Pumpkin Patch pictures and video

First Steps

Fall break day

We had Monday off for Fall Break. We decided to go to the outlet mall in Murfreesboro and do a little shopping for Christmas and for Emma's winter coat. The past couple of weeks the weather has been absolutely crazy. Last week and the weekend the temps her in the 40s for highs and below freezing for lows. Fortunately on Monday it warmed up to mid 60s for a nice day outside. We decided that it was time to go ahead and turn Emma's carseat forward facing. She loves being able to see us and jabbers and laughs constantly. There is a video on youtube that Bryan said Monday reminded him of, it is a little girl that is around Emma's age maybe a little older sitting in the backseat with her dad talking 90 to nothing. I always told Bryan that would be us one day and that day has come. Here are a couple of shots of her turned around.

Taking steps, straws and big girl food

Emma has achieved so much in the last week and a half. She has finally let go and started taking steps by herself. She is averaging about 8-10 steps before falling down. We think she will be going full force by her birthday. We ordered off the kids menu this weekend for the first time. It was so strange. She is loving grilled chicken, black beans and any fruit you put in front of her. She doesn't want any baby food anymore but we do sneak it in some. We have also had success at using a straw. We have literally bought every sippy cup out there trying to get Emma to start transitioning but had no luck. One of my best friends suggested trying a straw because that is what they had to do. One day when I was home with her we tried it and she has loved it since. We still do bottles but during the day unless it is nap time she drinks from a little cup with a lid and straw. I did some research and found out that it is actually better for them to use a straw then go through the sippy cup phase. Emma loves drinking water out of her cup. She doesn't really care for juice. We have a very busy weekend ahead. We are doing 1 year pictures and family pictures Saturday morning and then Sunday she has the birthday party to one of her little friends. Their birthdays are 2 weeks apart. Can't wait to post pics.

Cleaning out

We cleaned out our garage on Sunday. If you have seen any of the pictures it was packed with just a pathway to walk through. Our goal was to get it cleaned out so we could pull my car in for the winter so we don't have to get Emma in and out of the bad weather as much. Here is what it looks like now. We are so happy that it is finished but of course I had a break down. We packed up Emma's baby swing, bouncy, play mat and infant bath tub. Just 2 more weeks and our little baby turns one.

11 months today!

That's right, our baby is 11 months! The time is flying by and she is growing so fast. She is eating more foods that she can feed herself and loving it. On Sunday, she ate what we ate all day. She had eggs and cinnamon roll minus the icing and super cinnamon part but thought she was just like us. She is developing such a personality. We love to just spend the evenings watching her laugh and play. She is into everything. We can't take our eyes off of her. She has started opening the baby gates and crawling into rooms so we are going to have to make sure the gates shut and lock. She is walking so well as long as she has your fingers or her toys. She has took off yet but we are waiting for it. She loves to drum on everything ( I wonder who she gets that from? :) She is jabbering more and more and we are really starting to understand more things. She loves to listen to music and dance. Tonight when we were brushing her teeth she decided to scoot down and sit in the sink as you can tell from the pictures. She is a complete mess but we are loving every minute of it. We have a busy next couple of weekends coming up. Birthday parties, trick or treating at the zoo, and pictures. We have most of her birthday stuff in and can't wait to celebrate 1 year.

Happy 30th Birthday Daddy!

We have been celebrating Bryan's big birthday over the last several days. He went to a movie Saturday afternoon with the guys and topped it off by everyone meeting at O'charley's for dinner. This is starting to be a tradition for his birthday. On Sunday we braved the chilly/wet weather and headed to Cool Springs for a little shopping. Bryan got a golf bag and a new putter for his birthday from Emma and I. We also snuck in a little birthday shopping for Emma. :) His birthday was Tuesday and his department through him a party and made his favorite cookies. We had a special birthday dinner at home that night and topped it off with an ice cream cake. This weekend we are going out for lunch and a movie just the two of us while Katie, Dave and Noah watch Emma. Here are a couple of pictures from the festivities.

Pumpkin Patch and Fall Bday pictures

These are a few pictures from this past week and weekend. We are working on trying to get a good picture for Emma's birthday invitation and decided to get out in the yard and shoot some photos. We also visited the pumpkin patch. We don't have too many photos from there because they were not fully up and running. We plan on going back before Halloween.