Fall is here!

Maren:
Fall is officially in the air... nights and mornings are crisp and cool but our afternoons are still filled with sunshine and outdoor fun.  The last few weeks have been pretty routine around our house with mommy trying to catch up on house work, get new projects started for Christmas, and the house all ready for the Harvest Season.  Of course I have been a huge help through it all!  With the start of the new school year and a new preschool class I am particularly interested in sharpening my reading and writing skills.  I really like to try and read to baby brother... but he just wants to eat the books!  I am really getting good at writing and spend lots of time practicing.  I even made my Nonna and Nonna a card to welcome them to Oregon. 
We spent this last weekend working hard but having lots of fun too.  One of my friends from school, Maylee, had a party out at Fort Vanoy Farms and we got to go.  Mommy, baby brother and I rode the Cow Train and spent lots of time playing there after the party was over. 
We also decorated the house for fall this last weekend.  I helped build our scarecrow and put out all of the decoration.  I am really excited for Halloween and to get all dressed up!  

Maddox:
I am now 8 months old and getting bigger every day.  My latest trick to get attention is to roll over onto my belly in the middle of the night.  Unfortunately, I still have not learned how to flip back over and my sleep sack makes it really hard to push into a sitting position.  So, I just get really frustrated and cry until my mommy comes in to save me.  Sometimes I let her just flip me over and I fall right back to sleep but sometimes that just isn't good enough and I scream until she cuddles with me!  I also am right on the verge of crawling.  I rock up onto my hands and knees.... and then I belly flop!  I can usually push myself back into a sitting position but sometime need some help with that still.  It wont be long until I am crawling.  I think my sister will be very disappointed when that happens because I will finally be able to chase her down and steal her toys like she always does to me! I also am trying to pull myself up on things but my little legs just aren't strong enough to support me yet.