Fun at Home

FUN AT HOME

Since Matthew's arrival, we've been spending A TON more time at home.

It's been fun!

Here's a peek at what we've been up to:

First:

We've been learning a lot about our kids -

and about how different they are from one another.

For example, when Kate was a baby,

she hated the baby swing we borrowed from friends.

But, because Matthew loves to be rocked so much,

I figured he might have a different opinion.

Also, we're learning that Kate is eager to please us

and wants to help.

Take these two things and you have the perfect afternoon activity:

Baby Swing Assembly!

By the way, I was right.

Matthew loves the baby swing

and would be perfectly content to hang out there all day

if my maternal guilt would allow it!

Second:

We've been enjoying our backyard.
Life in the suburbs is awesome!

Kate is pretty obsessed with leaves these days.
Through much negotiation, we've managed to limit her current collection
to two containers.
But, these days, she'd rather go on a "nature walk"
than watch Elmo -
which is saying something!

Third:

We've been exploring some interesting fashion concepts.

Fourth:

We enjoyed a fun lunch with my cousin, Erika,

and her boyfriend, Daniel,

who were home for the weekend from App State!

Fifth:

We've been learning to coo!

(I wish I could figure out how to upload video clips

so that you could hear how adorable Matthew is when he talks!)

Sixth:

We've been accumulating pumpkins.

At last count, we had 9 "real" pumpkins

in various shapes and sizes.

We also have countless paper ones

diligently and lovingly created for us by Kate!

October is my favorite month!

I really hate to see it end!