Trick or Treat

Ready to go at 2 in the afternoon ( a little early so I let him walk around our  house to warm up)

We stopped by my Granddads first where they all saw how Pretty (but somewhat grumpy) Lily was!
Leo fell asleep in the car so we let him sleep (with Mike in the car supervising) while Lily and I visited.

"Why so you keep handing me this bucket!?"

"I don't see any candy?"

She loves standing!

Mike decided to make cookies before heading out to collect candy

"Are you ready Lily?"...
Lily actually fell asleep 2 houses in so Mike took her back to Grandma's while Leo and I finished our route

Uncle Steve and Brenden did role reversals for Halloween

Leo was all ready for candy...

Until he realized he had to talk to strangers, He became SUPER shy and made this face at every house! 

So Mommy ended up saying trick or treat a few times...

Then he got the hang of it and was a candy pro!

He snuck a sucker on the way back to Grandma's...

JackPot!

Guarding their stash from the others...

Trying to sneak candy from Noah's stash

Lily woke up from her slumber and Daddy thought she needed walking lessons, Miss Tip Toes.

Eating Candy when we got home with Mommy's costume hat.

Relaxing after a full night of fun!

Grocery Shopping

Grocery shopping with Leo and Lily is always somewhat of a challenge between Leo wanting to walk everywhere and having a donut along with any other merchandise the store is promoting at the time but Dillons started having two seater carts and that has saved alot of time! Leo still gets in and out but he does enjoy sitting next to Lily instead of in the cart squished with all the food. Oh the little things that make life easier!

Lily is telling Leo to stay in the cart by putting her hand on his arm.

Grateful

Lily has been very busy lately she has been getting teeth in left and right (just as I predicted would happen around 15 months) and now she is FINALLY a crawler! I truly believe she was able to do months ago but why would she have to when she has big brother Leo fetching her all her toys? She is now on the move all of her waking hours so it is time to baby proof the house again even though with how adventuresome Leo is we have our house pretty "proofed" already. The fastest I saw her crawl was yesterday when I started Leo's bath, she was in the living room and the next thing I knew she was pulling up on the tub!

She saw something she wanted...

So she was off to get it!

Speaking of baths Leo is very independent and has to do all his washing himself ( or so he thinks) including his hair, I tell him to rinse out his hair and he always ends up splashing water just in his face! I laughed a little and he must have liked the attention because he kept doing it over and over laughing at himself splashing water up his noise and his mouth over and over, silly boy!

Leo has really become such a little man lately, he amazes me with how clearly he is speaking (and repeating) and all the things he is learning. He is OBSESSED with trains still and still announces to the entire house when he hears one "Hear that whistle!" he says running around the house. Playing outside has been a dream the last month or so with the fall weather rolling in and we have enjoyed many evenings on the porch while he plays around with his soccer ball, car or whatever he finds interesting...like this poor squirrel that is always nut hunting by our trees.

Even super hero's play soccer...

Lily wakes up every morning saying "UM" I am not sure if she is telling me she is hungry by trying to say "yum" or if she is like "UM Mom come in here and get me!" but it so funny to hear her from afar muttering "um, um, um, mom"

Bedtime has become easier since we set a time for them to go to sleep (at the same time) we use to put Lily to sleep and then put  Leo to sleep later but it was just interrupting Lily sleeping and we would have to start the whole process over. So now they just have to suffer it together which usually ends up with Leo in Lily's crib telling her "shh it's alright" and think just a year ago we couldn't keep him in his crib! Some night's he must be too tired to console her because I will hear him "Lily crying, come get her!" They are really cute together when they fall asleep side by side though.

When Lily wakes up in the morning or from a nap Leo always says "Good morning Lily!"

Pulling up!

Such a wonderful smile!

Eating dinner before Daddy got home

"Shrek" and "Puss in Boots" is still played on a daily basis, they are good to pop on to put him down for a nap!

When it starts to get dark right before Mike get's off work Leo will come to tell me "Sit on porch and wait for Daddy" so he goes outside and sits and waits for Mike to walk over from work, adorable.

We have really needed to tell Leo to stop sneaking June food, I swear she is eating like 5 meals a day. I have started to tune in to when He is about to feed her because I hear "Dune come get it, right here" and I then find him pointing to his dropped food in the kitchen. She eats it right up!

One of my favorite pictures right now

Smelling a leaf!

Leo also thinks every grocery store is called "Dillons" since that is where we go most often but the other day we were walking into Walmart and he felt like shouting to everyone that he was at Dillons getting a donut. Well he did get a donut so he was right about that, haha.

I am really enjoying this time lately with Leo and Lily they are becoming more and more playmates and Leo is growing so fast and I am very grateful I get to be at home with them and see it all happen!

He was running away laughing when I took this picture..
he thought he was so funny putting the basket on her head!

Kisses and High Fives

Kisses and High Fives are two of Lily's favorite tricks right now. She has learned to give even her dolls kisses and she will raise her hand for you to high five. She laughs hysterically with the high fiving! Leo always comes running yelling "high five too" with his hand in the air. These tricks she actually has been doing for awhile now but she gets such enjoyment out of them still. What can I say?, whatever keeps them happy!

