Fall family fun.

We went to a pumpkin patch today. But of course, it was not just a pumpkin patch. There were also animals, a hayride to the pumpkin patch, a train ride, pig races, and all sorts of other stuff.

I tried to get a nice picture of the kids by the giant pumpkin on the way in as I thought it would be easier than the way out. They were not in a cooperative mood. We tried all sorts of sounds to get them all to look. Was. Not. Going. To. Happen. Not today.

Audrey mostly just wanted to play on the playground, but we did convince her to watch the pigs race, look at the animals, and go on the hayride to the pumpkin patch. She also really wanted to go on the train, as did we, but it turns out it only ran once an hour and it was small. Like really small. So when we went to get on there was no room and we weren't going to sit at the train station for an hour to wait. So, alas no train.

 

 

The brothers were pretty ambivalent about everything. They rode around in the stroller and carriers and took it all in. They did very much enjoy eating a small piece of Audrey's donut. That was the highlight for them for sure.

You may be wondering what the highlight was for Audrey. We asked her as we were leaving. She said going potty. Yep. Her highlight was going potty.

You may be wondering why that was fun. Well, she had to go about two second after we got off the hayride in the pumpkin patch. Of course. No bathrooms in the pumpkin patch and we all know a just potty trained little person can't wait 15 minutes to go after they say they need to. So to the woods we went. Her first peeing in the woods experience, and it was the highlight of her day. Oh toddlers.

The brothers: 8 months.

The brothers turn 9 months next week, so I should probably do an 8 month post for them. Sorry brothers, mama's work schedule has been extra crazy the past few weeks and I just haven't been able to make the time to get this post done. Sincere apologies. I will continue to live by the better late than never mantra.

Those brothers are happy, healthy little dudes! In the last month they have gotten a dog, a sandbox, and time with their Babas. They especially enjoyed watching the sandbox being filled.

Cutest video ever, perhaps.

They do love seeing their Babas, though perhaps they get a bit too excited about the extra attention. Every time grandparents come to visit they stop sleeping. For real. So much so that I brought them to Urgent Care to get their ears checked. It was that bad. Their ears were perfect, by the way. Like clockwork as soon as Babas leave they go back to their normal eat once around 2 pattern. I guess the little dudes can only handle so much excitement.

This month they have started loving solid foods. Both baby food and finger foods. I am continually amazed at what they are able to mash with their gums, cause they still have zero teeth. I think Audrey had 4 teeth by now. We keep thinking they are teething, I'm sure it will be true someday.

They also are working on their mobility. They both have backwards army crawling down. Unfortunately for them, they are not trying to go backwards. Baby life is hard. They also are getting up on all fours and making some forward progress here and there. They will be crawling everywhere soon enough, we are in no rush for that to happen. No rush.

Some things they espeically enjoy right now are:

• Playing catch
• Rolling around on the floor
• Watching the dog
• Food
• Sleeping in mom and dads bed (this is mostly Kai, stinker)
• Their dog and elephant
• Playing with sister
• Watching the world go by
• Practicing their crawling
• Riding in their stroller 

 
They do not especially enjoy:

• Getting out of the bathtub
• Reading books (hopefully they will come around on this one)
•  Diaper changes, mostly because it requires sitting still
• Nursing anywhere but a dark quiet room - distracted to the max, there is far too much to watch anywhere else

Happy 8 months brothers. Hopefully I will get your 9 month post done before you turn 10 months. Love you little buddies.