What to write about? Jack 18.5 mths, Sophie 4.5 mths

I usually like to take one day or one event, and write about that. I have been home for 2 weeks now, between jobs, and with the whole family (since Tom is staying at home right now). I can't believe I can't come up with a single funny event to turn into a story or one that I want to spend the whole blog on.  But I feel like I have to blog because Sophie is changing so much. She is laughing now and she just tried cereal. Also, we have been so busy and on the go, and things are changing so fast.  Since I've been home (I start Nationwide on Monday) I have really enjoyed the time with the kids. The weather has been gorgeous- 60s every day. We did our family pictures, we've done a nature walk at Big Darby Creek where we saw the bison, a snake and a catapillar. We have been to numerous playgrounds and to the mall. We've been out for pizza with Nana and buddy, and we've built a playroom and fixed up the office. We went trick or treating with Molly and Mac and lounged around the house. We've watched several disney movies in bed and I've watched Jack eat (read: spill) popcorn in the bed while we watched the movies. We have been to Gigi and Papa's for the buckeyes game and papas birthday. We let Jack stay at Gigi and Papas, and we went out to breakfast with just Sophie (who slept the whole time). We visited Gma Mary and Jack took to her and cuddled with her. We've been to the zoo and the pumpkin festival. We rode the merry go round at the pumpkin festival and the zoo. It was Sophie's first zoo trip and first Merry Go Round. We've carved pumpkins. We learned that Jack has been overtired, and we have enforced a naptime. He now naps at 12 or 1 very strictly and goes to bed around 9- hoping this makes him less grouchy. There is a possibility that he is teething... and we know that Sophie is teething. We are working on decreasing the bottle for Jack (just nap and bedtime) and introducing baby cereal to Sophie. Last night was the first time and she hated it. She cringed and shivered with each bite. Today I mixed with BMilk and she seemed to take better to it. She isn't as "hungry" as Jack. Jack was reaching for the spoon and pulling it into his mouth. She has her lips sealed. She could do without. Sophie still clings to me and perfers that I hold her. If she is with me, she is in a good mood. Hand her over and she cries. Hand her back, and she stops. Shes the little girl I ALWAYS wanted, and can never get rid of. ;) We got her walker back from Cousin Maliya (who is now walking) and Sophie seems to like the new view from her walker and exersaucer. She can see everything going on around her. She likes to watch Mickey Mouse Clubhouse- just like her brother. And she likes to watch him run around and around. He totally entertains her. One night, he was running in circles around and around her, and she was laughing and laughing. This deep little belly laugh, huh huh huh! its the cutest and sweetest sound I have ever heard. She first laughed on a swing at the playground near Mimi and Pappys house. She was laughing everytime she came close to me. Then she laughed and repeated after me. The third laugh was for Jack. And sometimes she laughs at her toys. Jack is starting to develop some words... we think he says Jack (ahck), Daddy (daaa dee), Doggie (dawg gee), Grass (graaa), Car, Uh huh, Toe Toe (but we don't know exactly what that is- might be Papa).  Mommy is close... I say Ma Ma Ma and he says Ba Ba Ba. Ok- I'll take it. :) I am excited to start my new job and new journey with a new company. The kids seem happy and are growing faster than I can imagine. I love our new playroom, because I thought I wouldn't have to look at toys 24/7. As I say that, our closet was just emptied and there are about 30 pairs of shoes on the floor, all of the tupperware is out in the kitchen, and the entire "living room" toy box has been scattered on the floor. I wonder what winter will bring us with no ability to go outside. And I am beginning to plan for our annual Friends Thanksgiving dinner. Life is good.