A little of this and a little of that...

Dayven is back home now and it was a toss-up on who was most excited to see him. Wyatt is enjoying having his wrestling buddy back and I enjoy the company in the evening. He took today off to hit the golf course with some customers. Now that he's home, I'll be getting back into cooking. Earlier this week, I was reheating my coffee in the microwave (has any mom ever gotten to drink her coffee when it was hot?) and when the microwave beeped to signal it was finished, Wyatt yelled "Dinner's weddy!" A not so subtle reminder I haven't exactly been preparing gourmet meals lately. We'll be taking advantage of the nice weather to do some cooking on the grill. This weekend we're having ribs and "ham-ga-burgs" (I secretly hope Wyatt never learns to say it correctly because it makes me smile every time I hear it). Not fancy, but delish!

It's harvest time! Friends and neighbors have been dropping off zucchini, spaghetti squash and cabbage. The apple tree continues to rain apples. I made an apple crisp last week and apple muffins are next. I may even attempt apple butter, a personal favorite. They're almost falling faster than I can prepare them. I have to keep an eye on Wyatt since he eats the bruised ones right off the ground - core and all! If I get really motivated, I'm going to make applesauce for Hadley and freeze it. My girlfriend has a pear tree so I'm planning to venture over there next to load up.

Any fears I had of Wyatt accepting Hadley have been put to rest. Yesterday I was changing Hadley on the ottoman and I ran to wash my hands. When I got back, this is what I saw...
Hadley has been doing great. She teased me the other night with a 5 hour stretch of sleep. I excitedly thought we were down to getting up just once in the night, but the next night she was up twice again. One night, Dayven took her down to the basement with him to watch football so I could relax. I woke at 11pm to an empty bed and an empty bassinet. I went downstairs and found this...Wyatt had a great week at school. I love picking him up and hearing about his day. Today one of the teaching assistants told me Wyatt just "makes her day". She said he is so happy and enthusiastic all the time and such a sweet little boy. She thinks about him on her drive home and it makes her smile. Of course, it made my day to hear this, especially after the teacher had just told me that Wyatt was on timeout twice that day (once for throwing toys and another for refusing to participate in clean up time). Ok, so maybe he has a little too much fun. No one is perfect, right? Good thing he's cute and has some other redeemable qualities!