Keeping Her Busy

Our little angel is getting very mobile. She's always happy in our arms, or when we let her stand or help her walk.

But we can't do that all the time can we!?

So far we've been lucky with how good she is in the grocery cart and in resteraunts...

And if we give her curiosity an outlet, we can sometimes buy some time...

Tomorrow should be interesting... we're flying to Austin, just a couple hours before her bedtime... right at her crankiest!! And I don't think the plane will be quite as empty as it was on our first plane ride in August!!

Wish us luck!!

And Happy Thanksgiving!!

Wave Bye-Bye

Well, I don't have a picture, but Sweetpea waved goodbye for the first time today!

I know, it doesn't seem like much, but it was such a perfect little wave, with her hand up, and her little hand opening and closing... it just couldn't be mistaken for anything else!

We were visiting our neighbors who have a new baby, and when we went to leave, I told her to wave bye-bye to the baby, (who she'd been watching since we arrived). So I waved, and then Sweetpea's little hand went up and she did too!

Well, anyway, I just couldn't be prouder!

And since I don't have a picture, I'll just post one of the cat, in the "outfit" I got him off the Halloween clearance rack at Target. Why else does one have a blog if not to share pictures like this!?

Kitty Friend

Sweetpea really likes Chewy.

She is fascinated by him.

When she's crawling, he's going to have to watch out.

Right now he's just aloof... most of the time. Sometimes he just can't stay away.

And he's just not one to turn down a cuddle-buddy.

It was really cute when she started to wake up... she reached down and scatched his head, just like he likes it.

Just luck, I know, but I think she's starting to grow on him.

Hiking means something different now...

We have a B.O.B. stroller, so we can go off-roading, to an extent, but Sweetpea still isn't too into the stroller... once she gets bigger, she'll probably like it better... Here's a picture of her and her dad heading up the "mountain" behind some houses on Dartmouth street in Boulder.

We did get to see some nature though, so that was exciting!!

And once we got to the "top" we all had some lunch.

It was actually pretty picturesque.

The flatirons make every picture look nice.

First Swim Lesson

She took to the water like a fish! Sorta. Well... she liked it at least... when there was something to chew on.

And she had a nice nap afterwards!

Whatever happens to all those old trees....

Who knew a visit to a local sawmill could be so entertaining!!

My mom (and baby) and I were heading to a local coffee shop when we saw a sign for a "wood fair" at a local wood recycling mill. So of course we had to stop!!

They had beautiful wooden art pieces on display, and craftsmen building furniture. We walked around the property and checked out all the trees they had sectioned. It was really cool. Made me want to build something! I'm sure I could use a new coffee table, or a couple of benches!! If only my house were bigger! Here are some spare bandsaw blades!!

And here we are standing in front of a bunch of trees all sliced down the center!!

I ended up coming home with 5 cross sections of a small cottonwood tree for stepping stones in my front garden. These were cut fresh to order.

I'll have to partially bury them eventually so they're flush with the ground, but I think they'll be perfect for the spot!

I'm so glad we stopped!! Next I just need a little bench for the end of my path.

Happy Halloween!!

We had a very nice Halloween... Sweetpea enjoyed her first Halloween party, and about 3/4 of Ghostbusters.

I enjoyed way too much chocolate!!