Fall Festivities

These are likely the extent of our fall outings this year!

Last week, my mom was in town, and since she got everything on my list accomplished, she thought she would treat us to an outing in Plain City. We got a lot of excellent food while we were out there & I also took the opportunity to take a few pics of Corbin in the pretty fall setting.

Here he is, checking out the pumpkins!



We had a hard time keeping his attention for a photo



We got a good shot with Grandma Mary, though!



Outside of Yutzy's, they had some animals that Corbin wanted to investigate



The next day, Grandpa Rick was in town. Since Jon was here to help, we wanted to squeeze in one last autumn activity before the twins come. We went back to Lynd Fruit Farm. First, we went to the fruit stand, where they had a new sampling booth, which enticed us to all try apple cider slushies and a caramel apple. We stocked up on blackberry cider, pumpkin butter & got a peck of golden sweet apples.

Next, we went to the corn maze, where they had a tractor pull. Corbin was a little small for it this year, as a chain was the only restraint. We still took his pic in one of the seats, though.





Here are the guys at the entrance to the corn maze



We see you, Corbin!



Daddy and son. This was the day of the Toledo v. OSU game, so Corbin is in his jersey.



Lastly, the boys took a hike up a mini hill for some exercise.





It was a fun day, but I ended up being absolutely exhausted afterward. I'm definitely done with the outings for now!

One-Sided Pillow Fight!

Cheese!

Happy Labor Day!

Corbin learned how to say "Cheese!" and smile for the camera today. It's been a long time coming, so I took several pics (I know they look similar, but they are all so cute I couldn't pick!)

The hat is his Uncle Ben's old hat.

A Couple of Cute Phrases

Corbin has been cracking us up lately. He's a little comedian.

One new thing that he learned from who-knows-where is saying "Ah-choo!" and putting his hand over his nose/mouth at the same time. He thinks it the most entertaining thing ever.

He also plays hiding games. He will put Daddy or Mommy or himself behind something (like a pillow or blanket). Then it goes something like this:
Corbin: Dad?
Me: Where's Dad?
Corbin: Where?
(Dad is revealed)
Corbin: There he is!
... and then repeat 5-10 times. The cutest thing is that when he does it to himself, he calls himself something similar to "Pappy".

Corbin: Pappy?
Me: Where's Corbin?
Corbin: Where?
(revealing Corbin)
Corbin: There he is!

He's also figured out that he can try and distract us by asking for hugs. He did it the other day when he was in trouble. He asks for a "Cug?" And of course, we always give him a hug & then go back to business. Tonight he tried to get out of brushing his teeth by asking for a "cug."

Numbers and Letters

This kid is pretty obsessed with letters and numbers, in case I haven't mentioned it before. He repeats every letter he sees & goes around counting things. He also spontaneously bursts into the alphabet and saying his numbers.



and believe it or not, he learned most of them from TV shows.

End of Summer

Summer is almost over. It's too bad I couldn't be as active as I wanted to be with him, but I can't do much activity these days. Pretty soon, summer will be over, and Corbin will have two new baby brothers!

Still, we take advantage of the time that Daddy is home, and he takes Corbin out to play in the backyard when it's hot outside.

Here's a recent pic of him running free in the backyard. The sprinkler was going & it was pretty humid, so we just let him go.



Most of our time is spent indoors. And quite honestly, Corbin is watching more TV than he should because Mommy can't do a lot with him. He's really into Super Why right now, and Blue's Clues. He can count to 12, say his alphabet (skips a couple of letters here and there sometimes!), and count backwards from 10. I thought I was going to get lucky & have him perform for the camera the other day, but he faked me out & got a little silly.

Days off with Daddy

Jon had taken a couple of days off from work because we had scheduled a vacation to Holland, MI and to the lake. Unfortunately, because I'm so uncomfortable, I just can't travel far. To be honest, I could barely do these outings. But I did, and I'm glad I was there, because Corbin had a great time.

We went to Alum Creek and also back to the spray park. Here are a few photos and a video from the past couple of days.