This past quarter saw the third birthday for the elder mutant! He accidentally created a universe; but Austen had a lot of achievements of his own. He frequently stands unsupported, though not yet for minutes at a time, and likes to dance, but he hasn't quite taken any real steps yet (aside from cruising, of course). This, when he just started crawling and pulling himself up to stand a couple months earlier! He's toothy like his big brother, already 40% through. He's constantly trying to imitate Tristan, playing with their wombat, drawing with chalk, and trying to help with legos. Austen has required far more childproofing than Tristan, he gets into every corner and tries to eat all the things that Tristan ignored.
Kids, of course, say, the darndest things. A few selections:
We hit the Celtic music festival this September; a long day for the little guys (and little Penelope) but they coped very well. Casey repeatedly told Nick to man up and buy a skirt, but we left without any more kilts than we came with.
