marcus' dream came true, amanda and steve came for a visit! he's been asking when amanda would come on a plane to visit him for months. he was so giddy the day before that he didn't sleep well at night, and then hardly took a nap the day amanda came. he loves his aunt amanda! while they were here, we went to the seattle gymnastics academy's indoor playground. marcus was a bit hesitant in playing until he discovered the foam pit.
we had a hard time getting him out when play time was over. simon snuggled up next to amanda while we were there. he was very content.
we also went to the zoo. marcus bonded with steve, and as a result, lucky steve got to read many stories to marcus.
for halloween, the boys dressed up as animal rescuers. marcus was diego and simon was baby diego. we weren't sure if marcus would actually dress up. for several weeks he'd been saying he either wanted to dress like mommy or not dress up at all. we talked up diego and made animal rescue items for his rescue pack and finally he agreed that it'd be fun to be diego outside of the house. we only went to 3 homes and got more candy than marcus will ever need.
the boys each reached special milestones in october. simon began to eat solid foods (well, severely mashed foods). he loves everything and squeals while being fed. he's definitely enjoyable to feed! marcus has discovered the fun of imaginary friends. he often talks with alicia (diego's sister and fellow animal rescuer) and princess. we're not really sure where the princess came from...this past weekend he wanted a barbie princess book he saw at the book store. our only guess is that he thinks the princess is aunt susan, he's been calling her a princess since her
and aaron's wedding.
and the last highlight from this month...chelsea and randy welcomed madison frances into the world on october 30. yeah for a super cute little girl! congratulations!
