Pumpkin Patch

A couple weeks ago we took Maddie to a local farm to pick pumpkins and see the famous corn maize. We went with Paul, Michelle, and Livi and had a great time despite the 90+ degrees weather we were having in October!!! We took a hay ride and picked out pumpkins, played in the corn kernels, rode the slide, and baked in the sun! Since it was so hot, we did not attempt to get lost in the huge corn maize. Oh well, maybe next year!

Getting into everything....literally!

We keep finding Maddie in the funniest places lately, now that she's 100% mobile on her feet. She's starting to climb on things and IN things. Chris found her like this.....






And her new favorite thing to do is climb in and out of the bouncy seat and bumbo (yes, we STILL have that stuff laying around)! She looks like a giant baby in them.

"Are you gorgeous?"

My mom, Nana Flo, has taught Maddie the funniest thing. When you ask her "are you gorgeous?" she responds by batting her eyes. We'll let the video speak for itself.


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Girls Just Wanna Have Fun!

We've often joked that there's something in the water here because it seems like everyone we know has baby girls! Well it works out nicely for us because Maddie has wonderful little playmates. We're all looking forward to the day when we can sit back and have some wine while the girls play together. For now though, we are enjoying being right there playing too! Here are some highlights of the fun things we've done recently with "the girls."

THE NATIONAL ZOO

We spent a gorgeous day at the zoo with the Marcoulliers. The animals were a bit lazy, but we had a lot of fun anyway. Afterwards we had dinner at their house and took the girls out back to the pond to feed the ducks. Marissa knew just what to do, but Maddie and Kaitlyn just ate the bread themselves! Maddie is getting so tall that's she's almost as tall as Kaitlyn who is 6 months older!

THE COOLEST PARK EVER
There is a park here that is so neat. It was designed to be accessible to all children, including those with disabilities. I have heard of it from my patients at work and was told I had to take Madeline there because it's perfect for toddlers. The whole playground surface is this rubbery track material, everything is very low to the ground and it's very clean. When Lisa and I were deciding what to do for our latest get together with Brooke and Maddie, we chose this park. The girls had a blast and we'll go back for sure! It's fun to see them walking around together!

PLAYING WITH "THE LIVSTER"
We spent an afternoon hanging out with Michelle and Livia. She is so cute and is already crawling! She started at 6 months! They really enjoyed each other and before we know it, Livi will be walking around with the older girls too!

"Livi, check me out....aren't I cool?"