daddy loading up their tackle boxes.

Over the holiday weekend the boys went on their first fishing expedition!  Uncle Greg got them fishing poles for their birthday (Quinn picked the Batman pole, Corbin Spiderman), and they have been so excited to go fishing when "summer comes"!  They spent Saturday playing with their fishing poles and they were more than ready to head to Grandma and Grandpa's pond on Sunday.  Their Uncle Ryan, Aunt Michelle and cousins Vivian and Atticus also went fishing. 

About 10 minutes into the adventure Corbin got a bite and reeled it in all on his own!  Then, not even 5 minutes later, Quinn was reeling his own catch in!  Corbin was all about holding the fish and throwing it back in all by himself.  Quinn, on the other hand, wasn't too sure about the fish.  He tried to hold it and immediately dropped it...he decided he only wanted to look at the fish.  It was a lot of fun - hopefully this summer will include a lot more fishing trips!

Quinn and Daddy taking time out to pose

Uncle Ryan, Atticus, Aunt 'Chelle and Vivian fishing

Corbin is checking out his big catch!

The boys are looking at Quinn's fish...you can see by Quinn's expression he's not so sure about it...

Quinn touching his fish...

Corbin and Atticus - Corbin is throwing Quinn's fish back into the pond.

Pizza Party

Daddy was out of town last weekend...so the boys and Mommy had a pizza party.  Quinn and Corbin liked making their own pizzas and did a great job!  More olives probably went straight into their mouths than onto their pizzas :).  Mom and the boys had a lot of fun, but were very happy when Dad made it home safely.

Corbin is working on finishing his pizza...Quinn is cheesing with the cheese hanging out of his mouth. :)

and...Easter

Corbin and Quinn had a great Easter!  Below are assorted pics...they got to spend time with all of their Grandparents, Great-grandparents, Aunts, Uncles (except Uncle Greg), Great-Aunts and Uncles, and all of their first and second cousins.  It was a beautiful day and the boys loved every minute.

Corbin with some of the eggs he found at Grandma Aggie's and Grandpa John's.

Teamwork (C blue, Q green)!

Corbin with his little cousin Leo :)

Q taking a break from the hunting (proud to say that blue candy stain DID come out of his white sweater!;))...

C checking out one of Grandpa John's cows...

Q decided he was freaked by the cows that morning...

Quinn roaming Grandpa Joe's farm...plenty of tractors to check out

Corb playing with the swing at Grandma Roberta and Grandpa Joe's

Where did April go??

What happened to the month of April?  Wow!  Since we are a little behind...thought I'd catch up with Easter.  Below are pictures of our Easter egg dyeing...the boys loved it!  Will get pics of Easter up soon...

Getting ready to dye eggs...

Quinn getting to work...

Corbin cheesin' with one of his creations :)

NICU Reunion!

We had the big NICU reunion was last weekend.  It was a good time!  We told the boys we were going to a party and Corbin looked at me and said "Yah, Mommy...we go to your birthday parrtyyy!".  Quinn then replied with "I don't want to sing the birthday song" (he cried at the last party we were at during the song!!).  So, before we went we showed Corbin and Quinn some pictures of them with the nurses when they were in the hospital.  They still just knew we were going to a party and cake was probably going to be involved. :)  It was fun and emotional to see so many of the people that had such a huge impact on all of our lives.  We can never thank any of them enough...

Corbin (yellow) and Quinn with two of their wonderful, amazing, caring nurses from the NICU.

Corb with Baby Jay!  Quinn was a bit freaked and wouldn't get in the pic.:) 

At home relaxing after the shin-dig.  Daddy walked in and caught the boys turning their buckets, that were full of treats from the party, into some hats!

Camping, Kites and Cookouts

Quinn and Corbin are lovin' the warmer weather.  A couple of weekends ago Daddy camped with the boys for the first time.  Now, for the first time they camped in the basement, but it was still an adventure!  Quinn made it all night in the tent with Daddy, but Corbin woke up at some point and had Daddy take him up to sleep in the comfy bed with Mommy.  The boys loved the tent.  When Daddy first asked them if they wanted to go camping that morning, Corbin yelled "Yeah! And we can go fishing!!".  Quinn followed with "FISHING, yes!"  We had to explain no fishing at this campout, but this summer they wold be able to.  One of their favorite songs is "Fishing in the Dark".:) 

We had the Sweany's over for a cookout the next day.  The boys loved hanging out with their daughter Alaina.  Quinn seemed to be especially liking her...he followed her everywhere and did everything she did.  Chances are they  may be trouble together when they're older! ;)  That weekend was the first kite-flying.  Corbin and Quinn were pumped about the Batman kites.  It was fun for all!  

Corbin (brown) and Quinn (green) have discovered golf.  They even watched some of "The Masters" with Daddy.:)

Kite flying...(C in brown, Q blue)

Goofing off the in the tent with Alaina!

Corbin and Alaina did quite a bit of twirling and falling down in the tent...

Spring Fever

Corbin and Quinn got to enjoy a week of spring break at home a couple of weeks back.  The weather was great and they got a lot of outside play time!  They also got together with different friends over the break and had a lot of fun.  The first thing out of their mouths most mornings was "Mommy, I want to go outside"...really, first thing sometimes even before they were out of bed!  The boys are ready for weather to be warmer for good!

Quinn and Corb just had their 2 1/2 year check-ups...and all was great!  We never would have thought 2 1/2 years ago that both boys would be above average for height and weight.  Crazy!  They are growing like weeds.  They also cracked their pediatrician up with all of the funny things they said...C and Q are always great for entertainment.

Loadin' up for a wagon ride (C in blue, Q orange)

Corbin is trying out the monkey bars...they are loving their swing set these days

Quinn having a convo with Daddy as he's getting pushed...



Cutie-patootie Corbin...



Cutie-patootie Quinn having deep thoughts :)



Here comes Corbin!



Quinn, too!!!!!!!



Enjoying an afternoon snack...

Cheesing it up (C in red, Q gray)

Playing with their Uncle Ryan and cousin Atticus :)