September

   September is coming to and end! I turned the big 3-0 this month, and we also celebrated the marriage of my cousin Lexi and Stu. We love Stu and are so happy for the both of them. Bennett really likes hanging out with Stu. They spent a few days with us over the 4th of July holiday and the two of them were best buds. We like to call Stu by his Bennett-given name, "Sthu". At the wedding, Bennett had a BLAST dancing and playing with Stu's son, Robert.

    I am loving my new job and absolutely love having the kids there with me a few days a week. Getting out of our house and into the school in the morning is quite the task on the days they join me, but it's wonderful to be able to go see them during my breaks. I try not to annoy the women who work down there and keep my visits short and sweet :)

    This month, Bennett has been cracking us up because he is adamant that he only wants to be "Bennett Dean Freeman" for Halloween. He started out saying he wanted to be Woody from Toy Story, but then a lightbulb went off and he changed his mind. I think today, I may have gotten him to consider some other options, but we'll see...

   Bennett and I also have a CD that we listen to together in my car. It has about 15 of his favorite hits, including, "Baby I Like It", "Break Your Heart", "Mamma Said Knock You Out", and his all time favorite, "Hey Hey Song" (which is really titled "A-Punk"). There are also a few songs from the Rio movie soundtrack. He loves the parts that Will I Am from the Black Eyed Peas sings. He's been spending too much time around my mom! Ha!

Quinn and Everett are really getting personalities and we love it. Quinn continues to be smiley, but now she's adding a lot of chatter. And it's LOUD. I think she's going to be a lot like her Aunt Brooke. And Everett is still my sweet snuggler, but he's wanting to play a bit more on his own. He flips right over and somehow gets himself to the toy he wants. I'm predicting early crawling for both. They also both love when Bennett comes to talk to them. Bennett was the first person to get a good laugh out of Everett. The women at the Puppy Pound (their daycare) tell me often that they are thankful for our kids because they are so good. That never gets old!

Here are some recent photos: