Illinois: Our State, Our Team

Tomorrow is Homecoming down in Champaign, and even though we can't make it down this year to cheer on our favorite college football team, the three of us are definitely there in spirit ;) Go Illini!

Chewy

Whenever Kyle gets a new toy, his initial instinct to help him explore what it is or to test the safety of the mysterious object is to chew it. Makes sense. Warning: he tends to do this with people too ;)

Just Keep Swimming

Well, our little roly poly is at that stage where he is definitely comfortable rolling from his back to his tummy, and sometimes from his tummy to his back depending on his mood. The extra cuteness factor these days is once he's on his tummy, he tries desperately hard to crawl, but his crawl - as of now - ends up looking much more like a swim than a true crawl. Kyle will throw his arms back, lift his head and chest up proudly, and kick and kick and kick his little legs up and down on the carpet. So far he doesn't seem at all interested in using his arms to help in his forward process, and we're not quite sure if months of tight bedtime swaddling is to blame for that of not :) Either way, Kyle will crawl when he's ready, but for now it's just super cute to cheer on our little fishy.

Sunny Day on the Farm

This afternoon we packed up our gear (well, Kyle's gear at any rate) and headed out to Lincolnshire to visit Didier Farms. I totally recommend this place to anyone looking for something fun to do on a sunny day. Once you get past the huge parking fiasco, they really have so much to offer including a giant corn maze, a wonderful petting zoo (bring quarters to feed the animals!), face painting, carnival rides, camel and pony rides, pig and turtle races, an education barn, a wacky house, and so much in terms of fun fall treats and other eats. We got lost in the corn maze and really enjoyed the petting zoo. Everything looked like things Kyle will really enjoy a lot more in the years to come.

Rise and Shine .. It's Skill Building Sunday!