Where'd the Weekend Go?

The Moller Bed & Breakfast was open this weekend as we welcomed our friends Jim & Bethany from CT. As always we had SO MUCH FUN, but I have no idea where the weekend went. We are all the good kind of exhausted as we unwind from a great weekend! I only took a couple of pictures this weekend when we went to the jam packed Milburn Orchards yesterday.

A Perfect Fall Day

It was sunny, breezy, and warm. We walked while Matty rode his bike to the park to play soccer. Then Matty heard cheering at another park nearby, so we went over and watched two softball games.

We made chili in our crockpot and cornbread muffins from scratch. The Eagles and Phillies are playing, we have Dogfish Punkin Ale in the fridge, and tomorrow is a holiday for Daddy.

A Perfect Fall Day.

Matty is a great soccer player. He's got some skills to be proud of.

Gracie is SEVEN Months Old!

Once again, I can't believe how fast this first year is going. Our tiny little newborn has turned into a sweet baby girl with a big personality! Gracie is such a happy baby and has a lot of the same personality traits that Matty had as a baby. She loves people and all the attention that they give to her. When we are out, she will fixate on a stranger and just wait excitedly for them to look at her. When they finally acknowledge her, she kicks her feet, smiles and even laughs and talks sometimes.

Gracie isn't crawling yet (thank God), but with a little perseverance, she can definitely get to where she wants to be. She does barrel rolls across the floor and scoots moving her arms and legs. She loves to play with Matty's trucks and cars and gets so upset when I have to stop her since she puts everything in her mouth.

Gracie definitely knows her name and usually responds with a smile. She adores Matty - all he has to do is look at her and she will giggle. She also thinks that Brady is pretty funny - poor Brady must have a complex since she just looks at him and laughs.

When Gracie is happy and relaxed, she has the most adorable "purr" which melts my heart.

She is still making her way through trying all different fruits and vegetables. She hasn't turned anything down so far. Her little feet kick a mile a minute between bites with excitement.

I know I say it every month, but she is the sweetest baby girl. We are so very lucky. Everyday I count my lucky stars and thank God for my two babies that are perfect in every single way.

Look-Alikes

Matty & Gracie are the exact same age in these two photos. They look so much alike!

Poor Brady

Brady has allergies just like everyone else in the wonderful State of Delaware. The poor pup has the worst skin allergies and has a spot on his face that he won't leave alone despite copious doses of Benadryl, sprays, and creams. So, we had to teach him a lesson and put a collar on him. We can't help but chuckle at Brady since he looks like he just jumped ship. The collar surprisely has a calming effect on Brady... we'll take calm any way we can get it with him.

2.5 Today

Matty is 2 1/2 years old today! I can't believe how fast our baby boy has grown into a real little boy with plenty of bumps and bruises to prove it. Although he has grown up so much, he is still the sweetest boy with the same loud belly laugh that he has always had. I always say that I have never known anyone who genuinely laughs as much as Matty. He cracks up all the time and has been since he was about 3 months old! Of course, life with a 2.5 year old is not all puppy dogs and rainbows. We have daily struggles which usually involve sharing with his sister (already? she's only 6 months old!), how many cars he is allowed to take with him when we go out, and behaving badly with his big boy cup. But overall, Matty is a well-behaved, funny, sweet, loving boy who loves to play and laugh. We are so, so lucky.

I want to share some of Matty's likes and dislikes mostly so that I remember before time passes by and all these small things are forgotten...

He loves cars, trucks, fire trucks, mail trucks, mailman Steve, airplanes, garbage trucks, his sister, Coopy & Jack, his blankies, haircuts, his grandparents, the park, reading with daddy, getting wet, pizza with no cheese, ice pops, chocolate milk, Caillou, Bob the Builder, firefighters, rides at the mall, shopping with mommy (yeah, it's true, and I love him for it!), the beach, baseball, mommy & daddy's bed, taking walks, wagon rides, riding in mommy's new van, and jammies...just to name a few!

He dislikes cheese, bugs, thunder, dirty toes, and white crayons.

We love this boy so much... how could you not? The crayon behind the ear cracks me up...

Oooo Many Punkins

We visited Millburn Orchards this morning with one of Matty's little buddies. It was a beautiful, cool morning, and we had so much fun. Matty was so excited about the pumpkin patch that he couldn't even sleep last night. He kept saying, "I'm excited to see ooooo many punkins!"

I couldn't get Gracie to look at the camera because she was so into the pumpkins/grass/blanket - basically everything but the camera.

Such a handsome boy!

We saw chickens, goats and pigs... definitely not my favorite part and thank goodness that Matty didn't want to pet any of them.

Waiting for Daddy to bring him his Apple Cider Doughnut!

Yummy!

Throwing back some apple cider...

Picking out pumpkins!

He found one!

Matty with his loot - one for Matty, one for Gracie.

Glad to be home eating O's with Coopy

This girl's got ATTITUDE...

Lovin' on Coopy. This dog gets more love in our house than anyone else...