Reid is 10 Weeks Old!

Wow...has it really been 10 weeks since sweet little Reid made his grand entrance into the world? He is just the best little baby! He is reaching for everything; he even pulled a toy off his play mat (look out Ethan!), he coos so sweetly and has the cutest little smile. We are all completely enamored with this baby boy (as if you couldn't tell!) Here's a picture of him from a couple of weeks ago. Yes, I have more recent ones, but I just love this one because he is smiling. He weighed in at 11 lbs on Tuesday.

Last night, Ethan gave me a ride on the John Deere. The big JD that Jeff uses to mow the lawn. He sat on my lap with my arms around his waist, my foot was on the gas, and he did the rest. He drove me around the front yard, alongside the garden, around the blueberry bushes, circled around the jungle gym, then up and down the main road of our neighborhood. He's a fantastic driver for a 3 year old, but it was a little scary at times because I was allowing him to be in total control. Mom & Dad- now I know how you felt when I was learning to drive!

Here, Ethan shows off a worm he found when we were tilling our garden area.

Both Sydney & Ethan love spending a good chunk of their days outside. They love riding their bikes, swinging, checking out the garden, etc. One of Sydney's most favorite things to do, though, is picking wildflowers. She says she is going out to the meadow (the furthest part of our backyard where the wildflowers grow) to pick flowers. She asked Jeff if she could have her own flower garden, and of course Daddy said yes. Jeff talked to one of his patients who is a master gardener, and she planned a whole flower garden perfect for a little girl, complete with trellises and a shepherd's hook. I'll post pictures as they start to grow, but for now here's one of our little sweetheart with a freshly collected bouquet from "the meadow."