First Haircut

Leah needed a haircut before her professional pictures this weekend. I've always been a little weirded out by kids haircut places (like Carnival Cuts), so I asked my salon how much a childrens haircut is. Turns out, it's almost the same price!

Leah was very well behaved during her haircut. She sat still and flirted with all the people around us. Chris can't stop talking about how much he loves the cut. They did a great job! I think she is going to enjoy spa days at the salon with her mommy as she gets older!

Applesauce

Leah has been more interested in feeding herself lately. This time I let her try to feed herself applesauce...

Plymouth

Lili enjoyed her Mexican food dinner (especially the guac,as usual) and looking at the scarecrows in downtown Plymouth. It was the perfect day!

Smith Park

We headed out to Smith Park this weekend to enjoy the lovely weather and celebrate sweetest day. We had fun at the park. Sassy kept her tongue out the entire time! Look! Mama doesn't have two toned hair anymore! I went to Ashka in Canton. It was a lovely experience!

Lili liked crawling through the tunnels the best. Chris sat at one end, and I sat at the other. She crawled back and forth, back and forth.

Recommended for Ages 2 and Up

I got Leah a toy stacker last month so she could practice her fine motor skills. She's been practicing regularly. This weekend, she managed to stack every ring completely independently!

Lili was feeling quite proud of herself!

The ball on the top is still tricky! She prefers to just throw it at Ruggie and laugh (we are discouraging this).

Sleeping Beauty

Leah got sick with Hand, Foot, and Mouth. She has little blisters inside her mouth. The doctor says she should be fine in a few days. Eating has been painful for Sassy, so she has been enjoying eating ice cream and twizzlers. Leah knows Daddy doesn't like her eating candy, so as soon as she gets a twizzler, she goes off in search of Daddy and gleefully waves the candy in his face.

Baby Lucas

Baby Lucas was born 10-10-10. We went to see him at the St. Joes. We brought along some books and a pumpkin picked especially for Lucas. Leah was excited to snack on the pumpkin, but not super excited to give it up.

Baby Luke, Leah and me! Luke is very smart and charming. He and Leah will have fun chasing kitties together one day!

Annual Mommy and Me Corn Stalk Picture!

This year Leah got to help pick out her pumpkin. She walked up to this pumpkin and hugged it. It's a winner!

Pumpkin Patch-Now and Then

Feeling Like Herself Again!

Plymouth Orchards

We went to Plymouth Orchards last weekend. It is the pefect apple orchard--nice and close and really well maintained. We looked at farm animals, went on a wagon ride, and played in a field of pumpkins.Leah was very excited about her first wagon ride. Her excitement faded during the ride, though, and the only thing that would occupy her was to throw rocks off the wagon.

Here we are in the "You Pick" Pumpkin Patch. It was a field of pumpkins that obviously did not grow in there. This is the same type of "You Pick" pumpkin you could get from Kroger. We knew this was a scam, so we didn't buy a pumpkin.

Leah really enjoyed playing on the pumpkins in the patch. I love the picture below. My baby looks so big!

More of Plymouth Orchards

None of the farm animals scared Leah this time! She even seemed to enjoy the piggies!

Warm Winter Wear

We have started our winter preparation. Leah got a fleece suit and a warm new hat. She looks pretty cute walking around. Of course, the weekend after we got it, it's 70 degrees.

Leah thinking, "it's going to get cold?! I'm a warm weather baby, people!"

Silly

Saturday Morning

Leah's favorite author (currently) is Karen Katz. Leah will read the books over and over. One of her favorite titles is "Counting Kisses". Leah enjoys finding the kitty on each page and pointing to it. I'm pretty sure that is a sign of genius.

Thanks for the jammies, Grandma! We all think Hanna Andersson's are the best!

Sick

We spent Monday night in the Emergency Room at St. Joe's. Leah's fever reached 105.4 (we're still not sure what caused it). It was an awful experience. The most important thing is that Leah's feeling much better, and there's nothing seriously wrong with her.

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Important lessons learned:

1. You can alternate baby tylenol and baby advil every 2-3 hours to break a fever

2. Always give your child meds before leaving for the ER

Twizzlers Make a Baby Well

After returning from the ER, we all slept in. I took Sass to CVS to buy baby Tylenol. She spotted the Twizzlers (she remembered them from OBX). Of course I bought them for her. She had the most fun sharing them with her BFF Brain.

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Leah is still a little fussy, but is returning to her normal, cheery self.

Scary

Cuddling with Addy the Paddy.

These jammas are the cutest. They glow in the dark, and stay "lit" for quite some time. My favorite thing is seeing a little skeleton sleeping beside me at 4am.

Rocking Horse

Grandma and Grandpa had this made for Mommy when she was a little girl.

Now, it is all Leah's to enjoy! She's had fun rocking on her newest toy (yet to be named).