Eden in his jammies ready for bed.


Eden playing Joey's GameBoy Micro.


The boys ready for our walk in their Pooh Hoodies from Gramma Moseley


Our sunset walk around the neighborhood


My construction paper garland :)

10.16.10 Pumpkin Patch

Went to the Yule Forest/Pumpkin Patch today with the fam. I was a little disappointed - they charge a general admission fee now, $5 a person and were going to charge individually for the boys as well if they could walk on their own. It does include the hayride an a few other things, but still would have preferred to pay for tickets for that if we wanted to do it instead. We had a good time though. Looked at the rabbits, looked around the way-to-warm reptile house for a minute, went on the hayride, walked around the petting zoo, looked at the overpriced pumpkins. My mom had the awesome idea to wedge the boys in between some of the pumpkins to get pictures of them "standing" amongst them. I think it freaked Eden out a little, like he thought we might leave him there. It looked like Isaac really enjoyed the feeling of independence though.



I handed my camera to mom when we got on the hayride and she took most of the pictures from there. She did a great job (even after a mini lesson on how to use it ;p) and looked like she enjoyed it. Anyone have a good DSLR they don't want anymore for my mom to play with :) The best part was going back top my mom & dad's for the crock-pot feast. Everything was tasty and we probably ate too much. The boys only napped for 30 minutes while we were there but had a decent nap before we headed out. Probably won't go there next year. Might look into a different place though. Just not what I remembered from childhood, but it's always a bigger deal in your head when you're little :)



Here is a link to all of the pictures.

Picnic at the park

Went to the park Wednesday afternoon to meet my parents and Aunt Marion for lunch. After gobbling down some KFC, we headed over to the play area. Dad secured the stroller and purses for us while Marion took the boys down the slide and mom and I swung them in both the infant swings and in our laps on the "big" swings. The boys loved every minute of it and really got into the slide!

10/10/10 Mercier Orchard

We headed up to Blue Ridge to Mercier Orchard today. We could have endured the lines and whatnot for the Apple Festival in the 30-minutes-closer -Elijay, but I really enjoyed Mercier. We went straight to the U-Pick from the parking lot, then they dropped us back at the store for samples and perusing.



While out picking, we got to enjoy the fruit as well. Eden and Isaac both loved it and Isaac would giggle every time Joey took a bite of the apple. The market was a little frustrating because of the multitude of people, but I'm sure nothing like what I heard of the Apple Festival. I's still like to go one year, but while we have to tote the boys around, I'll stick with something simpler :)



We brought home some Fuji, Pink Lady, and a bunch of braeburn, which were our favorites.

Here is a link to all of the pictures

Another busy weekend gone

The boys are trying to reach the dogs on the other side of the gate :)



Saturday Joey and I went to Dave Ramsey Live at Gwinnett Arena and Mela & Shawn's Housewarming Party (Thanks again mom & Rakelo for babysitting!) and Sunday met up at Buckhead baseball to watch the Strange boys' play baseball (sorry we missed your game, Zack - maybe next time!) Zack and Josh are getting so big! It's hard to believe they used to be as little as my two when I babysat them while Anna was at school. Time sure does fly by! A lot of times, Joey and I see similarities in Eden and Zack as well as Josh and Isaac, so we have a glimpse of what life will be like in the future. They love each other too - Josh especially loves babies though. Zack thought it was cool that he was the one to let them play with their first batman toys. :D



They are getting even more vocal now. Isaac knows to put his arms up and says up when I ask him if he's all done eating - Eden's still working on it. Isaac also does this when he wants to be picked up - Eden, again is working on it. Eden will point at everything - when we say to point up, he does. When we say to point to George (Curious George stickers all over their room), he does and usually babbles something that sounds like George. He points really well and most of the time with his left hand and uses two fingers with his right. Isaac - working on it. Eden shakes his head yes and Isaac will say it. We think they are saying a lot more then we realize because the volume of how much they talk now, we just have to listen hard and try to say what we think they are saying right after they speak. When we get something right, their eyes light up as they turn towards us and smile. It's so cute!

They're also still working on walking. We keep shoes on them when we go out and try to hold them by their torsos instead of their arms so they learn balance, but right now they are still content to cruise. The span of their reach has increased dramatically though (Eden can reach a lot of stuff he previously couldn't and almost reaches the counters and door knobs) which has helped them attempt to reach out and stand on their own. Once Eden realizes he's standing on his own (leaned against us) he gets a little scared. Any tips on helping them overcome the fear of falling? I'm starting to get anxious for them to walk. All of the kids in the library playgroup are walking and I feel like the boys are missing out on a lot by not being able to yet. I know they will when they are ready to, they have with everything else. I just wonder if there is something I could/should be doing to boost their confidence. We practice everywhere - upstairs where it's carpeted, downstairs on the laminate with no socks to slip with, outside on grass/concrete.etc. with shoes on. They pull up totally fine on their own on pretty much anything, even just a wall and know how to lift their feet to take steps while we support them. It's just the standing on their own and then moving that seems to get them.