Back home for the last bit of summer

We arrived back home for a little more summer weather and the kids have had fun being outside.  Since coming back from the states, Archie has been talking up a storm.  He talks constantly and his vocabulary has increased a lot.  He repeats every new word and phrase he hears.  He is also speaking much more clearly.  Sylvie is a crawler and becoming a little rascal at times.  She loves to get close to Archie and try and destroy whatever he is playing with....and then laugh as he has a meltdown.  What a sweet sister!  

They are playing together now and really love one another.  Archie likes to wake her up in the mornings and greets her very sweetly.  When she is crying when waking up, we walk to her room and he says, "Don't cry Sylvie.  I coming.  It's ok Sylvie."

We did a visit the Ghent and went to Starbucks.  We love going to the city and getting some good NW coffee!

Archie is "smiling" in this photo.  He is not starting to try and pose for photos which is super cute and super funny.

Sylvie and I stopped by daycare mid-morning to join a party for a staff member we love.  Sylvie was able to sit at the table with all the kids and have a treat/snack with them.  She LOVED being there and it was so sweet to see them sitting together.  She will join the class in January for the same times Archie is there.  

Yum!

We go to an indoor playcenter a lot...and will more once the weather turns rainy and cold.  Archie asks every week if we are going.  I think it might be a weekly event!

Sylvie loves the playcenter as well.  There is a baby area that is all padded and she is able to climb everywhere and tumble around.  She has grown more confident since we have been going.

We went to a small coast town called Drimmelon.  There was a really pretty street with a canal to walk around.  Not much else but a harbor and some boats.  It was a good day out of the house and the flowers were really pretty.

Playground time!

First ponytail!

Double ponytail!

Archie enjoys doing playdough although he still eats it everytime!

Sylvie takes out her hair bands and the result is this.

We have been taking many walks in the afternoon to through the nearby pastures.  There are cows that we walk past (and through).  He says everytime (whether on foot or bike), "Cows, hear me! Cows see me!"

"Chickens, see me!  Chickens, are you?"

And hopefully I will get some photos of the kids watching a nearby construction site.  There have been diggers and dump trucks there for the past month doing demolition of building and trees and now digging for foundations.  It is very exciting and Archie wants to go everyday.  He also never wants to leave either.  We stand on the other side of the street and watch and talk about it.