First ER Trip!

Well, Abby is almost 4 years old so it was about time.  We made our first trip to the ER this past weekend and I'm thankful it was for something simple and easy to fix.  She took a tumble on our marble floors and banged her chin bad enough that they needed to close it with dermabond (basically skin super glue).    She was a trooper for the most part, just a little scared when the doctor had to actually put the stuff on because I don't think she knew what to expect.  Poor girl!!

Pumpkin Patch!

We finally made it up to Sweet Berry Farms again this year to get some pumpkins and have some fun.  It was a perfect day!

Feeding the goats!

Enjoying the ride with our 24 lb pumpkin we picked!

Whose that super cute girl?

These are the flowers Abby cut this year.  It's the first year they have also done sunflowers, so we did both!

And here is Abby's white pumpkin after she decorated it!

When I was a dog...

Abby was holding my Reveille dog (the mascot for Texas A&M) that plays the Aggie fight song and this was our conversation in the car on the way to the grocery store...

Abby: What is this dog's name?
Me: Reveille
Abby: What's her letters?
Me: R-E-V-E-I-L-L-E
Abby: Whoa, that's a lot of letters.
Me: Want to try to spell it?
Abby: But where is the T?
Me: There is no "T" in Reveille.
Abby: But her coat says "T".
Me: Oh, that's because it stands for Texas A&M, where Mommy went to school.
Abby: You went to Texas A&M when you were a dog?
Me: (laughing)

9 Months Old!

Oh Blake, how you've grown.

9 Months now and CRAZY!  He wants to pull any bit of hair he can find, stand up at all times, get into whatever is open that he shouldn't be in and explore the house like he's searching for gold.  That kid is on the move and is a handful...maybe two handfuls!

He's eating pretty much whatever we give him now and much prefers to feed himself food instead of being spoon fed (like a baby...ha).

I was also reminded this morning that taking photos of a 9 month old isn't the easiest task.  I felt like a ran a marathon after this photo shoot and still didn't really get great shots.  *sigh*

And the outtakes!

This is pretty much how he spent most of his time during our photos session.

Or facing the wrong way...

So I begged Abby to help me. :)

Although I think she was just interested in playing with the bracelets I got out to keep him distracted.

And we're done. :)

Chef Blake

OK Mommy, what can I make you?

Let me make sure I have this set just right...

And that it tastes good too!   :)

Sibling fun!

Abby is figuring out she finally has a permanent play friend in Blake.  And he adores her. :)

I caught this cuteness last night!  See the video here:

Blake has a lot to say...

See video here:

Sports!

Our kids are so athletic right now, sure hope it lasts seeing as though Matt and I were not. :)

Check out these awesome videos for proof!

Learning

Since Abby has been in her new Kindergarten class, Matt and I swear she's tripled her intelligence!  :)  She comes home every day with something new she has learned and she amazes me all the time.  I love watching her on the school video cameras when they are doing "circle time".  During this time the teacher is teaching and the kids are sitting on the floor.  Abby is the youngest by far in her class...but she is the one that sits FRONT and CENTER watching the teacher!  I often see her sitting on one knee so that she can easily look around kids if they get in her way...that girl is learning and doesn't want anything to stand in between her and the teacher!  Most of the other kids are not even paying attention, some are laying down, some are grabbing toys off the shelf even though they aren't supposed to.  But not my girl.   I sure hope she stays this eager!

This morning I grabbed this video of her in the car singing her new "Days of the Week Song".  She is so interested in time/days/months/years right now.

Watch out world - here he comes!

And he's off!!

(video proof here...)