Cowboy Up!

Hey thare Pard's! It is Halloween time around these here parts. We don't want no spooks, ghouls, nor ghosts in our corral, so we hired the best cowboys in the west to protect our homestead!

Elias (with trusty steed Pampers) is the fastest draw in the west

Gamblin' Gabriel always knows when t' hold 'em!

Ya'll think you can take 'em? These bohys look perty tough t' me!

Hi-Ho Pampers -- Awwaaaayyyy!

Awwwhhh shucks ma'am -- Saving Goddardtown tain't much! Wh' doncha come set a piece with us an' we'll tell ya' al'bout it?

Do ya' feel lucky?

The Eyes of Elias Are Upon You!

Day at the Orchard

We spent the day at Apple Hill -- a local area with tons of orchards and pumpkin patches. We had a great time running through the trees, rolling around with the pumpkins and taking photos.

Ahhh, we have found the illusive stick and rock. Now our day can begin!

Gabriel looks fabulous in this 1978 Sears Catalog ensemble

Awwhh Shucks, Mom said if I didn't take a bath, I'd grow a corn in all that dirt, but I didn't think it would happen this soon!!!
Elias tickles his fancy

Shadows of the Men

Portraits

Chris has been doing a lot of photography lately. He is taking some really cool photos lately -- like this one or this one or this one. Pretty cool, huh? Photos like this have two things in common -- 1. They are terrific photographs taken by my husband, and 2. They are not photos of my children! Sometimes this bothers me, since we invested in our camera and a sherpa-load of gear to take pic's of da babiez. Fortunately, Chris occasionally looks up from the camera after shooting our smokey backyard, sees his children, and snaps one or two of them to. And when he does, he does a darn good job...

Elias swingin' in the breeze...

Gabe hangs ten on the playground.

Taking a moment to relax with brother.

Gabriel -- 16 months old

Elias -- 16 months old

Elephants = Fun

We had a fabulous time with Ninah here last month. We even went to the Circus! The boys actually watched the entire show and had an AWESOME time.
...But you will have to take our word for it, because unfortunately, Ninah has most of the photos.

After the Circus, we went needed to run off some energy at a local hotel on the water.

AAAAHHHHHH I ssssaaatttt sssstttiiilllll for almosssst ttthhhhhreeeeeee hhoouuurrssss!
Wait -- isn't this supposed to be a baby blog?!?! Who are these big boys???
Believe it or not, that's Elias!

Elias in motion (as always)

Gabe gettin' his chill on

We need two more library cards!

There has been lots of reading around the Goddard home these days.  The boys have decided that books are indeed fun items to look at -- not just tasty treats to eat.  So the scholarly investigations have begun in earnest.  Here is Elias combining two of his favorite past times -- a rousing game of "can I fit" and a terrific book.

Lookout professional FRFB Tour*!  We have a champion in the making!

Our daddy is a Reading Stud!

Ninah outlines the major literary themes in Goodnight Gorilla

*FRFB Tour = Federation of Reading Fitting Babies

The Many Faces of E

Last Saturday, Chris was spent the whole day solo with the boys while Kathy attended a board meeting.  He and the boys had a great time together.  After they were done playing poker, eating at Hooters, and practicing their favorite swear words, Chris decided to have a photo shoot with Elias.  Apparently, our boy is someday destined for the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition... 

Hey Baby, Can you get the bartender to refill my sippy cup?

Grrrr -- You are a Tiger!

Awwwhhh Shucks - I'm just a coy farm boy

Oh, You're so silly!

We asked Gabe what he thought of all the malarky.  His response?

AAAAHHHHH-HAHAAHAHAHA

In Which We Become Famous

We know there are avid readers of the G&E blog out there. A few of you have even been known to hang out by your computers and hit the refresh button obsessively in hopes of a new post. (Ninah, you know who you are.) :-) Well, now you have a reason to obsessively haunt another blog for the next 30 days... That's right, the Goddard Twins are officially part of the Looky, Daddy Month of Mastheads.

During the month of September, our favorite blog Looky, Daddy will have a different masthead everyday. And one of those days...it could be any one of those days...it will be Gabriel and Elias!!!

And really, you should be thanking us for this, because if you don't already read LookyDaddy, you are really missing out on Something Special (and if you don't believe us, we challenge you to read that last link while drinking any fluid. If you don't shoot it out your nose, you have no sense of humor.) LookyDaddy combines twin humor with parenting advice and drink recipes and poetry. If there is a more perfect blog, we have yet to find it.

Happy Reading.

ETA: It's up today (9/3/08). The photo is funny, but the babies are tiny, so here it is again. The duck in his non-aquatic environment: