What you don't see is that in about 5 minutes after the photo was taken, the two kids decided it would be fun to yank on the curtain - and then you can guess what happened after that. Kind of funny, no one got hurt when the curtain fell, but then they thought it was great to play in the curtain that was on the floor.
He LOVES to play ball. We'll be in a store and he'll see a ball up on the highest, top shelf and he'll want it. So needless to say, since we are such push-overs, we have about 20 balls rolling around the house. One night, we had gone to the store and found a Nerf Football and he loved it, we got it and then the next morning, he insisted on having it with him in the highchair for breakfast.
Cailin and daddy were hanging out - Daddy was out of town on business for a few days, so when he got home Cailin reported that she needed 'extra snuggles' from Daddy. Please forgive the cheesy grin from her on this one...
This past weekend we hit Nickle Dickel Days in Waconia. We spent the day with the Lechelts and had a blast! The weather could not have been more perfect. It was around 70 degrees and just a perfect fall day. We went to the fair they had in Waconia - saw fire trucks, old cars, had some snacks at the fair. Then afterwards, we went to an apple orchard - Deardorf's, which is somewhere between Victoria and Waconia. We didn't bring the camera, but had my telephone which we took a few pictures with. It's not the best by any means, but did capture a few good ones. We enjoyed running around and playing on the haybales. Kayla was kind enough to share her apple with Cailin too. Cailin and Drew had fun playing with Kayla and Christopher on the haystack. At the orchard, they had bunnies, sheep and horses that we visited with as well. It was big fun!
Karen's brother John, his wife Melissa and their baby Michael came for a visit this past week. They were here for a whole week, visited in the cities for a few days, then headed down to the farm in Nelson, WI where Oma is to spend the rest of the week.
Cailin got her first haircut, well at least the first full haircut. She's gotten her bangs trimmed, but this time, she needed the whole thing done. She was very patient and willing to sit still while being cut, but you can certainly tell the difference!! She also loves to 'ham it up' for the camera a bit too. Notice the bear hasn't gone anywhere yet though.... She is however, working on the potty training!! YEAH!!
This is one of Cailin's fun games. After nap time, she wants Drew to join her in her crib. They just sit and play and chatter and such. Nothing major, just a lot of fun I guess. Both of these two had just gotten up, so their hair is a little wacky...
Cailin went around the circle 3 or 4 times before she would get off of the tractor. She loved it. Andrew was very curious and kept a pretty straight face, but seemed to enjoy it.
We recently celebrated the big man's 1st birthday. He was happy enough to hang out and socialize with everyone. He really seemed to like the attention and he loved the loud toys. He had a few birthday parties, including this one with Oma, Uncle, Uncle Chris, Mom, Dad and Cailin. Cailin was a big helper getting the presents unwrapped. She also liked playing with the toys. She did have to be reminded that the toys were actually Drew's. But he would be willing to share them with Cailin. She kept trying to take them from Drew and said "no Drew, Tay is playing with it..." when in fact, Drew was playing with it. I guess it's hard to be 2 1/2 and have your little brother have a birthday. Don't worry though, Cailin got plenty of attention!! As usual.
