A Walk in the Woods

We've had some unusually warm weather here in November. We took the kids to Provin Trails for a little walk in the woods.


Drew had so much fun poking around at the ground with a stick. It was adorable to watch him explore for awhile.

Birthday Boy

Wow, my baby is One! Here are some fun pics from his birthday party.

Halloween Fun

Hailey (princess) and Drew (Yoda) at a Halloween party last week.

It's been a tradition that we have a party every Halloween with our cousins and their kids...as you can see, the group picture is getting tougher every year!

On Halloween- not looking so sure about this cold weather...

...and now we are having fun! (Hailey and Jack)

After trick-or-treating with the cousins, we surprised Grandma Jean and Grandpa Ted at their house. Drew is very clingy to Grandpa Ted right now and loves to be held by him! I think Grandpa loves it just as much.

We Have a Walker

I'm a little behind on posting about one of the most exciting milestones so far. Drew started walking 2 weeks ago, right at 11 months. He "officially" took his first couple steps about 4 weeks ago, but didn't take off until the last couple weeks. It it so much fun to watch him get so excited about it. It is so cute to see him come around the corner walking instead of crawling. My baby isn't acting like such a baby anymore.

On the Move

Drew is 10 months old now and he is on the move! Over the last month and a half he has learned to crawl, cruise along furniture, crawl up the stairs, walk behind toys, stand up for a few seconds at a time, and climb on everything. It is so much fun to watch him, but he is definitely into everything! His most recent climbing adventure was getting onto Hailey's bed.





He still likes to do "so big" once and awhile...he used to love it, but now it's getting a little "boring" for him. All the little phases are so funny! His favorite thing to do now is wave to everyone. He especially enjoyed waving to whomever was behind the boat this weekend.

The Last Hoorah!

Well, we had to close up shop at Higgins Lake over Labor weekend. Sad, but at least we had a beautiful weekend to enjoy the last tidbits of summer. The kids enjoyed the boat as much as possible this weekend....and the adults too, of course.

Hailey and her cousins having fun in Grandpa Dan's boat.


Getting cozy in the boat.

A Princess Party

We just celebrated Hailey's 3rd birthday- I can't believe it! Hailey had so much fun gearing up for her party and thoroughly enjoying her whole day. I let Hailey pick out her cake...princess, her plates, cups, and napkins...princess, and her balloons...princess. Yes, we are very much into the Disney princesses right now. Dan and I gave her our big present in the afternoon before the party. It was a good thing, because she was so excited to get a bike, she wanted to ride it right away. She definitely had it 'broken in' before the party.


Hailey also got a really cool scooter from Grandma Jean.