A Walking Goose

Well, well, well...we have a new little toddler toddling around our house. Lucy has decided that walking is her preferred form of getting around these days. She took her first steps the day before she was 9 months old. Her Great Grandma was visiting from South Dakota, so I think she wanted to show off. Get in good with Grandma Grace...you know. Since that day she has been taking more and more steps and now she walks anywhere she can. The only time she'll crawl these days is if she's in a HURRY and needs to get there FAST! Otherwise...she's upright and on the move. Here is a video of our newest pedestrian...

So Tired of Poop & Puke!

I pray for my friends and all of their issues and blah, blah, blah...but I've just added a new prayer to my list. I just want one day of parenthood to go by where I don't get pooped on, puked on, peed on, or snotted on. Just one day. I would love to live in a booger free enviromennt for one day. I would love to have Tyler be trained on going poop in the potty. Although, luckily, he is making it to the potty right now when his tummy is upset. However, last night he slept right through that and woke up to quite the runny mess. And a couple days before that he slept through wetting the bed. Ick. But at the same time he refuses to use the potty before bedtime. I think he wants me to have to clean that up! Lucy had an explosion out of her diaper the other day and...of course...when I went to check her I got some on my hand. My new perfume is Eau de Poo-Poo.

So, I wake up and start the day anew and say, "Dear Lord, please get me through this day without a poop, puke, pee or booger getting on my clothes before I go to work."

Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween! This was Lucy's first Halloween and Tyler's first "real" experience with trick or treating. In past years we've walked him down to my parent's house and knocked on their door and gone to a few neighbor's houses. Last year he refused to even put on the costume until we got to Grandma & Grandpa's house! He had more fun handing out candy to the big kids...but this year he knows ALL ABOUT candy. He was excited to put on his costume and go door to door with the neighbor kids. Lucy Jane was Tenderheart Care Bear and Tyler was a dinosaur named Grump-o-Saurus Rex.

The kids got to dress Halloween-y all day long. They had their cute outfits that they wore during the day, their costumes, and then their pajamas. It's fun to be festive when you have cute kids to dress up! I think they enjoyed themselves and now they are ready to move on to the next holiday...Thanksgiving! Tyler realizes that once that holiday is past it is all about Santa Clause!

3/4 of a 1-Year Old

Lucy Jane is officially 3/4 of the way to being one. Where does the time go?! She is growing so fast and accomplishing so many things in a short amount of time. Her eighth month was quite the month for milestones...she balanced and stood on her own, walked with a walker, clapped, waved bye-bye, got teeth, and took steps. She's quite the overachiever! We got her pictures done on Sunday, October 28th to commemorate 9 whole months. She did a great job posing for her picture.

Pumpkin Patch with the Punkins

This Sunday we went to the pumpkin patch with Mat, Brooke, Aria, and Matea. Tyler was SO excited to pick out a PERFECT pumpkin and pet the animals. The kids ran through the pumpkin maze, saw cock-a-doodles (chickens), pigs, goats, and cows, and they went on a wagon ride. Tyler had a great time picking out pumpkins...little ones for Lucy and big ones for Mommy and Daddy. He had a soft spot for the damaged ones. We had a lot of fun and especially enjoyed the caramel apples!

Digital Scrapbooking

I haven't really done any digital scrapbooking, but I tried my hand at it today. I was trying to create a signature for something. It's kind of neat, but not as user friendly as I would have thought! I guess I'm used to poring over my pages and moving my pictures all around. But, anyways, this is what I created. The kids are adorable so it makes the page look good...no matter what I've done to it!

My Lil' Eating Machine

Independence

I think that Lucy is a girl after my own heart. She's just so dang independent all the time. She is now standing on her own. She also feeds herself big people food. Before I know it she'll be walking and driving and moving out! A bit overdramatic, but still!

Lucy is loving to eat green beans, baked beans, and dessert. Just like her mommy. I wish I could get Tyler to like something OTHER than dessert. Oh well...kid after my own heart. At least he knows the difference between healthy and junk food. It doesn't stop him from asking for junk from the pantry.