What we've been up to

Rylan: The artist of all things monster

His current obsession is drawing monsters and robots. They are all very colorful and have a serious amount of sharp teeth. Last week we bought school supplies, and with all the new crayons, colored pencils, scissors and glue, he probably spends up to 2 hours a day creating paper monstrosities. His summer has been filled with all the typical boy things: swimming, making mud, building forts, playing with Daddy's hammer and nails, and collecting bugs.

Miss Bree

Bree has been busy being Rylan's best friend this summer. They are pretty much always together in whatever they are doing. She still enjoys the girly side of things though. It's rare to find her without some article of princess dress-up on. She gets a major kick out of getting her hair done and is constantly asking to wear lip gloss. She is really excited to start doing some pre-school work this Fall. Bree is a BIG help with Grant. She is always available to entertain him or give him a bottle when I need her to. She has a very cheerful spirit and a helpful heart.

Elle: Our almost 2-year old!

Elle's 2nd birthday is next week. We measured her last night and she was almost exactly where Bree was at the same age. Elle is loud. Very loud. She loves to talk at the top of her voice. Keeping Rylan and Bree in line by yelling "Ryo" and "Bee" is one of her self-appointed tasks. She is definitely a 'busy' girl. Some of her activities this month include: dumping out a tube of black paint on the carpet, coloring with a red crayon on the couch, drawing on various walls, and trying to have a tea party with toilet water(Don't worry, I caught that one really quickly). She is constantly singing and dancing. She loves to sing the theme song to Calliou, her favorite cartoon, and she is quite the entertainer.

Grant: Mr. Funny Faces.

Grant's been up to the most of anyone. Crawling, pulling himself up on furniture, trying to stand on his own, and biggest of all.....getting some teeth! It's about time! He has two of the cutest little teeth in the bottom front, and he loves to bite with them! His favorite activity is trying to sneak up the stairs. He's made it up five before I could catch him at it. At his 10 month check-up he was weighing in at 16lbs, 4oz.