Treehouse Social Club

Since Nana is out of town this week, we decided to head over to the Treehouse Social Club for play time and lunch. It's a beautifully designed space where children can play in a safe environment with a variety of imaginative toys. There's even a separate room for toddlers adjacent to the main space perfect for Nico. The morning passed by in a flash with so much to explore although Spencer would have had even more fun had there been more kids there. He had the place to himself for most of the morning. We'll definitely return for an encore one of these days.

Nana Love

Nana comes for a visit every Monday so that I can take Nico to a Mommy & Me class at Emerson. It's a win-win situation for everyone: I gain some one-on-one time with Nico while Spencer gets his Nana all to himself. They have so much fun together playing play doh, reading stories and even doing laundry.

Between naps and our class, Nana usually doesn't get to spend much quality time with Nico but on this occasion, she was able to feed him his lunch.

Open wide Nico!

Sweet potatoes are one of his favorites!

Time for bed! Nana fed him a night time bottle before he drifted off to sleep. Now if only he would sleep through the night...

To Pumpkin City We Go!

Spencer had so much fun at Pumpkin City last year, we decided to make it an annual tradition and head down to Orange County for a visit.

We met up with Nana at the entrance. This year was Nico's first experience. He watched from the sidelines in his pumpkin hat as his big brother rode the rides.

Spencer started on the swings (note the hand raised in the air),

before moving on to the tractor. His driving skills have improved since last year but I'm not handing over the keys anytime soon.

The first of many run-ins on the tractor course. Those hay bales saved the day!

Spencer tends to drive with his eyes looking to the side instead of straight ahead where he's going, hence the importance of the hay bales.

A family portrait on a sunny October day!

Hey Diddle Diddle

I am over the moon because at long last our dishwasher, the one we purchased months ago in anticipation of this day, was installed. I so appreciate the simple pleasure of loading the dishes, pushing a button and listening to the quiet hum as our dishes are magically sudsed and dried.

A week or so after the dishwasher installation, the flooring installers came to lay down cork planks over our existing vinyl floor. We choose cork primarily because it is a sustainable, renewable resource but also for its comfort and warmth. The color not only integrates well with the wood floors in the rest of our house but it hides dirt as well, a plus with two young boys and two messy cooks.

We love the way it turned out!