FEED ME!

This is Patrick after a 40 minute Eat-A-Thon last night. He inhaled mac 'n cheese, carrots, broccoli, avacodo, rice, and half a banana. He will not tolerate baby food any longer! Sometimes I can con him eating some fruit, but if someone starts eating some "real food", he purses his lips and refuses to eat. And some crazy lady lets him suck on beer bottles and eat cake and ice cream because it makes it happy. Not naming names.

"Where did my friend go?"

Anna and Mary Kathryn spent a great weekend together at Deep Creek. Anna is going through withdraw of her new friend! She was pretending to have conversations with Mary Kathryn on the way home and has been asking about her constantly since we have been back. She called one of her lamb stuffed animals Mary Kathryn today - not the real thing, but she is learning to

make do!

Bottomless Beach

Who wants to be weighed down by a diaper when you are at the beach? Anna got a little wet while at the beach at Deep Creek and since we were the only inhabitants, she roamed around in the nude. Not modest.

Ben's 30th Birthday at Deep Creek Lake

We celebrated Ben's 30th Birthday with friends and family over the weekend at Deep Creek! We all went up Friday afternoon / evening and ate our way through a wonderful weekend! Everyone brought tons of food and Pat and Mo spend their time at a make-shift grill preparing bacon and sausage for breakfast, chicken legs and hot dogs and sausages for lunch, and hamburgers for dinner. Between the 12 adults and 6 kids, we actually made more of a dent in the food and beer than I thought we would. The weather was incredible and we went to the beach on Friday and Saturday with the kids. The dipped their toes in the water and played in the sand. They flew kites and played on the playground. At the house, the yard was huge and we played wiffle ball, some bean bag game in which no one wanted me as a teammate, and the kids played in a tent that we set up. Couldn't have been more perfect!

"What a beatiful day!" - Anna @ 9am

Ahhhh! What a great day! Playing in the backyard, riding bikes, a nice long walk with Chrissy and Cole, and an afternoon at the park! It is amazing how beautiful weather can make a day so wonderful! We are all grateful of the warm sunny weather and looking forward to days to come! Ben is meeting us at the playground tonight with a pizza for a picnic dinner!

Multiplying Like Rabbits Over Here!

Just when I thought we were getting a handle on things here - we find out another cute little Morrow will be joining our family this fall! The official due date of November 9th has us planning on a new car to fit three car seats and making plans for Anna and Patrick to share a room (painting over the pink polka dots for a "barn" theme at Anna's request - she wants to live on a farm and this is the best we can do to fulfill that dream). Excited, yet at times, terrified, at the thought of three under 3 years old. It will be crazy at times, but it will be fun! Will my house be dirty? Yes. Will trips to the grocery store be more challenging than ever? Yes. But we look forward to all of the fun times ahead, sweet little smiles, and a third set of little feet to pitter-patter their way across the floor and into our hearts!

Afternoon at the Stream

Anna has disovered a stream on Loyola's campus that we have been visiting, weather permitting. We took our neighbor, Paulina, along on our last trip. Anna says that Paulina in "awesome"! I quickly become aware of how much she picks up on from other kids! Hopefully she will not start telling me tall tales about the trap door in her (Paulina's) living room floor that leads to the pool. Back to the stream.... Anna is in heaven outdoors. She digs in the dirt for worms, helps spread straw our latest attempt at growing some grass in the backyard, is helping with planting and and rock placement, and allows her "animals" to eat the straw. She even wants to pick up dog poop! Any excuse to be outside!