{ September 30th }

It is crazy that September is almost over! Our October is filled with some pretty exciting things (ie. Cruise, Aydo's birthday, Halloween parties galore) and it just seemed like it would never get here!

We have had an excellent September filled with lots of fun things. The kids are loving school and making lots of friends. I purchased them each their own lamp for their bed and they love reading in bed each night. Ayden is reading Magic Treehouse books that I believe are 2-3 years above his grade level. Sophie reads the books Ayden brings home because her Kindergarden books are too easy. They both love to tell me about the new friends they are making at school and the things they are learning.

Sophie is big into "crushes" these days. She originally said that Gunnar was her boyfriend. Then it changed to Brock. Now she just tells me the people she has a crush on. The other day my nephew Ethan (who is 4) was here and she told him she has a crush on her cousin Andrew. To which Ethan replied "Why you no have a crush on me?" She felt bad so now she tells everyone she has a crush on 2 of her cousins, Ethan and Andrew. What a silly girl. When I tell her I have a crush on Logan she says

"Mom, you can't have a crush on him. HE'S YOUR HUSBAND!"

I don't think she really knows what a crush is.

Myla is becoming more and more fun as the days go on. I forgot how fun it is to have an 18 month old. When Ayden was 18 months I ready to pop with Sophie. Then he was barely 3 when Sophie was 18 months so I think I missed this stage with them because I was overwhelmed. Don't get me wrong . . . the screaming fits in Target I remember. And they are even less fun the 3rd time around, but it's all the cute and funny things they do that I think I forgot. Myla LOVES to play! Which is why she LOVES her Daddy. From the minute he walks in the door he is chasing her and teasing her. And she eats it up! We have a routine every morning that she follows him out to his car and fights with all her might to get in. I think she believes if she could just get in the car, he'd have to take her with him.

Myla doesn't like it when I'm distracted. If I watching a show or using my phone, she will climb up on my lap, sit facing me with her little cheesy face right up next to mine, and giggle or act silly until I have no choice but to look at her. She has such a funny personality, she's always making us laugh. She has a very sweet side too. The other night she randomly woke up around 2am. I knew nothing was wrong she just couldn't sleep. She would whimper for a minute and then be quiet. Then she'd cry for a few seconds and go quiet again. This had been going on for almost an hour so I decided to go rock her and see if I could help her get back to sleep. As we sat in the rocking chair she laid so still in my arms. She is a good snuggler. When I thought she had finally gone to sleep, I kissed her head and softly whispered "I love you, baby" in her ear. A few seconds later, binky still in her mouth, she whispered back "I ya you". I just sat there squeezing her so tight. Oh, I can't express how sweet that moment was. I just love her so much.

I didn't think we'd have to start dealing with this in 1st grade, but Ayden is very caught up in what other people have. There's a certain kind of shoes that he's seen other kids at school wear and now he just has to have them. ($75 . . . a little steep for a 7 year old)

Another thing he noticed was these bracelets that kids are wearing. He got Logan involved and after driving all over the place they finally found the stuff you use to make them. Paracord. Pretty cool stuff. Anyway one night we watched a few videos on YouTube and learned how to make them. Now we can't stop! It's so fun! Here are some examples of paracord bracelets:

{ Even Myla has one! }

Ayden asked if I could make one for all 27 kids in his school class so he can bring them as his birthday treat! Ha! I had to tell him no because I enjoy the use of my hands too much!

It's been a great month.