Jack has been wanting to be a panda for months. We thought he would forget about the idea and I might have even tried to convince him to be something else (when I saw the slew of other costumes in his size at Costco) but he was set on Panda and never forgot. I have to say, he was pretty adorable, and the only panda I saw on Halloween. It really is perfect, too, since we have been to the zoo so much this year and Jack loves seeing the pandas. First on our Halloween agenda, trick-or-treating at the church Halloween party.
He checked out his candy after every door. 
Sweet Miss Myla was a little ladybug . . .love those striped tights!
Candy followed up by doughnuts!? What a sweet Halloween party!
Jack with his friends Charlotte, the lion, and Reese, the dalmation. So cute!
In addition to fun games like bowling, fishing, golfing, and a cupcake walk, there was a room filled with balloons. The room was limited to the three and under crowd and each child who walked in received two fly swatters to hit the balloons. Jack loved it. What a great idea!!
Jack and Reese . . .whenever these two are together they end up spinning around and around and eventually falling down with laughter and dizziness. So fun!
Halloween night trick-or-treating in our friends' neighborhood.
Lucky trick-or-treaters. Free candy, having fun with your friends . . .what could be better?
We had a fun outing at the
Ice Cream at Pop's in Old Town Alexandria
Jack met Clifford!!!!! Look at that happy face!
Later, "another" Clifford came out and Jack was so excited to give Clifford another hug. He was not one bit shy.
Curious George!!!! Jack just absolutely loved this. He was so excited he ran straight to Mimi and Gramps (who were sitting with Myla) and told them all about it with a huge smile on his face. 
Below is a rare family photo with all four of us! Myla was a trooper the whole visit--she was in the Baby Bjorn almost the entire time. She'd nap, wake up to eat, look around for a while and then fall back asleep. What a good girl!
We took a tour of Ford's theatre:
After we hoisted Jack onto this elephant I noticed the "no climbing" sign. Oh well--this is perfect because it has the DC metro map on it.
In front of Ben's Chili Bowl:
Matt enjoying his half smoke. That chili is spicy!
At the Dulles Air and Space Museum. Jack loved running up and down the big aisles and pointing out all the airplanes.
Jack was able to "fly" a little Cessna. So neat!
The high-powered hand dryers might have been his favorite thing. :)
This is from the terrace of the Kennedy Center. We learned that they give free guided tours of the center on a walk-in basis. The best part is this amazing view!
Yes! It's even sweeter when her big brother Jack snuggles up to her! We can't imagine life without these two!
Jack is a great big brother. Yesterday I put Myla in her bouncer so I could make dinner. Totally on his own, Jack ran to his bedroom, picked out a book, and took it to Myla. He began showing her the pictures and telling her the noises the animals make. So fun!
Happy girl:
Mid-sneeze:
I can't believe Myla is already more than two weeks old! Time goes even faster with two! We are loving life with newborn Myla. She is so sweet and we are all, big brother Jack included, enjoying every minute with her. 
Now, Matt is home with us! He was able to take last week and this week off of work. It has been so great to have him home! Jack is having so much fun with Daddy. "Daddy no have to go to work today!" They've played at the park, played ball, gone to the library, and even gone to a movie. Not to mention Matt helping out so much with Myla and everything around the house. One really great thing is that I get to sleep in and take naps! It's been so fun to have so much time together to bond as a family with new baby Myla. We are not going to want Daddy to go back to work! 
We've been sure to have some summer time fun with Jack. Here he is swimming with his friend Reese at a great baby pool.
MMMMM . . . Italian Ice!
Big brother Jack comes to the hospital to meet Myla: 
