A week in review

It feels like forever since I posted to the blog, but I guess it has been just a week. The daily grind can sometimes make me feel like there really is nothing new to post. . .we woke up, we ate breakfast, we ran errands, etc. . .but looking back over the week I can now smile at the neat little moments and big milestones that peppered the past 7 days. . .so here is a quick week in review!

Last Saturday we hooked up our rain barrels, and as I type this. . .it is raining!!! We didn't know how much pleasure we would get from watching the rain pour from the down spout into the barrel, but the moment we got home this evening, we all ran to the backdoor to see it!

Gavin continues to wow us with his biking skills, and I continue to be astonished by the number of bruises and scrapes on his body. . .

He had his buddy Isaac over for a sleepover last night, and as you can see from the pic below, the boys enjoyed supper on the front porch. As I was cleaning the house yesterday, Gavin said, "Why are you cleaning before Isaac comes over? We are just going to mess it up!". Hmmmm. That sounded a lot like a challenge. So, from the moment we got home at 3:30 until their bath time at 6:30, they played outside. :) It wasn't like they were locked out or anything, they were having good honest fun in the sand! As you can see, Merritt was loving it, too (yes, again, I forgot the bib).

Merritt is in love with his feet, started to crawl, and also pulls himself easily onto his knees, usually to reach something he shouldn't. His crawl is much more efficient in reverse, which gets him into all sorts of problems in his crib (backed into the corner, legs stuck between slats, etc.), but he has actually hit it into forward a few times and amazed us all. He says da-da for Daddy, ga-ga for Gavin, and does a grunting woof for the dog. For me, nothing. But his smiles are all I need!

David was super-daddy today and hung out with the boys while mommy escaped for pedicure and lunch with friends. . .boy did mommy need that! 

Merritt's sleep schedule is a little wacky at times, some days he decides that naps aren't on his agenda, as was the case in this video, taken during a very sleepy suppertime.