One of our dearest friends here in Atlanta is coincidentally also from Youngstown and we made the journey to Ohio in August for her wedding. To say that the wedding was beautiful was an understatement AND we had the BEST time. I think I'll bring all my Georgia friends to every wedding I go to. The best part about traveling to a wedding in Ohio, is that we have built in babysitters that we don't need to pay! Landon got to have some special alone time with both Kevin's parents while we were at the wedding and my Mom and Step dad while we partied in Cleveland! To say that he was spoiled when he got to their houses would be an understatement. New toys and all the love an affection he could want from both houses!
Watching the airplanes!
Traveling wears you out!
Grandma and Grandpa Freaney have the coolest chairs- there's even one that's my size that I can rock in.
Fun at Grandma and Papa T's house!
City boy in the country. (He was probably confused with all the grass.)
Our usual Cleveland shenanigans
The week after the wedding I started my first week of school. I have a class of two-year-olds on Monday, Wednesday and Friday and toddlers on Tuesday and Thursday. The first couple weeks of school was rough, there were a few children that had some separation anxiety and as they say at the nursery in the hospital "Once one starts singing they get the whole choir going." Thankfully, my co-teacher and I have a good sense of humor and were able to just look at each other and laugh when half your children are sobbing hysterically. Now that we're a month deep into school the children have all adjusted well and my sanity is back in tact...for the most part.
We had another wedding in September, this one in Charleston to see Kevin's cousin and his partner get married. They sweetly invited us to the rehearsal dinner and I don't think anyone had as much fun as Landon did (he was definitely trying to steal the spotlight.) I think it may have been the most fun night of this man's life! He danced the entire night, staying up with the crowd like he was 21 and not 1. (Not to worry, his fake ID didn't work and he wasn't served any adult beverages.) While we were in Charleston we all got to spend some time with Aunt Mallory, and she was kind enough to give up a few hours of her social life to watch the little guy while Mom and Dad enjoyed a wedding child free!
He rides to Charleston in style. Clearly.
Dancing Queen? You mean Dancing King!
Even Dancing Kings get tired and need their Jellycats and daddy snuggles.
My hot date.
Driving home with all our puppies... including one of our new Jellycats we convinced dad to buy us! (And poor guy had the worst cold ever driving home. Hence the baggy eyes.)
Landon's walking has since turned the running, and we can't even blink an eye because before we know it he's in a different room, always getting into the one thing he's not supposed to. Having him walk has been so much fun, he's gained a new sense of independence and because of this our arms are getting a much needed break!
Landon had his 15 month appointment at the doctor's office on Friday. The doctor said that we're doing a great job, we have a happy, healthy little boy. He's measuring at 33 inches long (93rd percentile) and 26 pounds (73rd percentile for his age, although for his age and height it's the 54th percentile.) It's always nice to be reassured you're raising your child right (that is until we get to the teenage years...)
Kev and I have decided to put the iron fist down with the pacifier and Landon is only allowed to have it during nap time or bedtime. In the few short days since we've implemented this new rule he's learned two new words! Bye Bye and touchdown (sorry Jen we copied, when I told Kevin that Molly says touchdown the dad jealously kicked in and we had to teach him too!) Our expansive vocabulary now includes bye bye, ball, dog, touchdown, mama, dada and (sometimes Daddy), baba and of course he still barks like a dog (which clearly is the most normal one of them all?)
For those who know me, fall is clearly my favorite time of year and Halloween is my favorite holiday. Nothing beats a pumpkin spice latte, mums in buckets and ghost stories. So, of course when all the fall decorations came down Vedder's torturous duty of trying on all kinds of ridiculous outfits was passed onto Landon. Which lead to a laugh-until-you-cry kinda afternoon for Kevin and I... please enjoy the following pictures (and yes, the costumes are all dog costumes.)
Okay, enough with the chatter. Here are some of our favorite pictures from the past month...
Brotherly love.
Shooting hoops.
Enjoying the food trucks... our favorite weekday event.
Yup, child loves limes. Sucks them dry and we cringe watching him do so.
The real King of the Castle on his throne.
Water fun while it's still warm!
Our new favorite game is to push puppy around in a dinning room chair. Puppy only allows for it to happen because occasionally Landon passes the dining room table, which allows for him to attempt to jump up on the table to where the food is.
You wanna share that food, I know you do.
Landon loves couscous, mom doesn't want to clean it off the floor... so we eat it in our diaper on the porch. Totally normal.
A cozy Saturday morning activity, dancing in our dog's bed.
A good book is just too hard to put down.
A rough day at school.
