More about Fall

We have enjoyed fall and the sun.  Along with taking the girls to the apple orchard we have gone the the zoo and a pumpkin patch.  They love "adventures"!  Although we go on daily adventures to the river across the street and the playground and trail, these other events are seasonal and help them to learn about the land while having a blast!  Also, M. has been busy learning her ABC's with a blues inspired version with an acoustic guitar accompanying it.  We have frequent dance party's in the living room with the alphabet song and old chicken and lion Halloween costumes.

31 on 10-10-10

Last year when I turned 30 I called it my quarter life crisis.  All of a sudden I was old.  Now, I never thought that I was young, but definitely not old.  When I say old I don't mean "old" but old-you know what I mean.  I had a list of things to complete when I was 30 to start off the next 30 years right.  So here is a sort of quarter life bucket list that I completed or started in the last year:

1) cut hair off
2) dye hair another color
3) have two kids
4) get into shape after having two kids
5) start running
6) complete a 5K
7) complete a sprint triathlon
8) move to an urban neighborhood
9) get a tattoo
10) continue yoga training on path to 200hr RYT

Many more items to accomplish over the next 30 years, but this was a good start!!  Thank you honey for encouraging and loving me these last 10 years!!! (also celebrated 10 years of dating on 10-10-10)

"She's walking"

I. is now a walker.  She walks everywhere!  I love watching her little legs as the robotically move her from place to place.  She is generally behaving in the sleep department.  She says a lot of words.  A list of them: waffle, apple, outside, M., eat, walk, goggie (doggie), boot, oh buddy, daddy, mommy, ouch, uh oh, banana, milk, cheese, ba-bye, hello, hi, all done, yes, no.  She has four teeth now, two on bottom and two on top.  She pretty much wants to do everything her sister does and M. looks out for her.  "Mommy sissy needs her boots on too", says M. or "She's walking" or "Mommy, I.  is standing" in reference to I. standing in her highchair.  Our little I. prefers climbing up the slide the reverse way to meet M. coming down the slide.  They have a lot of fun together. Laughing and giggling and giving each other kisses on the cheeks during the day and every night before bed.  I. goes to bed best when she sees that M. is tucked in.  They are really going to enjoy sharing a room in our next place!