Who did that?

Mom: Auden, I think you need a new diaper. You're stinky!
Auden: Daddy did it.

Apparently, Auden is a child prodigy when it comes to blaming others for stinkiness. Well played, my son.

What a lot of time has passed since the last post! We've been to the apple orchard, which was quite different now that both boys are completely hands-off mobile now. Showing no fear, Auden climbed up the steps to the big tunnel slide and went down all by himself. And this year the mazes were particularly attractive to both boys. While Logan made his way through the wire-fence maze, Auden made the most of his diminutive height and crawled under the fencing, which was elevated about 1 foot off the ground, thereby bypassing the challenge for him and the boredom for us, since we didn't have to wait until he made it to the exit the right way. Thank goodness Grammy Renee and Papa George were there for backup because once the boys hit the hay bale maze, all bets were off. Two kids entering a tunnel/maze + four possible maze exits that empty said kids into a crowded play yard= anxiety-ridden mother. Thank goodness we all made it out alive--even after spending some time at the petting zoo...and subsequently de-germing our hands.

After visiting the orchard, we thought the only sensible thing to do was decorate for Halloween, which Logan is super excited about. I found out after unpacking our decorations, however, that we need more stuff. Guess what we'll be doing on the Saturdays leading up to Halloween!? Craft projects, kids!

Oh, and I promised a picture with Auden's new hair, so here it is. This is how excited we are about Halloween.

Speaking of craft projects, Logan's been doing lots of those at school these days. Every day he brings home a necklace that's been strung with pony beads, straw pieces, and pipe cleaners wound in tiny spirals. I think his fine motor skills should be fine tuned by mid year...or maybe sooner, because he's actually writing his name pretty well on his own now.