Fun kids

I've been wanting to post an update on Tristyn--she's 5 1/2 months now and has been doing some fun things. About a week ago she became an expert at sitting on her own! It has opened a whole new world to her since she can look at things right side up! It's great that she can entertain herself for a little bit longer. She's also bouncing around in her exersaucer and gets extra excited when Mason dances and jumps around. He's great at entertaining her.

Melissa and I went to the gift expo last weekend and I picked up a couple of these super cute hats.

I also have a fun story about Mason. We have a few packets of those Baby Einstein cards and he likes to get them out and tell us what the picture is. To get him to say the words, I let him say it and then 'hop' on that card. Today we were doing that before his nap and he started hopping from card to card and counting them in spanish! He hears it all the time on Diego and Dora, but we've never really gone over them with him. So, it was funny to hear it! He made it all the way to 9 (I can't remember 10 in Spanish either). What a smart kid!

All summer we wished that he would learn to pump on the swings so we wouldn't have to push him all the time. I've been working with him to 'kick and bend' his legs and he has tried that, but this morning he was actually doing it! He got bored of it after I came in, but at least he knows he can make the swing go!

That brings me to my last thought . . . how great is this weather!? Yesterday when I went to lunch I drove back with my window down. I'm not sure that I've ever done that in November! I'm loving it!