Halloween

Happy Halloween from the flamingo, baseball player, and Cabbage Patch doll!

Leaf Lions

Natalie and Max love to make crafts, but I'm not the craftiest mom on the block. Natalie spends a lot of time writing and drawing, and lately she and Max have been making intricate people and animals out of little snippets of paper, tape, and pipe cleaners. Thankfully they come up with their own creative outlets, so I don't feel like my lack of craftiness is causing too much damage. But! Today! Today I planned a craft project, and they loved it! Behold our leaf lions!

Eight Months

Emma is eight months old today! She is getting to be such a big girl!

Emma has become much harder to keep track of this month. She speed-crawls to the trash can, the shoe rack, or the big kids' room full of tiny Legos whenever she gets the chance. 

She cruises along the furniture and walks behind anything she can push. She is working on standing without hanging on to anything. So far she only stays up for a second or two once she lets go, but she is getting better everyday.

Her hair is getting a lot lighter especially in the back. When she wears certain colors, it even looks like it has a little red in it. 

Her favorite foods are apples, strawberries, pears, tomatoes, broccoli, avocado, peas, cheese, and yogurt. She makes all sorts of noises these days, and today Natalie and I think we heard her say "nah nah" which must mean "Natalie"!

She is pretty shy around most people outside our immediate family. She is a big mama's girl, which completely melts my heart. What a little ray of sunshine!

Kitchen Chairs

Emma's very favorite thing is to push the kitchen chairs all over the kitchen. She always has this look on her face the whole time. She is so proud of herself!

Happy Birthday, Natalie!

I am so proud of the little girl Natalie has grown to be in the past five years. We had a great day celebrating her. Chris picked up donuts, she and Max played with her new Wonder Woman and Batgirl figures, we played many many rounds of her new Guess Who? game, we went on a walk/scooter ride, and we finished the day with cake topped with Reese's! Days don't come much better than that. 

 

Preschool Party

Natalie took birthday treats to preschool today. They are encouraged to bring healthy treats, so we decided on chocolate chip pumpkin muffins and milk. She got to blow out candles and make this beautiful birthday crown too.

Giggles