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September was a busy month, with lots of visitors, trips and good old family time. Maks is growing fast! In September he was between 6 and 10 weeks old. He started smiling and coo-ing and holding his head and rolling over from front to back. Cole started a new year at Treehouse school and had lots of play time in the water.
The month began by a visit from David and Marianna. They were in town to celebrate their son Isaac's first birthday. We were so glad to see them and Cole was excited to meet their little boy. Soon after the big event they came over and we played at our park. What a pleasure, after all these years, to stay in touch and see our families grow together.
Next came Aunt Stevie's birthday and we went out for Korean BBQ. It may have been Maks's first restaurant outing. He did fairly well - all he did was eat a little and sleep :) Cole had a great time, considering he got first bite of the birthday ice cream.
August and September were very hot, so of course there was lots of pool time. We used our little pool in the back yard and Lana and Alena came over for a swim. Those kids were crazy - splashing, running around, hanging out on the swing, finger painting and eating every tomato in sight. We also spent lots of time in the valley where Cole became much more comfortable and confident and was swimming by himself in the blow up tube, jumping in the water into grandpa's arms and going underwater. We're really looking forward to next summer's season.
Middle of the month daddy took a trip to Philadelphia and on the way back saw some cool stuff out the airplane window. But there was another big air event - the space shuttle Endeavour made its final voyage. It flew in on the back of a modified Boeing 747 and strutted its stuff all over town. Daddy got a really good view from the Culver City park hill and mommy saw it from work. We already have tickets to see it at the museum when Aunt Lucy and Mira and Gosha comesout to visit in December.
A huge milestone for Cole this month - his teachers asked us to stop bringing diapers and pull-ups and get some underwear!! At Target Cole got to pick whatever he wanted - of course he went with Cars and (Teenage Mutant Ninja) Turtles! He's very excited for his underwear and he's getting better at potty training every day.
The month closed with a huge pot-luck for his entire school. All the parents came out and helped put together a really fun event to meet one another and most importantly thank all the teachers for all their hard work. We played in the park till the sun was gone and moon was out [very big and important things these days] and then it was finally time to go home.
All in all, a very fun month!
