Another milestone this week – Reid’s first hair cut! We figured at 15 1/2 months it was time to get a big boy hair cut. He has wispy bangs and long hair in the back that could use a trim so we took him to Cookie Cutters. To be honest I was a bit nervous as he is a particular one – not wanting to have his teeth brushed or wanting to sit still in restaurants in his high chair/seat for longer than 10 minutes! He did surprisingly well as he watched a few minutes of a show (he’s also not nearly into tv shows like Griffin was/is – he loses interested and moves along to something else) and then I distracted him with toys in a basket. We were in and out in less than 25 minutes! He looks super cute 🙂  For comparison, here is Griffin after his first haircut at 12 months old. This face cracks me up. He has been making this face a lot lately, especially if I ask him to show me his teeth. He crinkles his nose and does a little snort sometimes. Silly little man. Friday was the annual Open House at Millcreek. I was super bummed this year that Griffin had school, so he wasn’t able to be there. It was the first one he’s missed! Kevin was able to come and bring Reid though, so everyone watched his walk all around before we sat down and enjoyed a tasty BBQ lunch. We had 2 seminars and a “40 years of Memories at Millcreek” segment that George presented in the afternoon. It was one of the most well-attended open houses we’ve had, along with great weather – which was a treat as it had been horribly hot earlier in the week.
A few others from this week: Hannah and Griffin made a tasty Fall Chocolate cake this week. He was really proud of his decorating. One weeknight when it was raining Kevin was outside mowing and had to cut it short. It had been awhile since he stopped mowing but he hadn’t come in yet, so I went out to check on things and discovered him playing football in the rain with the kiddos. They had a great time – they didn’t come in until dark and were all soaking wet! I really enjoyed watching that. They were all having so much fun.  Griffin has been working on sight words at school and he brings home a sight word ring in his reading bag each day. He also has a sight word booklet that we work on at home and when he’s ready to be assessed by his teacher we sign it and send it to school with him. This week Finn “passed” his first list in his green booklet. Way to go Finn! He was so proud and happy when I we went through his bag that night 🙂  Hannah and Griffin have also been working on this puzzle and finished it this week. Yay, finally one with no missing pieces!! On Saturday I had to go to Millcreek for several hours to get ready for some consultants visiting next week. Griffin begged to come with me so we packed up his “work” bag and headed to work. As an added treat we enjoyed the leftover bbq from the open house the previous day. He got to enjoy the tasty treats after all!  These two. They lay on anything that is soft and cuddly. Griffin loves putting his pillows and blankets on the floor and making various designs. Each night at bed time when we all parade into his room these guys settle right on to everything – despite the entire rest of the room being available for them to lay down.  Naked baby with hulk hands, lol! I’ve realized that I hardly ever take pictures of Reid without his clothes on and he has the biggest and cutest belly! He was loving running around the loft wearing Griffin’s huge hulk hands.