We have been busy as usual here, so I have many pictures to share with you. The weather has been wonderful the past few weeks which has allowed us to enjoy so much more time outside.
The start of our school year was to go to the ECFE Fair in Spicer. They had many activities, a petting zoo, and BIG vehicles for the kids to check out. It was a fun, sweet (hot dog, cotton candy, pop, and ice cream) evening!
Taylor and our friend Gibson petting the calf.
Farmer Taylor
Truck Driver Taylor
Firefighter Taylor
Taylor is in the driver seat of this ladder truck.
Leaving for a new year of preschool.
Ready to start the day.
Putting his apple on the tree.
Ready to write is name.
On Friday the babies will be 18 months old! It is crazy how quickly the time has gone and how busy the babies are getting. (OK, so I know they are not babies anymore, but they will always be our babies and it is hard to change and call them toddlers now.) I guess I need to work on that.
Addilyn now has enough hair to wear two pig tails. She looks even more grown up with this new do. Seth is such a smiley little guy and he loves to spend time by himself reading or building with the big blocks.
Oliver loves to sneak up on the couch when I am busy with someone else or turn my back.
Micah is our little monkey. Not only does he love to climb the couch, but he makes a great monkey sounds as well as cow, horse, sheep, dog, and rooster sounds. He loves playing and holding balls too.
The idea of giving the babies their own spoons and bowls to feed themselves has been a daunting one for me. They already make such a mess when they eat, that this really can’t get much better for a while anyway. Despite my hesitation we are giving them spoons a little more often now. Mash potatoes are the easiest for them to start with being they don’t really run off their spoons like yogurt and cereal. I am sure there will be more pictures of messy dinners in the near future. We will keep you posted!
Oliver is doing the best with his bowl and spoon. He gets so giggly when we tell him good job and you can see he is so proud of himself.
On Saturday we had some friends over for dinner and a bonfire. The babies even got to enjoy the bonfire for a little while.
Taylor and Jacob enjoying their time together and being just a LITTLE Silly!
Today we got a swing set! We are all so excited about our new purchase. One of our neighbors sold us the swing set and we got a really good deal on it. It is perfect for us. The babies got their baby swings for their first birthday and we didn’t really have a good tree to hang them in, so with our new swing set we were able to take down one of the big kid swings and the bar to put up the baby swings and there is still a swing for Taylor, plus the slide. We can’t wait to use this the rest of the fall.
Taylor and Seth showing off their Vikings shirts today.
Addilyn adores her big brother and loves to show him as much as she can or as much as he will allow her to by laying on him, chasing him, trying to kiss him, and snuggling Lucky (Taylor’s special stuffed dog) whenever she can sneak him.
