Playing Catch Up

(Disclaimer: A warning...because of the length of time it has been since I last posted, this post is a little longer!) I know, I know...Halloween was a long time ago, it has simply been too busy to post anything, so we are playing a little catch up. Every Halloween my sister has a big party on her driveway and my family all goes over there and we sit on her driveway and pass out candy. The kids that come love it because they get like six different houses all in the same driveway. The first picture is of all the cousins that were there, it was a great time! MHS and his twin cousins were pea pods...it was very cute! My mom covered her big wagon with green paper and wrote "3 Peas in a Pod" on it and we pulled them around the neighborhood for a while. MHS wanted out of the wagon; he'd much rather push it instead of ride in it. When we got back we let him push a stroller back and forth on the sidewalk for a good hour or so. He wore holes in his socks, and we had to finally force him away from the stroller and into the bath. The pushing was definitely the highlight of his night!

 

 

 

More big news about MHS, he now has 6 teeth and is cutting at least one more, he doesn't let us see the bottom easily, so we don't know if there is another one or not, YET! He got his first "real" haircut" yesterday and now looks so much like a little boy, it's kind of sad! There are also a couple pics of him playing with his current favorite toy, the hammer & ball set. He's really good at hammering and then putting them back, it's so fun to watch him learn all of these new things!

 

 

 

 

Last but certainly not least, MHS is WALKING!!! You heard me, walking! and it is hilarious. He decided last Friday that it was time and spent a good hour and a half that night just practicing and practicing. If you ever want a lesson in perseverance watch a little child learning to walk. He would fall and just stand right back up where he was and go again. He did the zombie thing until yesterday afternoon or so and now the arms are more out to the side and he balances pretty well for only doing it a few days. He doesn't fall much anymore, but definitely when he sneezes it knocks him down. People say he's early, I guess I wouldn't really know, but he did beat his three cousins that are two months older than him. It was inevitable with how much he pushed stuff around! He also never crawled over to things to get back up, he'll just stand up, which I guess is good. It is crazy & cute. I just love him!! Here is a little video, not so great, but it's all I've got. (I hope it works, I guess we'll just have to wait and see!)



Onto CLS & myself...life is crazy as usual. I had my fall Halloween recital on the 3rd of November, it went great, but required a lot of prep work! The kids were fantastic! After that was my mother's birthday and I had undertaken the LARGE task of redo-ing her grandkids picture wall. She has 21 grandkids and with 8x10's of almost all of them and no rhyme or reason to it, it was in desperate need of a makeover. So after much coordination and shopping her wall is darling, and I wouldn't say that if others hadn't said it. I can now sit in her house and not be irritated at the ugly picture wall anymore. (I know it was a little selfish, but she LOVED it and had wanted it done, so it wasn't ALL selfish!) More big changes...starting in December, my piano students are making the trek out to Prescott Valley for lessons. I had much heartburn and turmoil with this decision, but felt it was the best thing for me and my family, so no more driving to lessons. I have been pleasantly surprised at the willingness of the parents to bring their children to me. Now I feel the pressure to do an even better job! We'll see how it goes, but it should be a big help to MHS's schedule. As for CLS, well he has been planning a 3 day, 60 mile hike with some buddies for about 4 months now and they leave this Friday. They are all getting their packs ready and have their hiking boots broken in. CLS's biggest concern is getting lost...I hope the other hikers have a better sense of direction than CLS. He doesn't have many shortcomings, but that is one and he will readily admit it. I doubt many pictures will be taken, but perhaps we'll get before and afters of the fearless hikers. Have fun honey! That's it for us...we hope you all have a great Thanksgiving!