Constantly moving

 I took a nap on the couch, so he took a nap on the carpet.

 Todd can climb onto the rocking chair now. I'm not too thrilled about it. Claire also found out today that it can tip over and barely missed Todd. You know, I should probably move it into our bedroom now that I'm not nursing anymore. This is a cute picture though!

 Todd can ride this horse around and even made it over the back door frame speed bump into the backyard today.

 Todd can also get on the couch and play with the blinds.

 My happy ladybug girl.

 Both like to color.

 I found the kids like this and Claire said that her bed was a boat.

 We found this at a yard sale and promptly painted it purple. It holds her necklaces and wands.

 Strawberry faces.

 Claire loves this new pouch and calls it her pirate juice.

 Baking with daddy for family night!

 Fighting fires together.

 Todd is obsessed with the dishwasher.

 Claire is helping me make pumpkin pie in this picture. Todd is mixing too with his cup and spoon. The pie was for our last Cinderella movie night. We had a good turnout and I love the new Cinderella. Be kind and have courage!

 This is for real. Claire loves being with Skyler and if he's excited about showing her pictures in his biology book, then she is too!

 88 cent kite = awesome moments at the park

 This is what the dough turned into.

 New hobby lobby addition to the house.

This was a spontaneous moment where we were dejunking and took a break to make a box into a car.

Oklahoma Fall

Summer isn't really gone here. It's just got cool enough for us to play outside all the time! We took advantage of the summer clearance toys and got some squirt guns and a Barbie kite. We've had fun going to the park and playing with water in the back yard. I've started teaching my piano student again (which is why I put a giant keyboard on the carpet with tape). The boys we nanny have a lot of batman toys, baby toys, as well as some trucks and toys outside. So, we've been playing a lot these past couple of weeks.

 Green grapes are a favorite food around here.

 Waiting to go to the park with friends.

 The clouds have been beautiful around here.

This is project: "paint swimsuits on the Barbies with nail polish and a sharpie."
Mission accomplished.

 This $1 bucket has been a great substitute for a kiddie pool.

 Todd loves fiddling with the dishwasher. It bugged me at first, but now I think it's cute.

  I like how he left a crawling trail.

 Wood chips!

 I love the fact that I can use things meant for children, from Barbies to going to the park, from cute baby clothes to the little cars in front of shopping carts (even though I feel like I'm driving a bus).

 Elsa rolled up her sleeves and washed my dishes!

 Todd takes after Claire and enjoys drawing/coloring. Here she's coloring in a traffic light.

Remember that underwear/pull-up chart? Did not work. We think she's just not ready yet. But this bedtime routine chart, it worked wonders the day we started using it! No more power struggles and feeling picked on before bedtime. The visuals mean: clean up toys, read a story, change into pull-up and PJs, brush teeth and say prayers. Doodling skills do come in handy as a mom.

 Fall craft with Claire. She painted my hand and I painted hers. Then we made them into fall trees.

 This play lawn mower and ball were from friends that moved.

 I left the kids alone for a little while and when I came back into the family room I found Todd in his own Lego pit!

I had to take a picture of Todd with three of his favorite things: his blanket, sucking fingers and walker wagon!