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Grandparents Visit

Alex's parents came out for a visit mid-October. The first day they were here, we went into the city and met Alex for some awesome Vietnamese food for lunch. A big rainstorm came through while we were walking around the city, so we hurried back to Reading Terminal Market and got an Amish pretzel to tide us over. Yum!

When we told Nicole that her grandparents were coming for a visit, she said that she wanted to go to a pumpkin patch with them. So that's what we did! They had a little corn maze that we sent Nicole in with her grandparents, and we got some great pumpkins. We headed out to Kids Castle playground afterwards for a picnic.

    

 

 

Auntie Beth and Kerlyn came down from NY for a couple of days, and it was fun to to have them here. Nicole loved having her relatives to play with, and Joel even let them carry him around!

Happy Halloween!

Love, Ladybug Girl and the Lion

Lazy Fall day

We headed to the park one day after Nicole's school for a picnic. Nikki had been asking for a picnic for awhile, so I decided it was time to do it! We went to a new playground near our house, and although the playground was overgrown, I loved that they had a stretch of lawn for us to hang out on.

Joel is 10 months!

This little guy is growing up fast. I keep having discussions with people who can't believe he's only 10 months. He's just so tall, and having that full head of hair just makes him look like a little man. His newest trick is scaling our stairs, and he's getting pretty good at standing on his own.

Joel bites anything and everything, which we're not really fans of. He likes to feed himself, and his favorites are rice biscuits (mum-mums), yogurt melts, and goldfish. He likes black beans and rice, which makes me proud. Joel is getting more cuddly, and is constantly yelling "da-da-da-da!" Alex loves it and asks him questions like, "Who's the best? Who's your favorite?"

Nicole is in Preschool!

Nicole started preschool a couple of weeks ago. She goes to a nursery school at a local church 3 days a week. We were pretty excited for her to start, and she was ready for it. At first she just took it all in and was trying to figure out what exactly preschool was. She loves it, and I'm so happy for her to have these new experiences and interactions with new friends.

Annual Block Party

We had our annual block party a couple of weeks ago, and I think Nicole thought it was the greatest thing ever. They brought in a firetruck for the kids to climb in, they threw candy from the top of the firetruck, and the street was blocked off so they could ride their bikes up and down the street all day long. They had a live band, and did a pig roast and had tons of food. Nicole was just soaking in what all of the big kids were doing and played and danced and biked. I'd say it was a successful party!