Great Fall Weekends

Two weekends ago Patty came to visit and was treated to an action packed weekend. Saturday was the Delray Arts Festival, which is always something we look forward to. Hunter had a great time and we spent a good part of the day there. On Sunday they went to the Union Station Centennial Celebration and got to tour current and historic trains. Unfortunately, Luke was battling his ear infection and reacting to the medication, so we had to stay home.

This weekend we went to a great block party where one of Hunter's friends from school lives. They had 4 bands, great food and so many friends for Hunter to play with. I told him that there was going to be music and dancing and he said "I'm going to get crazy!" Sure enough he was dancing up a storm with all his friends.

On Sunday we went to the pumpkin patch to pick our pumpkins and apples and take a hayride. The weather was perfect, hot for this time of year and sunny.


We then went to the Poplar Spring Animal Sanctuary for their annual open house. They care for rescued farm animals and wildlife. We got to see pigs, cows, goats, sheep, turkeys and chickens up close. Since Hunter is afraid of dogs, having an adult pig next to him was a bit much for him, but seeing the animals from behind a fence was great fun. Fall is such a great time in this area, there is so much to do!

Ants

We have had a tough battle with ants this season...all the toddler crumbs aren't helping. We thought we had them beat until last night. Kerry and I were eating dinner and noticed ants crawling on the kitchen table. I followed their trail which led straight to the plantation shutter where Hunter typically sits. I opened it only to find a half eaten quesadilla stuck between the shutter and the window. He is always working against me!!

6 Months Old

Happy 6 month birthday! You are such a smiley, happy boy and we are so blessed to have you in our life.


Luke has learned to sit up and has started scooting himself on the floor to capture any of Hunter's cars left in close proximity. Tomorrow is his 6 month checkup so I will update this with his stats, but he is a chubby boy and is already wearing 6-9 month clothes without much extra room. He has tried sweet potato, apples, pears, and avocado (his favorite.) It is hard to believe that in the next six months he will crawl, pull himself up, start to talk, and walk!

Update: Luke had his doctor's appointment today and has another ear infection, that explains the sleepless nights, so we were referred to an ENT, his stats:

• 27" long - 70th percentile
• 18.3 lbs - 70th percentile

For those of you who still think our boys look alike, here is a side by side.....

Our Skinny Minny

So yesterday I picked Hunter up from school and he was wearing his change of clothes due to a pee pee during naptime issue. As we were leaving I was trying to figure out what shorts he had on and it occurred to me, he was wearing a pair of Luke's 3-6 month pants! I must have folded them and they ended up in Hunter's drawer by mistake. Too funny that our 3 year old can even pull up pants a 3-6 month old can wear.

MD Wine Festival 2008

This weekend we went to the MD Wine Festival, it's 25th anniversary (I think I have attended since the beginning.) It is always a great time, good food, sometimes good wine, and good friends. This year Maryclaire and David were in Bermuda, so it was just their girls, Lara, Claire and Marie. They were missed, but we still had a blast.

They got to meet Luke for the first time and he loved all the attention.


Hunter had a great time at the train play area and visiting all the animals. The weather was perfect and we can't wait for next year.

Look what I can do!

State College Weekend

We went to State College this weekend to visit with Mick and Joyce and see Penn State beat Oregon State. The ride up was a bit long as we were driving in considerable rain thanks to Hanna. Both boys were pretty well behaved though.

Hunter loves visting Mickey and Joyce and playing with all the new toys!

Since TJ is also in school now, he was nice enough to spend his weekend with us and play with Hunter and Luke. Hunter was in heaven.

We have been having a really difficult time with Hunter lately on a number of fronts. The worst has been bedtime. He is determined not to sleep and will either throw a monster tantrum or just sit at the top of the stairs until it is time for us to sleep and we turn out all the lights. Kerry was traveling this past week and I had my hands full. One night he only fell asleep on my bedroom floor after I went to sleep at 10pm. Friday night he threw a tantrum and by 9:30 I was exhausted and went to bed. Kerry got home around 10pm to find him asleep at the top of the stairs.

So at Mick and Joyce's we tried to get him in his pjs at 8pm when he started a tantrum. It was horrible and didn't end until 9:30 when he finally fell asleep on the floor (without pjs on). He slept there until 12:30am when he woke again, screaming (I believe it started as a night terror) and didn't end for 30 minutes. I have a doctor's appointment for Luke at the end of the month and I am going to talk to the doctor and see if I should schedule an appointment for Hunter. This situation is just completely out of control, he isn't getting the sleep he needs and neither are we!

We ended our trip with the drive home, and we learned an important lesson, no dairy during road trips. Hunter got sick yet again in the car after a trip to Brewster's ice cream in Gettysburg. This time though we had the left over milk shake cup and we put it to good use.

What a weekend!!