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McKenon is 10 months! I can hardly believe our littlest guy is almost ready to walk. He is into everything! Everything still goes in his mouth too. The other morning we were in a hurry to get out the door I went to pick Mack up and guess what was in his mouth? A hairy caterpillar! Can you believe it? He was eating it! Drew and I were extremely grossed out and have no idea how the little critter made it in the house. Lachlan ate a slug and Cohen ate a worm so it really isn't too much of a surprise that Mack likes bugs too but still extremely gross!

He seems to be feeling much better after getting on a stronger antibiotic and he is sleeping finally! Yeah! He hates his medicine and I have to force it down his throat but it seems to be working, and he is back to his happy self. He also has two new teeth and two more about to break through. He is such a content little guy and we are enjoying him so much. Here are some pictures I took yesterday.
Watching his brothers play outside

Enjoying fall

A random picture of McKenon from last week
We have had a great fall so far. It has been busy with a lot of school activities and running here and there. Lachlan is really enjoying his school and field trips. Next month we go to the Musuem of Flight which I think we both will really enjoy. He is also in a Children's Choir and loving it. Cohen started piano lessons with his Kindermusik teacher this month and just LOVES it! He likes preschool twice a week too. McKenon is doing great except he has been sick for about 2 weeks and has an ear infection that is not going away. So sleep is one thing I am NOT getting...oh well I know it will pass.

Business is extremely slow right now so we are hoping we can weather through this slow time. It is a tough time for everyone.

We went to Orcas last weekend and the weather was outstanding. Nicole and David joined us and we had a ball. The guys have been on this oyster kick every time we are up there so Drew and David had to get fresh oysters first thing Saturday morning. 3 dozen! So we got a big fire going in the firepit and cook oysters on the open flame. They ate them all. I'm not a huge oyster fan but everyone else loved them including the boys. I made hot apple cider with spices and we sat around the fire. It was so much fun.

Here are some pictures from Orcas:
Drew trying to wrestle Mackie into his jammies and the boys trying to wrestle him!
oysters!
Mack loves apple cider
Big smile...more please!
Don't these two look great with kids?
Fall leaves

Moments to cherish

Lachlan was out of school today so we went hiking. As most of you know I am not one to sit at home on a nice day. The boys were so excited to go to one of our favorite places-Bowman Bay near Deception Pass. Thankfully, they are like their Mommy and Daddy and love to hike around. We only went about 4 miles (round trip), had lunch on a beach and then played a bit on the beach. We had SO much fun and it made me love them a little more. I don't know how many times I heard "I love hiking" and "Mom, look at this". Even though we've hiked many times at Bowman Bay they always find new things to enjoy. I am glad we are instilling in them a love of nature, the ocean, trees, mountains etc. Lachlan also carried a backpack this time. He had to because I was carrying Mack on my back. He did great! Thankfully, he didn't mind and was his normal happy-go-lucky self. Cohen never complained which was so nice, and Mack loves riding in the Ergo carrier so he was happy too. I am still grinning from such a wonderful day. It was great to turn off the radio (and all the doom and gloom) and just enjoy a beautiful fall day and best of all it was FREE!

Tomorrow night: Date night!

Have a great weekend!

Not the greatest picture but the view is the best!

Lachlan took this picture and it would have been great if it wasn't blurry!
My wonderful boys

A weekend away

We had a wonderful weekend up at Orcas last week. The weather was pretty good, and we got some hiking and walking in despite a afternoon of rain. Drew and I celebrate our 13th anniversary TODAY :) so it was nice to have a relaxing weekend even with the kids! We're hoping to get out for a date night one of these days too. Hope everyone is having a great week!
My wonderful husband and best friend! Thanks for 13 super years!
Do you think Mack is loved?

Mackie is 9 months!

Our little doodle is now 9 months! He is growing like a weed, and now weighs 19lbs 11 oz and is almost 29 inches! He weighs more than both the other boys did at this age. He is still such a happy, smiley boy. He's eating like crazy too and just started eating meat this week...he is a little carnivore :). He is babbling quite a bit as well "bababababa..." and "mamamamamamamama". He is our only one who hasn't said "Da Da" first. The only thing that is really hard about him is that he puts EVERYTHING in his month. At least 1-5 times daily I am pulling paper out of the roof of his mouth, and he finds dead bugs and flies in the tiniest corners of the windows or doors...disgusting!

I think the thing that melts my heart the most about him is the interaction between him and Lachlan and Cohen. They just LOVE him! Even when he chews up their books they never make a big deal about it. They always want to do things for him and love it when he smiles and makes goofy faces at them. They don't just love him-Mack loves them to pieces too. It is so fun. I hope that they are forever best friends.

I took some pictures of McKenon and as you can see from his rash around his mouth he has 4 teeth just about through!
I go bananas for bananas!
So smily
I really like these touch and feel books
Goofy