Two weekends ago, we went to the pumpkin patch at a church near our house. It was so much fun to see Ryan trying to roll the pumpkins and standing up on them. He even liked to use them as a drum. After the pumpkin patch, we took Ryan to the park in Roswell. He had a great time swinging and going down the slides. It was so much fun to be outside in the beautiful weather!
This past weekend was also a fun weekend. We had dinner with The May family on Friday at Roasters (our favorite spot in Sandy Springs)! I have a picture to add, but I cannot get it to upload. I will try to add Caroline and Ryan eating dinner together when my computer will cooperate.
On Saturday morning, we headed to Ellijay for the Apple Festival. Mimi was there with the Red Hat Society, so we ate lunch with all of them. The Apple Festival was fun, but not really our thing. We enjoyed some excellent apple dishes and ate a snow cone or two.
On the way home, we decided to go to Cagle's Dairy Farm. They are doing their annual corn maize and they have a hayride and bonfire on Friday and Saturday nights. The corn maize would probably be more fun at night. However, we still enjoyed it, but I think Ryan will enjoy it more when he is older. He seemed to really like the hayride and roasting marshmallows! It was a BIG day for all us, but Ryan was such a trooper. Every time we got in the car, Ryan fell asleep instantly, so I feel like he got in his two naps for the day!
Do you see his two top teeth?
Ryan turned eleven months old during all this fall fun. He is eating lots of table food these day, even though he does love to have some of his old favorites, like apple sauce or yogurt! His likes and dislikes about food change all the time. One day, he loves macaroni and cheese and the next day he does not want it. But, you can bet money that if you give him baby Cheetos, Cheerios or crackers (Ritz) that he will eat!
Ryan has been standing by himself, but recently he seems to be more stable and stands for longer periods of time. And, he is taking a step or two towards us. I definitely would not call it walking, but he is thinking about it. His teacher at the new school, Ms. Sue, thinks he will be walking soon. She says that he does not like being left behind when the other kids walk away from him. We shall see! And, Ryan can talk a blue streak. We do not understand most of it, but we love to hear it. Ryan is finally saying Ma-Ma. It is definitely not as frequently said as Da-Da, but I am just happy that he is finally saying it.
The new school is going pretty well. He has only gotten a fussy on his daily report for one day. And, Ms. Sue has gotten my child to take long naps on a toddler cot. The napping on cots was a big concern for me. Sometimes, I can hardly get Ryan to nap in the crib. I thought he would never nap on a cot. BUT, I was wrong. Mrs. Sue lays him down twice a day for a nap and his afternoon nap is usually longer (all the other kids nap in the afternoon)! I am so happy that he is napping at school! Hopefully, next week will be as good as this week was at school.
We are looking forward to Grant's 1st birthday party this weekend!
