We had a harvest party on Saturday to celebrate this years local harvest. We had all locally grown food and I put on a farm-themed puppet show for the kids. We had Mara and John visit us the first week in September. Scott, Terri and Shawna also came to visit on the weekend. Bryson got to take his first ride in a convertible car. Bryson really enjoyed having the company and was particularly attatched to John. (He'd say: Grampa John, where are you?) Both Kyle and Bryson had a good time at the OMSI (it's like the children's museum) with Mara as well.
Kyle is walking much better now, he won't hold my hand anymore. He goes pretty fast too. Now that he's more confident he's also falling alot too. He's got lots of bumps and bruises. He's working on talking quite a bit too. He can say lots of things now: dog, bye bye, shoe, truck , car, ball, mama, more, no and outside, to name some. He seems more interested in cummunicating than Bryson was. He's more interested in books as well. I think he's starting to put on some weight, he's been eating really good and feels much heavier. He loves to pet the dog and cat and is able to do some simple puzzles. He loves to put toys in and out of a container over and over again.
Bryson has improved with his speech and has even worked with me a little on his articulation. He can count to eight now and does so often. He loves to run, jump, ride bikes and climb. Unfortunately he can climb over our fence and most of our child gates, he also has shown an interest in climbing trees, it's probably good he can't reach to get into the trees. He loves to play with his lego thomas toys. He likes to sing and is pretty good at happy birthday. His behavior is overall much better, but he still has some bad days (today is a pretty bad day actually). I'm trying to get both boys sleeping in the same room. It's more of a challenge than I first thought. Bryson wants to sleep in the crib again despite his new Bob the Builder sheets.
Ken and I are doing well. Ken has been having stomach troubles, but so far all the tests haven't found a cause. We celebrated my birthday with a pizza dinner (my favorite) and cake. Both the boys were bouncing off the walls all night on a sugar high! I posted some new videos on the video website, so check it out!
