Running in Circles

:: hazel ::

1. has started saying "no" to me a lot and i really don't like it. 

2. keeps asking about her birthday and wants to see October 5th on my calandar.

3. has become obsessed with Spanish and calls us madre and padre

4. loves story-time, doing gymanstics tricks, and having playdates.

5. is getting so many mosquito bites this last week

6. her favorite bedtime song... a peanut sat on a railroad track...

7. talked me into buying paints and brushes this week.

:: henry ::

1. figured out how to climb out of his crib so we've been getting some early morning visits.

2. ruins every pile of laundry I fold without hesitation.

3. loves following Hazel around and trying to keep up with her.

4. loves finding construction equipment trucks outside.

5. learned how to somersault and say tah-da (which just sounds like a grunt)

6. likes to be read to now and loves pointing at familiar things

7. seriously obsessed with him in suspenders. 

Yesterday was an exciting day- I registered for the 2017 Boston Marathon. So many people qualify and then apply so I'm not officially a race entrant yet, but I had a good time for my age group and don't see not getting in as a possibility. This marathon is on my bucket list but never did  think I'd be running marathons or running them fairly quickly. I started running to lose weight and de-stress and now it is my go to. 

I should find out if I'm in in the next few weeks! So hopefully I'll see you next April Boston!

:: hazel ::

1. We went to half price books on Labor Day and picked up "Wingdingdilly" by Bill Peet. She is obsessed with it.

2. really loves sorting and grouping things.

3. Gets really excited when she realizes I don't teach that day.

4. Has been sleeping in until 8:00 am for the last week or so.

5. loved playing at the splashpad at Klyde Warren Park on Labor Day.

6. She's really good at eating all her dinner of she knows dessert is up next.
7. I had her sort Brice's screws and bolts and thingawhats and she loved having an important job to do.

:: henry ::

1. has figured out if he dumps the dirty laundry out of the basket he can stand on it and reach the sink.

2. loves looking for trucks out the window.

3. loves playing with shoes and my accessories right now. He insisted on carrying around a reusable bag for the entire morning.

4. is finally sitting still and listening to books.

5. He really is still pretty quiet so I've been really trying to get him to repeat after me but every noise sounds the same.

6. has the most fun of any day after we put Hazel to bed and he gets 15 minutes of both mom and dad time. He turns real cuddly and really silly!

:: hazel ::

1. I bought her her first pack of princess figurines to play with during our move. They were a hit!

2. Loves baking with Brice and this week they made chocolate frosting together to dip into graham crackers.

3. Wants to go to school so bad.

4. She could listen to books for hours. We've been reading quite a few chapter books even.

:: henry ::

1. He has become obsessed with trucks and construction equipment. It helps that the city has been repairing a water line all week right outside our apartment.

2. He is so into everything- this week he burned a whole on our new carpet by holding my blowdryer to the floor. He also broke a blind and hour later.

3. loves being outside and runs to get his shoes anytime we ask him to.

4. this week at the library he pulled the stool over to the self-checkout  and kept gathering books to the desk to check out. It was adorable and then I apologized sincerely to the librarians for the mess.