I’ve been enjoying life this fall and taking my typical Tuesday off from work. It’s my day to stay home and be a mom all day. I take Finn to school and pick him up and then we typically enjoy an adventure after school. This week we stopped at the library park on our way home. Finn is really getting super great and fast on his balance bike. And he is also a pro at throwing the football. Most times he has a spiral and throws to his target. He’s naturally athletic it seems and I watch in amazement most times. 

This week I also enjoyed Wednesday off as it was Finn’s first ever eye exam. He listened really well and they were able to do all of the eye tests on him, including the retinal exam where they take images of his eyes. It requires him to sit a certain way, and lean his head forward with only one eye (left or right) looking into the machine, and leaning his head in at the top. It has to be just the right angle for them to get the image – and he did great! He checked out well, his eyes are 20/30 individually and 20/25 together for close-up vision which is where he should be for his age. After Finn’s appointment we headed to Mansfield for an afternoon adventure to Grandma and Grandpa Beilstein’s. We had Lily in the car with us too, she waited patiently out in the car while we were at the eye doctor. We enjoyed a low-key afternoon hanging out followed by dinner out. Grandpa and Finn were being goofy at dinner while we were watching the Indians play baseball.  And sweet treats of Reese’s pumpkins to finish the night. Finn is really practicing his sports skills lately. He’s always wanting to play baseball, football, or some other sport. This night Grandpa was working with him on running and catching at the same time. He caught several. We love how whenever he completes something that he’s proud of or happy about he does a single “clap” to show how fired up he is.  You can see it in this video too.