And So It Begins...

Drew said something the other day about his tooth and how it was wiggling. I brushed him off and told him it was in his head because he wasn't even 5 yet.

Boy was I wrong.

He came home on Friday and told me his tooth was loose again and could wiggle all over. I took a look and sure enough, it was loose and there's an adult tooth about to pop through behind it!

I guess when you get teeth before you're even 4 months old, you're going to lose them early as well.

I figured we had a few days to a week before that sucker came out, but nope! I came home this morning from a session and it was already out. The stinker pulled it out this morning all on his own!

Hopefully the tooth fairy makes it to our house tonight! 

The Worm & Turkey

Love them.

Exploring

We're pretty much settled into our new city now and although there's still tons to do around the house, at least we're set up and there is food in the fridge. Drew started school today at a local preschool and the kids have adjusted awesome. Sleep wasn't really interrupted and Ady has enjoyed exploring EVERYTHING in the new house. We love the outdoor space we have in the house and can't wait to do some DC site-seeing this weekend! 

Bailey

Haven't posted pics in a while but she turned 8 back in August and is still the best dog ever. She's doing awesome out and around our Virginia house and we haven't even set up the shock collar because of that. The kids play outside with Mimi and Grandpa a lot and she's always out there with them.
Overall she's still a picky eater but knows to stalk Ady during meals in hopes of catching some falling food. She is starting to go grey around her nose more and more but really hasn't slowed down as far as with her physical side. She's still pretty slim and still doesn't have a mean bone in her body. Ady still is learning to pat gently and not pull her tail and she puts up with it all.
She generally can hold her pee until 8ish in the mornings and goes outside for the last time around 9pm at night. Although she needs a bit of melatonin on long car rides, she's a pretty good traveler.

So, to summarize, she better live to be 49.

Costume Pics (3 days late)

It's been a crazy 48 hours here in DC but had to document the kids costumes for Halloween 2015!

Drew, of course, is out of the "cute" costume phase and into superheroes. He chose Captain America for this year.

Although I'm a dog person, I thought this cat costume was freaking adorable for Ady!

Obligatory family pic...

 And the 'grandparents are in town' pic...

Happy Halloween

Just like the rest of America, we carved pumpkins last night. Except this year a power drill was added to the carving tools!

I think they turned out quite perfect if I do say so myself! 

Oh and Ady is 15 months old now. We had her well check yesterday morning and she's perfect as can be!

The Transformer House

So this man in Cleveland has been building life sized transformers since 2008 and this was the very first year I heard about it! We packed the kiddos up after dinner Tuesday and drove 30 minutes to see the exhibit and it was awesome. Optimus Prime was like 15 feet tall maybe?! They were incredibly detailed and even lit up. Drew was kinda nervous but Ady walked right up and stared at them the entire time.

Weekly Recap

So last Friday night I started off the weekend with several of my girlfriends for a ladies night out! We enjoyed an awesome dinner and drinks and, of course, lots of discussion on things like Justin Bieber's recent 'picture'! It was a great time and I'll miss these girls so much while we're in DC.

Then it was time for the local pumpkin patch to pick out our pumpkins. Drew loved the hayride and corn maze and sissy loved carrying around a mini pumpkin.

I had tons of sessions this weekend seeing that it was our last full weekend in Cleveland but we were also able to squeeze in the neighborhood fall fest. At least I got pictures of the kiddos in their costumes if it's too crazy on Saturday! :)

Breath

5 more days and then we are off on our 18 month adventure in the DC area. So yes, this week is full of doctors appointments, 957 photography sessions, packing, goodbye's with friends, haircuts,  more packing, other appointments and more. Thankfully Mimi and Grandpa are in town to help and we're trying to enjoy the last of Cleveland when we can. Snapped this sunset that was watched last week from a pier on Lake Erie and it was pretty magical.

5 more days.
And breath.

The Opposite's Blog

My children are alike in so many ways, but in others they are complete opposites. I thought it would be fun to write some out so that we don't forget any of these fun facts!

walked late vs walked early

mellow baby vs active baby

back sleeper vs tummy sleeper

scared by loud noises vs thinks loud noises are funny
super slow eater vs super fast eater
blond vs dark hair
drooling champ when a baby vs doesn't drool a bit

I'll be adding to this in the future, but this is a good start for today!

Sissy's Sassy Face

Love it.

Love her.

Scared of when she's 13.

Ady vs Mommy

Me on the top at 14 and 15 mo old and Ady on the bottom at 14 months old.

Although we don't look alike much now (per about 95% of comments made), she was my twin when I was that age.

Apple Picking

So it's fall and that means it's apple picking season. I love this outing with my family and we were excited to have Uncle Bean and his girlfriend in town for the weekend to join us. We got a huge bag of apples and I intend to do some baked apples this weekend! We had absolutely beautiful weather and it was a perfect afternoon.

Drew picked so many of his own this year and ate just as much...

The little one just ate.
And ate.
And ate.

Drew made Uncle Bean drive him around on the go carts and he also enjoyed running around the crate maze.

And, of course, I made everyone smile for some pictures...

The Thinker

I've only caught this on camera 3 times (and yes, 2 of which she had the same outfit on) but she does it almost daily. We're calling it "The Thinker."

Generally, it's when she's standing and observing the world around her but sometimes it's when she's simply waiting for her milk to be poured. She takes 2 of her tiny fingers and wraps them together and will stand in that position, but often walks around like that. It's the cutest thing I've ever seen and a quirk that I absolutely adore.

Night at the beach

Things are moving fast lately. 

Too fast for comfort.

But our beach helps. It always has. Something about the waves and the sunset and being there with my people. Something about the boats out on the lake and the boardwalk that we stroll barefoot down. 

So we go there. 

Often.