Septembering what we've been up to is tough

We have been

seeing the world, or at least a car ride, from Elizabeth's point of view,

 jumping on the bed,

 hanging out with friends (this is Felix),

 checking out the sea otter at the aquarium,

smiling with the sea lions,

 watching the kites on Coney Island (clearly Justin thinks the back of my head is my best side),

enjoying sippy cups and broccoli (H now eats a lot of foods; yesterday he ate honeydew, oatmeal, apples, sweet potato, broccoli, watermelon, butternut squash, carrots, and cucumber),

 relishing neighborhood events that include bouncy houses and rides,

taking dance class (the first video was taken of the live feed in the studio),

engaging in hi-jinks, 

packing for a trip, 

bathing together (note the difference in their skin tone),

wearing out-of season pajamas (and pulling up!), 

preparing birthday party invitations, 

enjoying home-grown watermelon, 

and turning eight months old!

He crawls!

Henry is now a crawler. He figured it out over the weekend and has been perfecting his skills all week. He is also pulling up and loves the step stool in the bathroom. It's so cute to have him crawl to come see me.

We have much more cuteness to share, so look out for more posts in the coming days.

Rainy days and Labor day

Besides making muffins, we've also been

learning to cut with new scissors,

impersonating family members,

 playing with water inside while it pours outside,

 enjoying honeydew (Henry is a much better eater now and rarely gags),

 checking out hurricane damage, or lack thereof,

working on enunciating, 

playing with a new ball, 

and taking tons of pictures and videos of Billy,

And then we visited Maryland for Labor Day weekend and we

reenacted Elizabeth's first time in a swing,

 then (8 months)

now (34 months)

 smiled  (as always),

 dressed alike,

 climbed up a tough ladder,

 snuggled with Erica,

blew raspberries,

and dinned with family.

Cookie, I mean muffin, of the month: Month 3

 Elizabeth's "cookie of the month club" is actually formally titled "Toddler Bakery Surprise of the Month Club." So, this month we branched out and made muffins -- apple muffins with a strudel top.

I have heard reviews calling them both too sweet and not sweet enough. Elizabeth rates then with five yums, and that's good enough for me.