adventures on a "boys only" weekend

ben spent the weekend with dad a couple of weeks ago. mom was in KC for a wedding & the boys stayed home to play. i am happy to report that everyone did awesome! but there was one small occurrence...dad couldn't find a paci one night! it was almost a drop everything & go to the store for more, but matt was resourceful. he found the pacifier thermometer that we have tried to use for ben before. i say 'tried' because he never would keep that dang thing in his mouth. i guess when all you want is a paci, then ya take what you can get.

mission accomplished! pacified & watching cartoons!

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adventures of wondering...boy or girl?

ben will find out if he'll be a big brother to a little brother or a little sister on Nov. 10! we're excited at the chance of being able to know. so be sure to vote on our poll...check the right handside...before that date. 

let us know what you think or hope the baby is!

adventures with the ruckels over the last few months

here are some pictures from the last couple of months...sorry for the delay! all of our pictures are now on one computer, which is great, but the catch is it's matt's work computer. i don't always have the unlimited access that i would like :) so here is my make up...sorry grammie!


jumping in leaves at the park! welcome fall!


ben loves to watch & imitate daddy...so he found dad's shoes to wear around the house. he did this himself folks, on the correct feet & everything!


ben's second home is the drumset! when he starts to get antsy in the house, we go out to the studio to play the drums! dad put headphones on him so he looks the part!


daddy snuck in some snuggle while ben was watching cartoons. got get 'em while you can!



he was singing while playing the drums. i think he's got a future behind those drums.


he loves to brush his teeth so much...he climbed on top of the toilet to get to our toothbrushes. he was not happy when took them away.


we had suckers in the backseat and ben decided to help himself. we turned around to discover this in his mouth and ALL OVER his face.


he's an inventive one...strong, curious & bold are a troublesome combination! he climbed in & out of the basket on top of the couch for about an hour!


picture perfect moment! i found him like this right before naptime one day. i guess if the drums don't work out, then maybe he'll move onto guitar.



it this would be the biggest reason the page hasn't been updated...i've been trying to just feel normal and not be sick. the sickness is finally subsiding & that's why i'm updating now. i'm almost 16 weeks and i'm due the last week of march! 



i knew that matt wouldn't believe me off of a faint line, so i took a digital one this time. i learned my lesson with ben.