Eighteen Months

Happy year-and-a-half birthday to James and Matthew! (Hard to believe, isn't it?)

We had another day of beautiful (but cooler) fall weather, so we went for a walk on one of the trails nearby. Stanley especially appreciated that he was allowed to come along on this outing -- the poor little guy has gotten used to being left at home. We enjoyed seeing the fall colors, which have finally arrived.

We may be approaching a new round of babyproofing -- if he stands on his tiptoes, Matthew can now reach doorknobs. Not enough to turn them yet, but it's coming! Fortunately, he's also getting better at following directions. For instance, our babysitter was out of diapers when she was changing James, so she adked Mattie to bring her a diaper, and he did. (Go Mattie!) And when I told him to stop doing something (climbing on James's high chair, I think), he actually stopped -- for a few seconds, at least, and then went back and tried it again. But hey, you can't have everything. :)

[Photo of James at the bottom is actually from our trip, but it was so cute I had to include it!]