The Gruis Bean x Two!: November 2014

I look out the window and see blowing snowing and icicles hanging from the neighbors house. It's Nov 17th. Does this really have to be the case? ERG! It's going to be a lovely long winter.

Here are a few updates and pictures.

Lauryn continues to enjoy school, more the social aspect. We have conference tonight so we will see what they say!! (Here is our guess- She is a social butterfly and has a big heart. She loves to pretend play and read books. She's off task when it comes to sitting down, journaling, and working on academic stuff. She likes to tell the kids what to do, but is nice to everyone. She needs to work on listening and following directions.)
Lauryn is very interested in numbers right now. Points out any and every number and wants to know what every 3 digit number is she sees. It took us quite a while to get into school the other day, as she wanted to know what every bus number was. "Mommy, what number is 6-8-7? Mommy, what number is 7-5-4? Mommy, mommy, mommy...."
Ethan now has 8 teeth. He's eating anything in sight.
Ethan started the army crawl just this last weekend. He's definitely into exploring.
We had great trips this fall to two apple orchards and a pumpkin patch. It is so fun to watch Lauryn teach Ethan about things. She is a great second mom.
With the early arrival of marketing for Christmas, Lauryn is back on the FROZEN train, and wants everything that she sees in the adds for Christmas. It's the first time we've done early Christmas shopping, with the fear that if we wait, all the FROZEN stuff will be gone!
Lauryn finished up another round of swimming lessons and couldn't enjoy it more. We are now on to gymnastics again. She loves running around, but will certainly never be a gymnast!
Ethan might be getting into basketball early - he's able to palm one of his toys pretty well.
Lauryn and Ethan did a few events for Halloween. Unfortunately, Lauryn wasn't feeling the best on Halloween night, but that is OK. She had fun going to a few houses and handing out candy at the house.
We carved some awesome jack-o-lantern's with the help of Grandpa and Grandma McMahan.
Mommy, Ethan, and Lauryn continue to enjoy their Tuesdays and Thursdays together. We've had lots of play dates and trips to random places.
We had a great trip to see Grandma Sue in Brookings last weekend. But could have done without the cold weather, wind, and snow storm. Yuck! Made for a not so great trip home, but we made it safely.
Eric decided it would be a good idea to put his phone of the roof of the van while unloading our stuff at the hotel. That does not equal a recipe for success, and thus, has a new phone.