While i'm at it..

While i'm at it I guess i should enter some Oct stories. We've been trying to enjoy this beautiful fall weather as much as possible. Mommy has become very informed about all the latest happenings within and around the city. We have visited pumpkin patches and apple orchards and will soon be attending the 3rd largest Hot Air Balloon Festival in the Country (next weekend).

this year at the pumpkin patch Shayna was determined to pick her own pumpkin. We tried very hard to give it a go and let her "make her own decision" it turned out we probably would have still been there if we decided not to step in and "help" her out. She ended up bringing home a very pretty pumpkin and helped jonah pick out his too.

On a side note, Shayna has been in school for over 1 month now. She was a bit apprehensive at first (not too much but enough :) She cried b/c it seemed everyone else was crying but she had no problem going back each day. She still doesn't really tell us all that happens or what she does during the day but we won't stop asking and looking for answers :) I can tell you that aside from Shayna telling us she "plays" at school we also get to hear all about the potty. She loves the "new" potty. Probably b/c it is a small potty very close to the floor just for little ones. She's doing great at going to the potty but I think now she understands how it works and picks and chooses when she wants to go on the actual potty and when she wants to just go in her pull-ups. We're working on this :)

Jonah has also been quite busy these past few weeks...not only are we trying to keep up with Shayna but Jonah has begun his movement and is not letting it go unnoticed. He is very verbal -- we call him the dinosaur-- b/c of his very loud and unique screech to get attention. All done with a smile of course. He is also on the move and all over the place. He doesn't like to sit and watch - nope --he likes to get out there and get into EVERYTHING. With Shayna i was worried about all these things i might have to keep her out of but she never really got into them i.e. chloe's dog food. Jonah on the other hand goes for Chloe's food at least 1 time a day. He is usually so full of smiles and likes his sleep (even though he doesn't sleep long -- except at night so i am not complaining!) He definitely goes with the flow and lets shayna help him with everything he does.

So i think now we're pretty caught up -- i apologize if i' have a lot of grammar errors (not my strong poing and it's a lot of work writing these things!) and if i forgot any other highlights. I'm sure once Evan reads this he'll have a lot of things to add that i missed -- maybe he'll write the next post!! hahaha

until next time :)

All aboard for the Weiss travels in Sept...

Sept has been quite the busy month for the Weiss family. It started off with a trip to Chicago for our cousin Ari's wedding. It was a big step for us, traveling with 2 kids by plane but we did it!! And it was a great time had by all. It was Jonah's first plane ride and although he didn't want to sit down very much, which can be somewhat difficult on a plane :) he did really well. It was the first time Shayna has flown where she actually was aware of everything going on around her. Needless to say there was no resting on the flight but a good time had by all, thanks to coloring books and stickers :) We mad e sure to take in as much as possible while in Chicago (except seeing my friend Brooklyn-- so sorry!!!) We went to the Navy Pier and Shayna got to ride on the ferris wheel -- not much fear from this kid) Jonah was a trooper and hung out with the big kids.

We also went to Atlanta for Layla's babynaming. We had a great time visiting with friends and just hanging out. We got to swim with Bella in the pool for the first time (well she dipped her feet)!!

Then after one weekend at home for a quick rest and recoup we were off again to Orlando, FL. It was Mimi's 60th birthday so we went down to surprise her. We had lots of fun going to a character breakfast with Mickey and Minnie. Shayna was in her element and Jonah seemed to have fun too. We went to Sea World with Noah and Jared and Aunt Tracy. Although it was VERY hot everyone had a good time and behaved very well. I think it was a lot to take in for everyone but a definitely good times. We also celebrated Rosh Hashana in Orlando. It was Jonah's first New Year celebration and he pretty much slept through it :) Good boy!

Orlando was a lot of fun and great to see everyone, we were sad that we didn't get a chance to see Nana and Papa while we were there but look forward to seeing everyone again for Thanksgiving.

So I am a total slacker b/c it is now closer to November and i'm just putting up my Sept post :) oops... enjoy the link to the pics they tell all the stories!