Almost 15 Months

How is it possible that our little baby is nearly 15 months old?!  He is just growing and changing seemingly overnight.  He is just a joy to be around, and always smiling.  Well, unless he's hungry or has a full diaper, then he lets you know.

Prince M's favorite toy these days is that little bus next to him in this photo.  It sings the wheels on the bus song, and always makes Prince M dance.

He is in love with Brutus, and will follow him around all day.  Prince M pulls on Brutus's tail, or ears, and steals his doggy toys, but will offer him treats left and right.  Prince M will often throw his dinner off the side of the highchair, bit by bit, just to see Brutus scramble over to eat it all up.

Prince M likes to play with Prince L's little computer, probably just because it makes noise. 

 He will wander around the yard in a split second, and loves to explore behind the shed or up in the tree house.  Unfortunately, he also loves to wander down the driveway.

When I am making dinner I will let Prine M play out on the deck so he can watch his big brothers out in the yard.  He is very careful to check up on them every now and then for me!

This boy loves to play with balls!  And make a mess...

Prince M has discovered where Mama keeps her M&M stash, and loves to share in a little treat every now and then.  He knows which cupboard to point at when he has a craving for something sweet. 

Just look at that precious face - don't you just want to squish his little cheeks? 

I loved the little dance he does in the following video and I just had to share!

Fall!

It may look a little worn and faded, but we still hang our yellow ribbon proudly on our front lawn.  I think the foliage makes it look extra special, don't you? 

The boys thought it would be a great idea to break out the rakes this afternoon for a little leaf jumping!  Well, Prince M didn't help at all, but he surely kept his Mama running!

The big brothers stop for a break (ok, maybe they are only stopping because their Mama wanted a nice photo of them together for once)!

Prince M saw Prince K throwing leaves and tried to copy him - but the coordination just isn't there yet.  Still, it was cute to watch!

I found these really cute pumpkin decorations at the local drug store and thought the boys would love them.  Sure enough, they do, and there were no fights about who got which one for their respective pumpkins.  Score!  Now let's just hope this gets me out of pumpkin carving this year...

Prince M loves to play ball with Brutus.  But once the dog gets the ball, Prince M screams.  So I guess it's not much of a game for either one of them.

The big boys love to shed their extra layers when the sun shines, especially when they are bouncing on their trampoline!  I swear, those boys are out on that trampoline every single day, rain or shine.  Good investment I'd say!  Although I think it's time for a bigger one, because next year their baby brother will be able to bounce around too!

This was the first time Prince M asked to swing, all by himself.  Well, he didn't really ask, he pointed, but I got the idea.  He was so proud of himself for getting his point across.  Too bad he only wanted to swing for 30 seconds, then he wanted down. 

Foliage

Prince L begged to jump in the leaves yesterday.  How could I resist?  It was really chilly out, but that didn't stop him!  His baby brother was a little scared, and his big brother wanted to stay inside and play instead, so Prince L got all kinds of (much needed) attention!