Oh man, she's STILL sleeping!

Again, it has been quite some time since my last post, imagine that! I've decided that I need to become more witty and regular with my postings since I have been, yet again, lacking in that department. I guess this is my New Year's Resolution part deux... better late than never :)

Things around here have been pretty much the same, blame it on the weather :( While, per usual, the weather has been up and down, we did manage to get Lauren outside in the snow for the first time. She. Loved. It. I wasn't sure how she was going to handle walking in the snow, but as soon as I put her down in it, she took off, fell, and took off again! She didn't even mind the occasional face fulls of snow! Since the snowfall has been minimal at best (thank goodness!) I hope we do get some more so she can enjoy it again.





On another note, Lauren's hair is finally growing so I am able to put it in pony and piggy tails! Along with that, I am OBSESSED with making her hair clippies! Now the mission is teaching her how to keep them on her head! I am in the process of taking pictures of the bows to possibly sell, so please keep checking back for a link to the website!

Here's to the Holidays!

We officially have a toddler!

Please forgive my lack of blogging in the past couple of months; it’s exhausting to keep up with a little walker!

October was full of fun times for Lauren, Aaron and I… Since the weather was really hit or miss, we didn’t have a lot of days to pick from to make it to the pumpkin patch, but we did, on two occasions. One weekend, Aaron and I took Lauren to her first pumpkin patch and she had a blast! This was the “learning to walk” stage and that’s all she wanted to do, and did! She must have touched every pumpkin she saw and loved it. I’m sure she could have stayed there for ages if we let her. After the pumpkins we made our way down the road to Erie Orchards. This impromptu trip was for donuts and people watching. It was a sunny day in the mid 50’s so there were TONS of people there and we had to park in the north forty, but the donuts themselves were worth it, and the pictures prove it. At our second pumpkin patch, Lauren knew what to do and didn’t want to be stopped. This patch had a lot more things to see and do and she especially loved the animals. She got to play with her Grandma, Papa, Uncle Mark and cousins and had a blast!

October also brought us Lauren’s first birthday. Where did the past year go?! We had a small birthday party here in our home and she had a blast, of course. We didn’t go overboard with decorations or people it was perfect. Lauren walked around and played with everyone, had her cake and opened presents. Lauren and her cake, oh how that was a great event to witness. She was very delicate when eating it, it didn’t get it on the floor, and everything was fairly well contained to her high-chair tray. The only downfall was that we were getting green frosting out of her nose for days! She is officially a toddler :’(

Autumn also brings the changing of leaves and the raking of them, of course. We had a nice, warm, dry day to rake them and let her play. She wasn’t too sure about what to do in a pile of leaves, but she was sure she didn’t want to stay in them. I did manage to get a few good pictures of that moment as well.

As the last of the leave fall, we can only welcome the Holiday’s and the cold months of winter. Until then…

To pass the time...

Until the Pumpkin Patch this weekend....

Belly Laughs!

Falling into Fall!

This is my favorite season by far! There is nothing better than a cool crisp evening and the smell of burning leaves wafting through the air! I can't wait to take Lauren to the Pumpkin Patch and let her play in the fallen leaves... but that is all in due time. For now, here is her favorite location in the house....

Dear Lauren....

We know you find it hilarious to continuously bite our toes, but please know we do not. When you have 4 teeth on top and 2 on the bottom that are sharp little suckers, it hurts, more than you know. I write to you to ask for you to stop, starting immediately.

All our love,
Mom and more-so, Dad

The Dog Days of Summer

Told ya I'd get 'em up ;)

She's on the move people!

That's right folks, Lauren is crawling! For the past couple of weeks Lauren has been doing the "army" crawl and in the past few days, she has been full on crawling, as well as pulling up to her knees, then up to her feet as well as saying "ma ma." Oh man... Milestones are being reached at warp speed! We are now constantly chasing her around the house and out of her favorite location, the kitchen, all while totally being enjoyed by Aaron and myself. My favorite part is when she is awake in her crib and you hear her saying " ma ma ma ma ma ma" you can't help but run up the steps to see that smiling face :)

We have also figured out that Lauren is taking after me in the swimming aspect. We have had her in a "big" pool on a couple of occasions and let me tell you, she does not mind the cold water whatsoever! She absolutely LOVES it! As I type this, her baby pool is warming in the sun while she finishes her nap! It should be a great afternoon in the sunny, warm weather!

Other than that, there really hasn't been too much happening, but I am sure that will change now that Summer is on our doorstep, stay tuned because I am hearing "ma ma ma" at the moment :)

P.S. Pictures soon!