Fall, Fun, Friends, and Farm

 Savannah and Ava coloring in their matching Simply Love Guatemala shirts at the Guatemala Families of CT 3rd Get Together.  Thanks to Ava's Mommy Tina for organizing it along with Kelly.  Great Guatamommies and friends. 

 Seth having fun with the Guat-Tots

 Yummy cupcake from the Guatemalan Flag cake.  The blue icing is the same at in the flag.

 Mommy and Savannah in our matching shirts and Seth not looking up from his cake for a second.

 Monkey girl on the playground

 Loves tube slides now

 Miso Soup--my favorite

 Mommy and Seth sharing tempura shrimp

 Savannah and Seth sharing pineapple dessert at Chickurn Japanese Restaurant

 

 

 What a face!

 Seth has developed quite a sense of humor

 Playing together and laughing

 This is a boy who loves the bath

 Laugh in the bath

 All clean and wrapped up.  Savannah wanted them both to have a Little Mermaid towel.

 After bath fun

 Cycling Seth

 Savannah riding by herself

 Savannah made this at school and can sing a song naming the continents.  Pretty impressive for 4 years old.

 Fold n' Go Garage

 New Thomas the Train take along

 Doesn't get more cuddly than this

 Fall Fun at the Farm

 Savannah feeding the goats with her friend Kayleigh

 Enjoying the season

 3 friends in a wagon all looking different directions

 Seth, Kayleigh, and Savannah looking at the cows

 Up on the tractor

 Rich got a great shot of all of us on the Hayride (me, Seth, Jen, Dave, Kayleigh, and Savannah)

Playground fun after the farm

We had a fun filled weekend with friends and fall festivities.  First we had our 3rd annual Guatemalan Families Get Together here in CT.  There were 20 families (46 people) and we saw old friends and met some really nice new ones that live close by too.  My super sweet Guata-Mommy friends Tina and Kelly who I met through our Adoptive CT Parents Group organized everything.  It is so nice of them since it is a lot of work and time and effort.  They did an awesome job with crafts, stories, toys, food, and fun!  We can't wait for the next one.

On Sunday we went to the Old Cider Mill in Glastonbury with our friends with a little girl just about the same age as Savannah--Kayleigh.  Even though we don't get to see them as much as we would like, Kayleigh and Savannah gravitate to each other and pick up where they left off last time laughing and playing.  The weather wasn't ideal, but we managed to dodge the rain and be inside while and was raining and outside when it was not.  Luckily it wasn't windy, so the overcast weather was not too cold.  The kids enjoyed feeding the goats and the turkeys and seeing the cows, chickens, horses, and sheep.  We took a hayride around the farm and pulled the kids in wagons.  The climbed on the tractor and ran around a bit before we went to the playground and then for an early dinner.  We had a great day.

We have been enjoying the fall and having fun in the weather on the nicer days.  Savannah is doing great in school and learning so much  I am so impressed with her knowledge and enthusiasm for learning and school.  The change has been such a positive one for her. 

Seth is changing everyday.  He is learning so much, talking a lot and having fun with all the new experiences.  He is amazing.  His new favorite words and expressions are "More" and "Uh-Oh."  He also likes to tell me to "go" from the backseat at a red light.  No stopping for this boy.  It is go, go, go.  No is still his favorite word though.  He is enjoying new games like hide n' seek where he really hides and can find Savannah in two seconds (ok, maybe he is peeking).  He "gets" the game though.  I love the watch Savannah and Seth interact and their relationship grow and develop.  They have such a bond. 

We are headed to DC this weekend to see some special friends and for the big race--The Marine Corp Marathon. We will have "spook"tacular time celebrating Halloween in our nation's capitol (or close to it in VA).