Austen's Antics and Peyton Growing Up

At 10 1/2 months, Peyton is growing up quick. She has been pulling to a stand for at least a month and now she is getting more adventurous by holding on to a chair with one arm while standing. She's attempting to balance on her own and moving from one piece of furniture to another. She has mastered clapping her hands and can do it on demand. She also just learned how to wave. Her personality is definitely coming through more too and if she doesn't like something boy will she let you know it. She's definitely not a quiet kid!

Austen is all boy. He has been getting into mishievous when he's supposed to be asleep. Tom and I found him working at our desk one night - he was drawing with a pen (on paper, thank goodness!) and had taken all the post it notes and put them all over the desk (see picture below). He has also been rough housing with the boys at school and the older boys have taught the younger ones how to pee on each other. I'm so thrilled about that. I guess that comes with having a boy. But for the most part, he's a good kid and is enjoying basketball and swimming as his extracurricular activities this fall. Anything to tire him out!