David Said... Tag Blankets... First Mention of Christmas!

David is so cute! It's amazing how much he's talking now-a-days! Last night he gave me an ovation when I finished singing "Amen" after our bedtime prayers. Talk about warming a mom's heart!

This morning on the way to church, David suddenly called out, "1, 2, 3! Everybody's counting!" We cracked up!



Lovely Ladybug Girl is enjoying her new tag blanket! I finally let her have one! ; ) See the rest of my tag blankets on my Craft Blog, or watch for them this week in my Etsy Shop!

Lookie what I got!!! I'm making aprons for Christmas this year - which style would you like?

Cute Faces

Her new pouty face:

Sweet potatoes, anyone?

Laughing at a Teddy Bear:

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Mission Trip Reports

Andy and Lauren have both returned home safely from their month long mission trips! Thanks to anyone out there who prayed for them! Lauren is the white girl above! : ) Read all about it & see more photos (these blogs are works in progress):

Andy's blog about his Thailand trip

Lauren's blog about her Peru trip

Photos for Aunt Sissy

One of Grandma's friends gave them a grocery bag full of fresh okra, so we've been having okra this week. Here are a couple more photos to make Aunt Sissy drool:

Mmmm... just look at that greasy fried okra!

Then tonight I added some to some gumbo!

What Is That?

David was a little bit scared to see his first tarantula! Dad spotted this one on the side of Grandpa's old pool and took us out to see it.

Hey, look, it's not that big after all! : )

Isn't forced perspective fun?! See Uncle Bubba's & Lauren's experiments with forced perspective, too.

Elizabeth Eats Squash

"What???"

Yes, that yellow-orange mess is squash! Elizabeth is now starting solid (so to speak) foods. This is her second attempt at squash and she is improving. I actually tasted it myself & it's not too bad!

By the end of her meal, she looked much happier about it! I remember David making a face like that. To get started, we're using bought baby food. Once she gets the hang of it and can handle soft little chunks, I'll start making her food like I did for David (my food processor is not powerful enough to make it smooth now). My baby food cookbook has been selling really well on eBay.

We went to her 6-month check-up yesterday at the new doctor. Ebees weighed in at 14.4 pounds and measured 25 inches long. That puts her in the 25th percentile for her age - a little bit on the small side. But I would say that's nothing to worry about right now. She favors her right side, so the doctor recommended putting more interesting stuff on her left side so she'll look that way more. Is it not normal to favor one side? Anyway, she's doing well otherwise and is always happy and mostly healthy except for one cold. I can't complain. Breast feeding seems to be doing it's job! David never had to go to the doctor for illness either.

Wordless Wednesday

This leaves me truly wordless, because I can't put into words how this scene made me feel... Can you?

See more Wordless Wednesday entries at 5 Minutes for Mom and Wordless Wednesday HQ.

No photos yet...

Update: Jo-Ann photos have been added
to my craft blog, Crafty Sisters.

Sorry, Sissy. No Jo-Ann photos yet. Maybe tomorrow. Today was busy & I need to go to bed.

In the mean time check out these links if you're a Mommy:

• Adventures in Babywearing is hosting another contest for a $50 gift certificate to Kangaroodle! They have such cool stuff for you & your kiddos! Take a look around!
• Mama Speaks is a great new site reviewing cool new baby products. There's something new every day - and lots of contests!!!

Oh, BTW - Welcome home Lauren! It was good to hear your voice!!!

Guess Where I Went Today...

I went to the 2-story Jo-Ann Fabric & Craft Superstore today! I took a picture for Sissy, just so you'd be jealous! ; ) Will try to post it tomorrow.

This Weekend

David had no nap on Saturday... that is until he fell asleep while eating his snack! He's sitting on Grandma's kitchen stool. Dad moved him to the couch after we got some pictures. Grandpa also took a picture.

Around here, we like to say, "Always take your camera!" Well, you can't see them very well in this picture, but we ran upon a slew of FWFD trucks this afternoon who were responding to a portable building on fire just off the highway. Dad was excited!

Then we looked for a while at Home Depot & I found this cute scene in front of me:

I didn't remember to take a carrier with us today, but I did see another couple in the store who were wearing their baby!