All Boy

We have a boy on our hands.  He likes to stick his hands in his diaper, proudly pull out the poop, and smear it on his face.  Gross.  Gross!  I even think he saves the poo for nap times, so he can play with it and not be bothered.  He engages in screaming matches with his buddies at the babysitter.  But in these matches, after they scream, they start laughing, then do it all over again, over and over.  He teases us by handing us something (a toy, food, anything), then taking it back as soon as we reach for it, which makes him laugh hysterically and try it again.  He's messy, loud, throws fits during diaper changes, and has lately become the biggest tease!!  Fourteen months is by far the most fun age!

He's been up to some fun this week at the babysitter, playing hide-and-seek, making artwork, and painting his nose.

On weeknights, we almost always eat dinner at home.  There just isn't time (as much as I'd love to make someone else clean up that toddler food mess!) to get Xavier fed, bathed, and a few minutes of play time in before it's time for stories and bed.  By Friday, Steve and I are sick of the house and dying to go out!!  Last night, we took Xavier to our neighborhood grocery store for a wine tasting event (which doubled as meal time in the stroller for Xavier!).  Xavier eating out of his stroller tray has opened up a whole new world of possibility when it comes to evening events with X-man.

It hit me today that we only have two weeks left until Halloween!  How has October flown by so quickly?  It seems the weekends blend into the weeks and there hasn't been any slow time lately.  To stay festive, for breakfast this morning, we made Halloween french toast kabobs!

We plan to put the finishing touches on our little pumpkin family today and set them out on the front porch.  We are dressing up our pumpkins with little things that are personal to each of us.  Pics coming soon!