Fall has arrived!

This last month has marked several milestones for the kids. Harrison moved on up to a preschool classroom. He is officially a “Blue Jay,” which he proudly announces to us everyday—“I’m a big boy. I’m a Blue Jay!” Along with this step up, he has gotten pretty close to being fully potty trained. Yay! Mom and Dad are overjoyed. It’s amazing how much more time we all have together when 2 of us are not in the bathroom every 30 to 45 minutes! Harrison also started a fall soccer league with some of his friends from school. It gives him and Tom something special to do together each Saturday morning while Natalie naps. So cute to watch the kids run around together on the soccer field!

Natalie continues to grow so fast and we can hardly believe she is almost 6 months old. She is so adorably chubby, as you can see from the pictures. Aside from a couple of ear infections last month, she continues to be healthy and very smiley! It’s pretty hard not to smile when we are around her. Harrison especially seems to have a knack for making her giggle. She is now rolling everywhere—she literally rolled across the living room the other day. And she started eating solids recently, which have been a big hit. She especially seems to enjoy squash and pears. Natalie continues to do the cat-nap thing during the day, but she is a good little sleeper at night, usually sleeping for 11-12 hour stints with a sleepy feeding in the middle. Very hard to complain about that, right?

Enjoy the new pictures and we will be sure to post more next month as we embrace the beautiful Kansas fall season!