My Brubba!

As Cameron continues to develop his little personality and gets a little older, it has been really fun watching Hannah interact with him. When he first started being able to sit up and "play" with her she exclamied, "Mommy, my brubba play with me!" While I know this excitement won't last forever, especially as Cameron playing means wanting Hannah's toys, I love watching my baby girl become a great big sister and completely love on her "brubba."

Apple's for All

Today, we all had the day off! Tim has recently gotten a new job and will have to work some weekends. But, since it's Labor Day, we are all home. And, the weather has finally broken! So what better to do on a day off with perfect weather than to go to our local orchard, Eckert's. As soon as we told Hannah that we were going apple picking, she just kept saying, "Mommy, apples!" When we got to Eckert's, we started with a trip to the orchard to pick our own apples. As we were walking toward the tractor, we had the added bonus of running into my cousin, Liz, and her family from Harrisburg! It was so fun to visit for a bit while we were picking apples. Hannah had so much fun, even though she dropped a few while trying to reach for them. We even had a couple while we were walking around. Cam, on the other hand, enjoyed hanging out in the sling and walking around with Mommy. He was super content all day and loved being outside in the beautiful weather! After picking, we bought some apple goodies from the Country Store. I am so excited to have fresh apple crisp this week, some red hot stewed apples and fresh apple cider -- my favorite fall foods! After shopping, we had lunch at the cafe. It was delicious! It was truly the most perfect fall, family day. We are looking forward to more fall activites over the next few months!

Hannah ready for Mommy to put the apples in her bag -- Cam hanging out!

"Apples, myself, Mommy!"

Yummy apples!

Our Family at Eckert's -- September 2011

Five Months of Fun

Our big boy is 5 months today! This has been another super fun month. Cameron's personality continues to come through. He is so laid back and go-with-the-flow and such a happy baby! He loves to laugh -- especially at his big sister. It is so fun to watch the continued interactions between the two. Once Hannah realizes she is making Cam laugh, she hams it up even more! Her favorite way to get him going is by jumping off of things -- and the higher the better. Cameron continues to be a great sleeper and is really settling into a good schedule with naps and nighttime sleep. He also LOVES to eat! His favorite foods right now are any fruits and orange veggies. He wasn't too keen on green veggies at first, but he slowly is getting better with them. Another new development this week is that he is rolling both ways now! He's been doing front to back for quite sometime, and just a couple of weeks ago figured out how to get all the way from his back to his tummy. We find him this way most mornings when we get him up. We also have a first-class drooler on our hands. I think he could cut teeth at any time, so we are just waiting to see when it will happen. We have had a great month with our son! Can't wait for the next one!