October 2012

Where did the time go?  We are already halfway through November and I haven't even posted your stats from your two year wellness appointment back on Oct. 5th...

William

34 3/4 inches 

29 pounds 4 ounces

Alexander 

35 1/4 inches

31 pounds 9 ounces

October was full of opportunities to show off our hand-made lederhosen...

 -Will-

 

-Alex-

-School Fall Festival-

-Cool Costume Party-

Since we were lucky enough to attend so many parties, we kept Halloween simple and celebrated with bubbles, crafts and mac 'n' cheese...

-Will-

 -Alex-

Other things to note about this month...

You are all about taking long walks in the stroller again.  Our time outside is filled with searches for cats, buses, trucks, motorcycles and helicopters (copters).  It isn't unusual to spend 15 minutes in a driveway shrieking and pointing at random cats (you two are doing the shrieking, not me).  One of these days I expect someone will open their front door and ask us to leave their poor cats alone.

-Alex & Will-

-Alex & Will-

Our fun outside doesn't end with kitty searches, you also really love diving in leaf piles. We spent a solid 3 hours playing in various leaf piles the other day when we were on a pink eye quarantine at home.

Please don't grow out of your fascination for the world outside. I LOVE exploring, discovering and learning with you.

William...

Your top three favorite new words are gross, yuck and naughty. These words are highly effective when you are trying to identify boogers, describe vegetables, and reprimand your brother.

The book about buses is your favorite, you insist on drinking tubby water every single night and you have started chanting 'Kitty, where are you?' on our walks.

You are the ninja of crib escapes. In the time it takes to look down and turn a page in a book, you have thrown a leg over and are headed for freedom.  The child gate on the door of your room contains your enthusiasm overnight, so you usually grab a quilt and sleep on the futon until morning.

Alexander...

Your top three favorite new words are noodles, copter and hand.  The moon always catches your attention whether it is in the sky or in a book.  During trips in the car, you call out animal, goggle (bicycle), bus, truck and car.

'Goodnight Goon' is your favorite book right now. You will back into our laps and ask us to read it over and over again.

You are a master of manipulation. That sweet voice of yours calls out 'hand' every night at lights out and when you little fingers reach through the crib bars I melt. I now spend every evening stretched out on the futon with my hand in yours between the crib bars. Since I don't get to cuddle with you often enough, it is the next best thing.

Every moment is the greatest with you two!