A List of Things To Do on a Cold, Rainy Day

1. Watch the rain and hail under the patio cover in our cozy jammies



2. Get really cozy and fall fast asleep on a walk



3. Bundle up and play with my toys



Check. Check. Check.

We'll let the pictures do the talking....

Thank you, Kari!

October Fun.

We had a fun and busy month of October in the our home. First and foremost, Avery is a walker now. October 2nd to be exact. So that, in and of itself makes for a busier month. We love watching her proud smile as she walks from place to place. She is such a great sport about being knocked over by Stanley.

We visited the pumpkin patch a few times. Avery loved walking the rows of pumpkins, touching each one. She loved seeing the ducks, goats and pigs. She could have ridden on the 25 cent rides forever!






We went to a few Halloween parties where we got to dress up our little fairy.







Avery got her first haircut, which is a whole different post.



And thanks to Sean, it was a very happy Stach-tober!

Someone had her first bubble bath last night.

Do you think she liked it?

Labs.

If you can get past the lack of spatial awareness, the tail that whips around and either knocks over your coffee mug or swipes your toddler in the face, and chewing up of bath toys...

Then, they really are the most patient, loving and gentle doggies for kids.



This photo would probably make a better video. What really happened was Avery climbed on Stanley's back and bounced on him while patting his face.

We really do love you, Stanley.

Fall...

... is my favorite season and Halloween is my favorite holiday. As you could imagine, I am in heaven right about now! Our house was decorated with colored leaves and apples on the first day of fall; Halloween decorations and pumpkins went up October 1st. We have already been through two batches of pumpkin pancakes with real maple syrup, a loaf of pumpkin bread and a couple pumpkin spice lattes. I've imposed my love for Fall and Halloween on poor Avery. Hopefully, she won't mind too much.









We are off to the pumpkin patch next week. Happy Halloween!

Silence doesn't always mean mischief....

After playing in the family room for awhile, Avery crawled to her bedroom to play. She was making noise- babbling, opening and closing cabinets and drawers and playing with her musical toys, then the noise stopped. After a minute or so of no "noise," I went back to check on her. I peeked my head in her room and this is what I saw....