September

We are so ready for fall and cooler weather. So in an attepmpt to coax fall along I found a super yummy recipe for pumpkin waffles... They are a new favorite! It's hard to believe that the summer is pretty much over. So many things that we had fun doing and still so many things we didn't get to do....

Over Labor Day weekend we made a quick daytrip up to Shaffer Butte above Bogus Basin to enjoy some sunshine and a little day hike. We haven't done much "hiking" with the little guy but we did have a kiddo carrying backpack. He did pretty well and liked to be up high and see things. He jabbered away for most of the hike. He was pretty tired near the end and tried to climb out a few times, thank goodness for buckles that he can't undo. :)

Thatcher was able to come to work with me on a Friday for a few hours to get a few things done. He hasn't been in for a while and thought it was pretty fun to sit in the big chairs and walk around with mommy and help send faxes.

We have started a little sticker chart for Thatcher with a few age appropriate "chores". It is mostly so we are better about involving him in things and teaching him to help a bit. Things like cleaning up toys, laundry helper (he loves moving clothes from the washer to the dryer), feeding Jack and reading books. His reward for a full sticker chart this week was to pick out a balloon at Zurchers. This kid loves balloons. He can spot a balloon from a mile away and always finds them in the rafters at the store when they have escaped.

We were able to participate in the Fit One 5k this year. My mom was supposed to go with us but she ended up with a meeting that morning so one of my friends snagged her number and we took our little guys with us. Since we were in the family stroller wave we weren't allowed to run (I was totally okay with that- I didn't do much "training" beforehand). We walked the course in about an hour. No too shabby. We also met up with some of my family members who get together every year. It was fun to reconnect with family and friends and Thatcher loved watching all the people and other kids. He did great!

Thatcher and I try to take walks in the evenings around the neighborhood. This night all the little birds were lined up on the roof tops. It was like they were rehersing for something. Thatcher thought it was pretty funny. He also has decided that he is big enough to "walk" Jack and insists on holding his leash while he rides in the stroller. Sometimes I remember to clip two leashes on so we can each have one.

We have been looking for a kiddo table and chairs for awhile. Thatcher loves to sit in chairs his size and is getting to the age of wanting to color more and more so we thought a space just his size would be great. I saw this cute table and two chairs at a consignment sale and snagged it. Thatcher loves eating his snack at the little table and tries to convince me to let him eat dinner there too. It is so fun to watch him grow!

I have been working on a project in our living room the past week or two. I was putting up some shelving and turned around to find that Thatcher was sitting on the table and had emptied my purse and the diaper bag. He thought it was pretty fun!

Silly boy was snuggled up with us watching a movie, and insisted on having both binkies so daddy showed him how to get both of them in his mouth. Thatcher thought is was funny and would laugh, making both of them fall out, then he would try to get them back in.

Here is our newest project! There is this little bump out in our living room that we have been trying to figure out what to do with since we moved in. We have had two bookshelves there for the past couple of years but it really wasn't that functional. We are also wanting to transition Thatcher into his "big boy" room next year which means I need to clear out all of our office supplies/craft things. So we came up with this little built in "office". Our house has hardly any storage- just one teeny linen closet in the hallway. So we were happy to fit in some cupboards and shelves. Now to finish clearing out the rest of the room...