It's been a pretty busy month, with lots of fun activities. October is my very favorite month of the year. It's just about the one time of year that I love being outside. Daniel and I have been taking advantage of this and going on lots of walks and playing outside. We've also started going to the library every 2 weeks. We pick out 5 or 6 new books and he gets to play with the train table and Legos.
A few weeks ago Kendra came to visit for a long weekend! We had so much fun and Daniel absolutely LOVES his Aunt Nenny! It was fun getting to spend time together. Growing up we weren't super close. With a 7 year age difference it was hard because we were never really on the same level. Now I love spending time with her and we definitely have a sister/friend bond!
We went to The Great Pumpkin Patch together and had tons of fun. She and I love everything fall so we couldn't wait to go! Daniel loved it too. It was the perfect day for it.
We spent close to 4 hours there and then went in search of the Amish store we found 2 years ago that sells these enormous whoopie pies! It was a success.
We enjoyed the rest of the weekend playing with Daniel, taking him to the playground, gorging on Mexican food and other such crap and rotting our brains with a Sister Wives marathon. Man, I love that girl.
Thankfully she came when she did. She had debated coming the following weekend, but if she had it wouldn't have been fun at all. Between Friday and the following Wednesday we all had our turn with the stomach flu. It was not fun. Not fun at all.
I had wanted to go to the zoo that weekend, but once the sickness hit, that was out of the question. We ended up deciding to go this past Sunday because the weather looked perfect! It was a bit on the chilly side, but really enjoyable. Far less miserable than going when it's over 100 degrees which we've done before! Daniel loved it all. He did a great job in the beginning ,but the fits all started once he started wearing down. All in all though he was a good boy.
Daniel passed out in the car about 2 minutes after we left, but we stopped for a late lunch at Steak and Shake. Jacob has somehow converted me into a Steak and Shake fan. And let me just say...I tried the limited time S'mores Shake and I kid you not, that is the BEST shake I've ever had. I want more! (Daniel thought it was pretty awesome too, but my phone died before I got a picture of him with it).
There. That about catches us up! Daniel is still being ornery as ever, but we're working on it. At 22 months he knows almost all of the letters of the alphabet and knows all of the numbers from 1-10! He points out letters and numbers wherever we go. He's impressed several people. I'm not gonna lie. I'm totally a proud Momma! It's fun watching him learn so many things and knowing that I helped teach him those things!
