Fall has Arrived

The trees are turning and the leaves are falling.  The smell of bon fire’s travel through the air.  I love fall!  Don’t let my love of fall fool you for the love of winter, I have NO love for winter. Last Sunday we went to Eckert's farm in Grafton IL.  We had so much fun.  Brian, Lauryn, Mason, Molly, Jeff, Renae and I packed up the car and headed out.  We rode the ferry across to Grafton, mason loved it.  What a great place Eckert's is, I had never been there before.  We took a hayride to the apple orchards.  The tractor would drop you off at the specific type of apples you wanted to pick.  That part was really fun for the kids, we all enjoyed a apple out in the orchard, even Lauryn.  hen we picked pumpkins,we each got our own.  Every year we all carve pumpkins together. it’s so much fun. They also had rides for the kids and even a petting zoo. Fun was had by all, especially later that night when we all enjoyed some apple pie.

way too long

Okay so I didn't fall of the earth but I my computer had to be re-built??? and then I forget my password to blog and it took way to much time to reset the password with a 6 month old. ... So here I am on a sat night blogging, oh how the times have changed. Lauryn is so big. She has started daycare/school and loves it. Her personality had really come out since she started. She is full of smiles and always happy. I am waiting for the bomb to hit, I feel so lucky to have such a happy baby. I did get her ears pierced and they are super cute, of course mom(being me) had to buy her the cutest david yurman heart earrings. I know a little crazy but she wanted them and her dad said she could have what ever she wanted! Brian and I had our first weekend away, it was fun and I didn't cry at all. Lauryn has also had her first trip to the beach and loved it. She is sitting up all on her own and crawls backwards. She loves to dance and sing and still sings to the tooth fairy every night but she still has not come....

Food time

Lauryn is getting bigger.  She had her second round of shots on thursday.  Someone could have told me that this round was going to be harder than the last round.  I cried so hard.  I definitely have a wimpy child, I guess she gets that from me.  She tried food from a spoon for the first time.  No crazy spitting just the squeals for more.  She definitely likes to eat.  She was in the 77% for height and the 33% for weight.  I was a little surprised and the weight, I actually think she has that baby chunk.  She started this past week at The Goddard school.  The first day was full of tears but by the second she was loving it.  Brian finally got a “poop” day while I was at work.  He told me he thought something was wrong because there was so much of it and it was green.  I could not stop laughing.  I asked him what he did to clean her up and he quickly replied “I put her in the tub and hosed her down”.  I wish I had pictures. 

It really does go fast

Everyone says it,  '’they grow up so fast” and it is so true.  Lauryn is now rolling over, playing in her exersaucer, trying to blow bubbles and this morning she woke up sleeping on her belly.  Of course the most important part is she is getting more hair, so the bows are now staying.  I am really loving every second of it.  Dad gets home for good next week.  That means a couple of things, re-adjustment, more hands, and I think I might be able to do something all by myself.  Here are some pictures of Lauryn playing in her saucer, and no she is not tired.  Everywhere I go people say “oh I think shes tired”  when really she just woke up from a long nap.  She just has her dads sleepy eyes, but it really irritates me.  

The Faces of Lauryn Elizabeth

First time for everything..

So Lauryn and I have stayed busy.  A couple of weeks ago she went to her first race track in Kentucky.  Dad was there working so we went for a visit, and let me tell you she loved it.  I guess it was the noise although her dad would say “no she just loves racing”  regardless she had a good time at the track and with dad.  

Today we had our first day at the pool.  We went with her cousins mason and molly.  She still might be a little young but she sure did look cute…

Great granny’s

Lauryn is so blessed to have 3 great grandmothers.  This past weekend she got to meet Brian’s granny.  Yes she is “granny” or “miss molly” to all of us.  It is so great to see the grandmothers face light up.  She again did great on the plane.  I think it’s a trap! 

She really is getting bigger everyday.  She wants so badly to roll over, if she could just figure out what to do with the other hand she would be there. 

Well since it takes me so long to posting, we are now at fathers day.  We had a great day and Grandpa Johns.  Had a great lunch and watched some golf.  We were really sad not to be with dad on his first fathers day but we will celebrate next weekend.   Hope everyone had a great day.