One October Morning....

Marin is so into Curious George these days. It really is so cute. 

She will get all of her books and play "Where's Curious George?" on every page. 

We can read some pages but it's still too long for her. But she loves to search for that curious

little monkey. 

I pulled out their little Ikea tent the other day.
Hollis had a ball! 

Precious!
Love her!

Wearing her Halloween jammies.

Trying on Daddy's shoes!

They fit perfectly. 

Visitors and More October

Bear and Honey came up for a visit last weekend. It was so great to see them and the girls thoroughly enjoyed their visit! 

Bear was sitting down on the floor and Marin decided he would make a great seat. So she got  her Ipad and backed it on up and had a seat. It was pretty funny and so sweet. 

Waiting for the band at the fall festival!

Because we never make it on the blog!

And just some random October pictures.....

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All bundled up for her walk to gymnastics class.
(It's really not that cold up here. Just that one particular morning it was on the chilly side.)

The Ipad usage is out of control.
She does have restrictions and doesn't play on that thing all day long. 

Hollis- 8 Months Old

I thought this went by fast the first time, but man, the second time around is FLYING by. I can't believe Hollis Adelaide is already 8 months old. She is such a cutie! So lately she....

• crawls! On the carpet it's a "normal" crawl. On the hard wood floors, its a funny one knee up and one knee down wobble crawl. It's pretty funny. She can get anywhere she wants but hasn't quite discovered that she can leave a room yet. So if we walk out, Hollis gets upset because she hasn't figured out she can come too. :o)
• draws a CROWD. Every. Where. We. Go.  Young and old, Hollis can attract everyone and get a big smile from every one she meets. 
• loves taking a bath and she when she splashes, she uses her whole body to do it. So it's like a small tsunami. 
• She is NOT a fan of baby food. She will eat apples and pears and surprisingly peas seem to be a favorite. But she eats a lot of snacks and soups and whatever we are eating smashed up or in really small bites. And although she likes to nurse, we usually have to leave the room because she is way too nosy and I can't stand the 'off and on game' for her to see what else is happening in the room. 
• Her favorite toys are an Elmo rattle toy and a wind up walking mouth and slithering snake. She loves Pinky the dog and puzzles too!
• Sleeping....she stinks at it. :o) She wants to be close to me but in her crib in her own space as well. So it can be a up and down, up and down all night. Argh. So we have a trip coming up but once we get back we are going to really get to working on this one! :o) Naps....she takes two a day. One around 10:00 and then usually at 1:00. Marin's classes usually interfere with her morning nap which make getting a good little nap routine hard. And she could probably use a third one but she won't do it. 
• Loves music. Five little Ducks (the quack quack quack part) can still get a big smile.
• She shakes her head no. It is really adorable. 
• weighs 25 lbs and wears 12 month clothing perfectly. Well, some are too small. 
• loves to play Peek a Boo. If she has any blanket, shirt, burp cloth....she is going to cover her face to play peek a boo! 
• CLAPS!!
• is such a happy, happy baby. Seriously, so very happy. 

Hollis Adelaide, you are growing too fast!

Our little movie star.....

A little game of peek a boo between yogurt bites....
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Some crawling....
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Some standing....
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Some noise making!!
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Some October Pictures

Some of our October.....

We had a Groupon from a little putt putt golf place near our house.
Marin had a blast walking around and she kept up with her ball and putter the whole time. 

Hollis watched and had snacks the whole time.
Happy baby!

Marin would hit her ball and then run down to find it.
Pick it up and drop it in the hole. 

Loved the dinosaur.

A little pat a cake!

A hug! 

I put some little toys in a muffin tin for Hollis.
Just a little something different.
What does she play with? The camera case. 

A then she sees the toys....

And has a grand ol' time.
Beating the tin on the floor was probably her favorite. :o)

I made these shirts out of Burke's marathon racing bib and an iron on transfer shirt.
(Thanks for the idea, Betsy!)
I love how they turned out and it was so easy!

Pretty girls!

She really is the best big sister ever. (Well, besides you Cissy.)
Marin is so sweet to Hollis and is really starting to play more and more with her. 

Look who is learning how to make a big MESS!

So proud of herself!

Chicago Marathon Day! 

We are so very proud of our Dad!!! 

 So glad we made it downtown to cheer Burke on (even though we really didn't get to see him run because there were 8 billion people there and no one would let us squeeze in to see. Argh.) But it was so FUN to be down there regardless. Chicago is absolutely BEAUTIFUL this time of year and the music and the cheering just made it a fun, fun atmosphere to be in. The girls did a super job and we couldn't be happier for Burke! He is extraordinary. (Next up....a little family walk/run at the end of this month called Strollers in the Front 5k. He is roping us all into this fitness thing. :o)