Easton 8 mnths

This past month Easton has become so interactive. He just loves his brother and they will even sit and play(kind of) together for awhile. It is so cute. He doesn't like it when Kenan gets too rough though and thinks Easton can wrestle because he is getting bigger. We have started introducing fruits this month and have had bananas, apples, and peaches. So far he has been a good eater like Kenan was. I can already tell he has a few that he is not the biggest fan of though. Still no crawling, but he definitely is moving all around by scooting on his bottom or pulling himself towards things he wants. He is so quick if he has his eye on something. He also has been standing up against things a little bit, but he is still pretty wobbly with this. Kenan started preschool this month two days a week and it has been nice to get some quality time with just Easton. I can tell he is enjoying the individual attention and I have loved the extra bonding time. I loved that Kenan and I were buds and have missed the special times just the two of us got. I am trying to do that with both Easton and Kenan when I can.

Last August Weekend

The past two weeks we have lucked out and not had any plans either Friday or Saturday night both weekends. The first weekend we decided to use that and spend a lot of quality family time. Friday night we went to Long John Silvers for dinner (Nick's choice). This was more of a treat because we do not eat out that much. After that we took Kenan to play miniature golf for the first time. He had received free coupons for Walthers in the summer reading program at the library and we decided to take advantage of them. I thought he did a great job at trying to hit the ball considering it is not that easy for a 3 year old. Easton enjoyed watching us from the stroller. When we got home the movie Herbie Fully Loaded was on and since Kenan loves cars he sweet talked us in to letting him stay up even later and watch the movie in bed with us (to give you an idea, we got home at 10:30 and the movie was just starting).

The next day was gorgeous and we took a day trip to Garden of the Gods. This is the first year we thought Kenan would be old enough to understand the danger and not run off. It was the perfect day. When we arrived we had a picnic lunch at the campgrounds and then went to hike the overlook. We didn't get to be as adventurous as we normally are since we were carrying an 8mnth old in a carrier and holding a toddler's hand, but we still climbed a lot. Kenan didn't scare me near as much as Nick with Easton in the carrier. I guess because I didn't have control. Since it was a beautiful day we saw a number of people. There were even two older couples that took pictures of Kenan because they thought he was so cute climbing and jumping on the rocks. It was a fun day.

Triathlon

For the past three years Nick has run the team part of the YMCA triathlon and each year Kenan has done the mini kids run. The first year Nick pushed him in the stroller, last year Nick had to carry him much of the way, but this year he was excited to be a part of it and ran the whole distance. Not that it is very for, but about a 1/4 of a mile is a lot for a three year old. When Nick was coming in at the finish line Kenan didn't even want to go congratulate him because he thought he would miss his race. I think this is a good experience to expose the kids to, and I am glad Kenan has gotten to participate. This year along with the medal at the finish line (and his Gatorade of course) they gave them free bike helmets. He already has one, but it is the next size up so he can still use it in the future.

Anderegg Farm

So at the end of August we took a short trip to visit my great Aunt and Uncle (the boys great-great aunt and uncle) who live on a farm in Marysville, IN. That is across the river from Louisvile, KY. They had not seen Easton at all except through pictures. Jonathan and Rebecca were free that weekend as well and decided to go with us. I have always enjoyed going to visit them and spending time outside enjoying God's beautiful creation. We took a hike in the middle of the afternoon down to the cabin that they had restored awile back. The grasses were a bit long so Kenan was getting very itchy and was having trouble dodging the cow poop, so we did not walk much farther than that. That evening we went to church with them and took part in their ice cream social after that. The evening was nice a relaxing just hanging out and playing games after that. The next day before we left Kenan got to help feed the cows. I think he thought that was cool. What an enjoyable weekend.

August Fun

So even after Nick headed back to school we packed in a lot more summer activities into August. The Sunday before school we went to The Reinhart Family reunion. This is Nick's mom's side of the family and it happens every year. It is nice to see some of the extended family. The next few weeks consisted of bowling, swimming, playing at the park, the zoo, and just some good ole family fun time.