Well, I warned you that we were busy this Fall, but I don't think even I was prepared for the level of nuttiness we have brought upon ourselves. Apologies for the lack of posts of late - I am recommitting to le blog tout de suite!
So lets see, what has happened since I last wrote? Hank continues to enjoy school and seems to be thriving. His vocabulary is out of control and his personality is, let me say, strong. He has more energy than any person in the history of mankind.
Gus is liking his playgroup and is as close to walking as you can get without actually doing it. He practices all day long running in circles around the house with his walker. He does his best to keep up with his brother. Gus is also quite chatty for a 14 month old. He points to things he wants and says "this" and says "hi ya", "bye bye", "see ya later", and "I love you". We are constantly taken aback by the words coming out of his mouth.
Work has been very busy for both Matt and I, but all in good ways. I've been doing a lot of events for UrbanSitter and just started my project at Discovery working on Animal Planet this past week. So far so good!
In between work and school we've managed to fit in a few other things. We finally found a weekend cabin in the area we've been looking at in the Shenandoah Valley for almost a year so I've been busy trying to get that all set up for us to start enjoying. We took our first overnight boat cruise with the kids back in September which was surprisingly nice. I don't think we're ready for a big time week long sailing vacation but Matt and I were proud not to have lost anyone overboard.
Matt and I took a little trip a deux to cape cod at the beginning of October which was desperately needed. Three days of relaxation, sleeping in until 8, having a beer with lunch, oh my, it does a body good.
Throw in a couple of family visits from the Mailloux clan, including hosting Thanksgiving and you have can see what I'm talking about. It was great to catch up with Nana and Papa and to see Aunt Whitney who is a busy bee herself getting ready to wed "Uncle" Ryan. We'll lose the quotes in a year Ry guy. The only folks missing were the Mailloux-Cohens. Chanel is due in 3 short weeks with baby boy number 2 and was not able to travel. This little one will make for four boy cousins under the age of 4 in gen 2. Can't wait for the family vacations! We might as well just go to a 24 hour all you can eat buffet for a week when they are teens.
Anyway, this was a good talk, but I've got things to do.
Highlights below and pics from the sailing trip are here:
Sailing Trip
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| Gus in a rocking chair about to drop that baby! |
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| Hank at school doing an art project (much of the pastels have ended up on his nose) |
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| Matt and Hank on the maiden voyage of our new canoe. |
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| Hank, Aunt Whitney and Jingle the Husky Pup helping to make Thanksgiving dinner. |
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| Gus the sailor |
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| The look on Hank's face is classic. Poor Gus sees this more than once a day! |
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| Gus' first time at the wheel |
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| Just happy to hang... |
