September Adventures for the Lundeens

Fashion Week...check! The Women's US Open Semi-Finals...check! Severs Corn Maze...check! The Great Minnesota Get Together...check! Life was crazy, busy and fun, fun, fun during the month of September at the Lundeen Household!

While Titus stayed home with his buddy Tyler Bull, Jackson and his parents took Evie to the Minnesota State Fair. The highlight for Evie: Definitely the Tower Slide (although the mini donuts took a close second)! The lowlight: the pigs (especially the smelly Mama and Daddy pigs). Those of you who have seen her near dogs are probably not overly surprised that she was not at all interested in going into the barn of life!

The weekend after Labor Day, Chad and I went to our favorite city: New York! We packed quite a bit into our short weekend there but were able to take in our first ever fashion show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week (thanks to Uncle Marc) and got to watch Serena and Wozniaki battle it out in the women's semi-finals of the US Open.

Last, but certainly not least: Severs Corn Maze! We made our annual trip to get a little agriCULTURE in the Twin Cities. Evie rode on her first pony (named Oreo...all that she seems ro remember about him is that he relieved himself during the ride). Titus enjoyed watching the crowd clap during the pig races and once again, Evie checked out the live animals at the petting zoo with extreme caution.

Titus is 9 Months

Although so many people have told me that every child is different, I of course thought "not my kids." Boy, was I wrong! Titus is such a love. He is always smiling, pretty easy-going, and as long as he can see mom at all times, completely content to just hang out. On the other hand, Evie has always been a mover and a shaker. At 6 months old, she crawled, at 7 months she climbed the stairs and at 10 months she walked (5 days later she ran). Then there is my sweet Titus.

At 9 months, he has yet to accomplish any of those feats! No crawling, no teeth, no walking, no climbing and definitely no walking. He does love to stand (while supporting himself) and can clap the second someone chimes in with a verse of "If You're Happy and You Know It." Titus loves to play with his sister too. Last night we are pretty certain he was saying "mamamamamama." And boy does he love to dance! Anytime a song or commercial is on, Titus will do his little jig. If he is laying on the floor, he will kick his legs in a rhythmic pattern. Every kid truly is different and, after months of trying, I have decided to just relax and enjoy Titus' ssslllloooowww ride!