Parallel Universe

Dear Michela & Penelope,

Today is going to be a great day.  After breakfast, Michela promptly asked to wash the dishes by herself.  Let me say it again, you asked to wash dishes.  Who am I to turn down such a request?  Of course, Penelope didn't want to miss out on the fun so you two argued about who was going to wash dishes.  Hey, I'm okay with any volunteer dish water lets work this out.  You can wash dishes together!  Michela scrubs; Penelope rinses and puts on the drying rack; I stand back and supervise.  It's a win win win!  Pretty good start to my day if I do say so myself.

Lets see how long this lasts.  Thank you for being so helpful this morning.

With all my love,

Mommy

Scrub

Rinse

Look at how much fun you're having washing dishes.

Climbing, climbing, climbing

This picture has nothing to do with the topic of this letter.  It just cracks me up.  :)

Dear Colin,

You are a climber.  I turn my back for a second and you're either pushing buttons or climbing on something.

This is the safest climbing spot.  In the kitchen to look out the front window.

Waiting for Daddy.

At least the step stool is supposed to be for climbing!  This is one reason why the bathroom door needs to be closed.

"The alarm clock is intriguing, Mom!" Next you'll be finding away to climb on top of the dresser.

This one makes me the most nervous.  To prevent this I pushed the chair closer to the closet door.  You try to climb up the arm of the chair but know that you can't reach the dresser for support.  So you flop back down on the chair and cry out of frustration.

I love you little climber!

With all my love,

Mommy

Decorating for Halloween

Dear Quillinan Trio,

Our neighbor across the street goes over board with holiday decor.  Since he's been spending over a month putting together his decorations we decided to do our version of festive.  I found a giant spider at Safeway and daddy went to work making a spiderweb.  I think it looks great!

Mom:  "Look scared and pose under the giant spider."
Kids:  "Okay!"
You need to work on your scared face, Penelope.

I tried for a happy, smiling picture.  This is what I got instead.

Pumpkin love.

With all my love,

Mommy

It's a start!

Dear Colin,

Last night you started taking steps unassisted!  Yay!  Walking is not your primary mode of transportation but I'm sure it will be soon.  We, of course, have a video for you.  :)

Love you baby boy!

Keep growing strong!

With all my love,

Mommy

Walk Like a Man - Colin 10.14.14

Spina Farms Pumpkin Patch

Dear Q Trio,

This morning we decided to check out Spina Farms Pumpkin Patch.  It's a nice pumpkin patch and we enjoyed checking out the pumpkins and going on a hay ride.  I'm glad we chose to go at 9am when they opened because it's going to be hot today!  You guys chose to bring home gourds instead of pumpkins but that's fine by me.

With all my love,

Mommy

I can't get over the cuteness.

We tried to get a picture of the 3 of you together.  Maybe next year you will look at the camera.  :)

Feeling small on the giant adirondack.