Swing into Fall

We had a great time on the swing set today. A is terrified of going down the slide on her belly all of the sudden. She's more than happy to go down it sitting and completely out of control. I on the other hand am not as comfortable with her going that way since she hits the first bump, flies backwards and knocks her head on the slide. I really can't imagine why this is better than a controlled slide on her stomach, but she is my daredevil. I saw her drop herself out of the toybox today. She let go, fell to her feet, dropped to her butt, continued to fall to her back and smack her head on the ground. She got up with a grin and looked around to see how many people had watched her.

Lovin' You

There is something so powerful about a child's love. I was holding A tonight because she did not want to go to sleep. I love so much how she fits right into my torso. She was tucked right in, with her hands folded underneath her. She looked so peaceful and was so happy just laying there.

Another One Bites the Dust

There was a whole lot of sidewalk chalk on our driveway today. E found just about all of it and wiped it up with her clothes.
She and A are both in disposable diapers today. They woke up with diarrhea in the middle of the night and we were quickly plowing through all of our covers. Corky didn't want to be left out of the sick household, so he picked up the same bug we've had.

Pumpkin Patch Kids

We took the kids to the apple orchard today with their Nana and Papa. It's the best orchard around. They each ate almost a whole doughnut. Smart kids! The doughnuts there are freshly made apple cider ones covered in cinnamon and sugar. They are truly amazing.

After checking out the doughnuts, the shop, apples and animals, we took pics of A&E by the pumpkins. They were more interested in picking the pumpkins up than getting their pics taken.

Milk Truck

We're at my parents' house today and plan on going to an apple orchard tomorrow. Both A&E are bad at taking a nap when they are somewhere different. They are great if they are in an Ergo carrier, but not if they have to sleep in a crib. Neither wanted to nap today, so I thought I'd lay down with them. They preferred to climb all over me instead.

Cork came to check on us and tried to take a picture, but by then they were back on the move. He did take this pic which cracks me up since they're both checking out the milk truck.

Vomit Comet

Arya spent a good portion of last night throwing up. I felt miserable yesterday and nauseous before going to bed, but thought I was over tired and that it was all in my head. Apparently not. While I didn't throw up, I felt like it every time I was up. Thankfully Cork took charge and changed her sheets every time she puked on them.

Today, she's bounced back much better than me. She and E did take a really long nap, about 2.5 hours, which is extremely unusual around here. E spent a good hour of that sleeping on Cork while he watched football. It gave him a good excuse to sit and be unproductive.

Booger Baby and Sidekick Snot

A&E are full of snot this week. They both have a touch of a cold and are teething. If they were super heroes, they could be Booger Baby and Sidekick Snot. Not sure who is which, but neither would wear a cape.