Sporting one of her 4 pairs of skinny jeans today.

This is Miss night owl as I typed this. 

Cozy Evening

Since everyone has been feeling a little sluggish this week I thought to I would be festive and cook a very fall like dinner. Potato Soup and Cinnamon rolls, very delicious and warm! Lily enjoyed sipping the soup with her baby spoons and Leo of course just want the cinnamon rolls but that was very much expected. Overall it made the night feel cozy and the kids ate well.

This was my second try at potato soup from scratch and this time was the success. 

What he wore to dinner: toy story shirt and vest with spiderman pj pants...he made to sure to take off his sheriff hat before sitting at the table!

Lily did enjoy the soup but she still needs her bottle before bed..Leo thought she might want her tinkerbell sippy cup , such a good brother! 

Dessert:YUM

Wall Hangings

Our bedroom has been pretty bare since we moved into this house in May and FINALLY i got around to hanging up some arrangements I have had tucked away for months! They are simple but have made a huge difference!

Above the bed

The wall you see from the hallway. (next to a window)

Two Little Monkeys

Oh it's so true.

Everyone has a head cold in the Walsh house this week...which leads to running the humidifier and very clingy children. I ran across this picture that sums up our sleeping arrangements while we all have colds...just add another child in the there and you have it.

Pumpkins

So the weather changed from 90 degree days to 60 degree days in like a week here in Kansas so I thought I would start on our fall pictures before it got any colder! Lily loved her little pumpkin and was very interested in the stem of all things but it kept her happy and we got a few good pictures! Leo on the other hand kept using it as a bowling ball so we will have to reattempt his pictures here in the next few days.

Debate Night

Dinner: Orange Chicken yummy!

Lily watching the debate, she passed on her bath last night.

Leo has been all about baths lately!

Paying attention to the debate like he knows  it all.

Who will win? We will see Nov. 6th 

What we are doing

Lily is still no where near walking but the girl loves to dance! She hears any type of Jingle and she shakes her head back and forth like crazy, now Leo even knows what she is doing, when she is whipping her hair back and forth he looks at you and says "Lily dance, Lily dance!"

"What you doing" a question I hear a million times a day from Leo. Most of the time he knows exactly what you are doing but he asks anyway and if you tell him the wrong thing he quickly corrects you.

Leo "Mom what you doing?"
Me"Taking a shower"
Leo"No you taking a bath" "Oh you taking a Shower..." "Are you done?" in one long breath!

Another form of questioning that is popular with him:

"You doing laundry?" "I do laundry tooooooo" The "too" is always in a very deep long voice
"You cooking" "I cook too"

In the middle of the day.

Nap time has to include "jammies" now for some reason but it has made naptime happen easy to I will take it.

Enjoying the wonderful weather we have been having!

Leo's version of folding laundry.

Lily's face is priceless "silly brother!"

Leo loves to go to the clinic with Daddy..he is always guaranteed a sucker and playtime with a kitty cat that Mike is oh so casually hinting at adopting.

Leo has a fantastic memory (when he wants to) several weeks ago I was swinging him on the front porch and fed him donuts while he was in the swing now every time we swing he asks where are his donuts...jeez.

His imagination has really taken off...He is adorable to listen to while he is playing. He talks for his toys and makes up situations where he he has to rescue other toys with his fire engine.We bought a dollhouse a few days ago and one of the first things he did was have all the dolls go potty while he made the sound effects!  He makes Lily's tinkerbell fly and he also has started wearing his superhero cape and pretend he is "fying" I absolutely love this stage!

Learning to use pedals.

Must be hard work to be spider-man and Sheriff woody at the same time.

His love for trains has exploded even more that we found a museum here in town that you can get in and out of several different styles, We will most likely have to invest in the membership to the museum since we had to drag him out literally kicking and screaming "I want to see trains!!" The employee there felt bad for him so he gave us free coloring books which Leo enjoyed very much.

The boys were in love.

Side Note: I have to go get a new drivers licence this week which makes me very sad, My current picture is fantastic I took it two days after our wedding and I will be sad when the cut it up :(

I have been working on their playroom downstairs with painting and new wall decals, organization and a few new toys. Pictures to come!

Very shocking but Lily loves peas! Mike despises peas and I really can't get Leo to eat them unless they are mixed in with pasta but Lily gobbles them up like crazy! She also has been severely burnt out on strawberry yogurt and applesauce so her taste buds could just be screaming for a change. New favorites include the peas, cottage cheese, apple juice (gulp, gulp, gulp) and mashed potatoes.



Leo has been very clingy to his cousin Brenden lately, we have had a few sleepovers and day outings together and Leo has been getting so excited! He literally throws himself to the ground screaming when Brenden has to go home. Almost every morning he asks "We go see Brenden?" or "Where is Brenden, I want see him" Awe I hope the bond lasts! It is very cute to see them play.

The weather has been amazing and I can't wait to get their pictures done in their Halloween costumes!! Lets hope Leo plays along...he has plenty of outfits to choose from so we will see!

Leo was not a fan of the frog costume I originally
 picked out to go with Lily's princess costume...