Annual pumpkin patch trip

Ellie pulled to standing for the first time today!  In the past week she has also started waving and saying "hi", but only when she chooses to do so.  When I try to get her to say "hi" to someone, she gives me a look like "yeah, whatever!".

Abby playing dress up.

We had a fun trip to Walters' Pumpkin patch again this year.  Above-Cousin Gavin & Abby in front of the scary pumpkin sign.  :)

Happiest babies ever?!

All the kids with Nanny & Papa

Boing!

Train ride!

Abby drew this pumpkin

Abby had her face painted at Towanda's 140th birthday celebration.  She chose a spider to go with her Spidergirl dress up costume.

Ellie is 9 months old!

Ellie had her 9 month check up (stats above)

I forgot to add that Ellie started army crawling yesterday.  She still prefers to roll though!

Saddest baby ever!  I was putting lotion on her head and combing her hair to try to get rid of dry scalp and she was not happy about it.

Baby faux hawk!

Henry says "Hmm..."

Baby comb over!

Ellie is starting to pull up

Here is Ellie, trying to pull up on Abby's trampoline

She pulled up to her knees, then got back down and rolled away

Abby jumping

Happy autumn!

No crawling yet, but she rolls, creeps, and rotates around the room.  Ellie will be 9 months old on 9/28!

Abby started preschool again!  Here she is on her first day of school.

Sweet girls

Silly baby!

August

 Ellie fell asleep playing

Abby (4.5 yrs) and Ellie (7.5 months)

Jeff on his 34th birthday, opening presents

Singing happy birthday to Jeff

Abby with a mask she decorated

Melissa & the girls

August, wow...  Only a month to go before Abby starts her 2nd year of preschool.  She is also starting a gymnastics class in a few weeks.  We are looking forward to fall & the cooler weather.  It has been 100+ degrees here for way too long. 

A confession:  Lately I have been feeling really guilty, and here is why-- I never sent thank you notes for last year's Christmas presents or for any gifts we got when Ellie was born, or for Abby's birthday.  I did send thank you notes after the baby shower in November, but once Ellie was born I did not keep up with it.  I think I may have sent a few and then promptly lost track of who I sent them to and who I didn't.   This has been really bugging me for months now so I wanted to let everyone know we really did appreciate the presents, and I am sorry for my lapse in manners! 

Colorado camping trip

We just got back from a family camping vacation in Colorado!  This was Abby's 3rd trip to Colorado and Ellie's first.  Here are some photos:

Photos by a 4 year old

We recently gave Abby my old camera.  She just LOVES taking pictures.  I wanted to share some pictures she has taken: