Nonstop action

Remember what I was saying about the milestones?  Well, it's been nuts - she has 6 teeth, claps all the time, is now singing (yes she has a favorite song) and soon as we got back from our Oregon trip, a light switch was turned on and Sadie realized she was a little girl.  She started crawling and pulling up on everything within a couple of days of each other.  Now she cannot stay still - she is so busy.  Crawling, pulling up, chasing kitty, finding random things on the floor to put in her mouth.  Her new favorite thing is to crawl to me wherever I am (gone are the days where I can just put her on her blanket and have her play with some toys - she has to get into everything) and use my pants to crawl up my legs, demanding my hands so we can go walk around.  She is opening drawers and cabinets (I need to baby proof!) and loves to crawl to our patio sliding door and stand up and watch the birds and trees.  She is really keeping me on my toes!  Oh, and I'm obsessed with her.

the farm

It's been awhile, I apologize. Of course the past couple of months have flown by and Sadie has gone through so many major milestones, not to mention so many clothing sizes!

In September, we were lucky enough to visit my grandparents, Sadie's great grandparents.  We stayed almost a whole week with them, feeding the ducks, walking around the farm and watching Steve work on the Model A pick-up.  But, Sadie's favorite part was playing with cousin Josie and Great Aunt Vicki, building monkey castles and car ramps out of blocks and playing with Todd's quiet book (which I used to play with as a kid).  It was a very special time and brought back so many memories.

I'm attaching some of my favorite photos.  I have to say, Steve wearing Josie's backpack is my favorite - gets me every time.