The last days of #thisis2

Happy August, Silly Bean blog readers! It's been a while since the last post and that's because we moved at the end of July! We are now homeowners of a 2-story townhouse in the same town as our previous condo, but we have a lot more space, and--most importantly according to Silly Bean--we have new carpet and we have stairs inside ;D It's been a crazy few weeks moving with a toddler that there hasn't been a chance to sit down and make a post (ie. every time I packed a box,  Silly Bean was enraptured by the things in the box and everything ended up becoming unpacked and extremely interesting, and my husband spent a lot of time fixing up the new place/cleaning the old place)!

What else has been new in our days?

We went blackberry picking at a local farm, which Silly Bean loved last year (well, we had guests over last year who went blackberry picking and he ate most of their blackberries ;P) so we went again this year. It's never pleasant with the August heat and the mosquitos (we were only there for 20 minutes tops, and I got at least 10 mosquito bites) but the fruits and the enjoyment that came with eating them for snacks for the whole week were well worth it!

More immediately in our neighborhood, we've been collecting leaves and making leaf prints and collages. We were inspired by an activity in a Curious George book we recently read about making a leaf journal.

And a more exciting thing that's probably the most recent--we finally took the railing off Silly Bean's crib and converted it into his toddler bed a few days ago. Silly Bean loves his "new" bed! He is growing up so quickly, which is bittersweet! T_T

This is the last days of #thisis2, as Silly Bean is turning 3 next week! 2 has been so great, even in the midst of the pandemic, of so many learning moments, funny moments, sweet moments, crazy moments--the journey has been so wonderful so far. Not sure what having Silly Bean as a "threenager" will be like... parents of 3s, former and present, share your insights and wisdom!