Fall fun

We've been pretty busy the past couple of weeks! Grandma and Cam were nice enough to let us crash their Labor Day weekend up in McCall. We got to play on the beach, go for walks (during which Jillian the drill sargeant commanded everyone to "Run! Everybody Run!) and go to New Meadows for a parade and BBQ. It was the yummiest BBQ EVER, I kid you not, and the parade was total redneck splendor when they shot off a candy cannon that pelted people and cars and left the candy burnt and covered in gunpowder, yeah! Here is Jillian getting ready for her second week of preschool on her snack and show and tell day (she brought her pony) - I did a "fancy" do for her. I have never been more surprised with my slow moving girl than I was that day. I warned her that after I went to the bathroom we needed to get our stuff and leave for preschool, but when I came out, there she was, standing at the garage door with her backpack already on! The next day was good and bad - we had a gogurt incident - she had a meltdown because we don't buy those and she had no idea how to eat and push the yogurt up in the tube. Who knew that eating from a tube was preschool requirement? (Can you see my eyes rolling?) However, her teacher said she really came out of her shell that day and was talking up a storm to all the kids on the playground and that it was really great to see!

Mr. Paul is still loving to eat his big boy foods. He can sit up a bit on his own, or support himself like this for a long time, but the main problem isn't lack of strength - it seems to be that he likes to grab things, much more than Jilly did. So the moment you put him down he is lunging for the closest thing, even if it is just the carpet which he likes to pull at. He looooved grabbing handfuls of sand at the lake until he finally got tired and put his face straight down into it. He didn't love it in his mouth so much! He rolls and rolls still and is actually being quite a pill at night because he rolls until he hits something or is stuck belly down. When you walk in, he is still partially asleep, but he angry and still trying to roll. Please let this kid crawl soon! Here is with sweet potatoes everywhere, including his eyebrows.

This weekend we enjoyed being outside, having Grandma's sister Patty up for a rib dinner, and we went to Art in the Park, a favorite fall Boise activity. I managed to spend a whopping $13 on earrings but I think we spent $25 on food! Ham/cheese/mushroom crepe (Jilly eats the mushrooms since mom's palate is not as sophisticated as hers) and a nutella one for dessert, yum! Here are the kids just hanging out in the morning - I think you can see who rules this castle.