What month is it????

I can't believe October is gone. Just gone. What happened? We had my sister visit for a weekend and then my mom came to visit. It was great to spend some time with them and watch them spend time with the kids. The kids know them and get so excited when they see their Aunt Molly and Grammie.



We played in the leaves, crawled around the backyard and got to go to a farm. Our nanny owns a horse and invited us to see her where she is boarded. The kids got to feed carrots to the horse, ride the horse, see kittens and dogs just roaming around wanting to be pet. They loved seeing the animals and playing in the dirt.



In other news, Lily has taken 6 steps by herself and Liam finally has taken a couple. He still thinks of it as more of a game and will fall forward, expecting to be caught. When do they actually grow out of that trust? When I played tennis in college, one of our team building activities at the beginning of each season was to play that "game" where you stand on a table and fall backwards, trusting your teammates to catch you. What preparation and nerve that took! I hope that Liam is able to hold onto that trust for a long time before he begins doubting.



They got some new "cars" for Christmas too. An early Christmas present from their Grammie and Papa John, but best to get some use out of them now. Thank goodness there are 3 cars, although they still manage to fight and push to all get into the SAME car. Two of the cars have cell phones that ring and beep and the other car is a flatbed truck with construction tools for Liam. So far, Ellie has been the occupant of the flatbed while Liam drives. It's actually pretty cute. She "talks" into her cell phone while Liam is driving her around. Train them up early, right?



Christie