Autumn Afternoon with the Boys

Last week, while Eliyah napped, Eric and I played outside with the boys. The afternoon was warm and sunny and the leaves perfectly crunchy. Justice loved exploring the yard on all fours while Aedyn jumped in leaves and smacked the stone path with a stick. Looking at these pictures puts my difficult weeks in perspective. I have a truly blessed life.

Shake It

A few moments ago Aedyn was watching Backyardagins, a cartoon that usually has interesting music. I told him that the music made me want to dance. Aedyn replied, matter-of-factly, "Mama wanna shake her bah'um." (That's 'bottom,' for those of you not versed in Toddler.

Poop

The poop situation is out of control around here. Perhaps we should stop feeding the children.