Fall Fun with the kids!

We have been able to do lots of things with the kids this fall!  We made a trip to the pumpkin farm, played in leaves, and carved pumpkins!  It has been fun watching the boys share all the new experiences with Brooklyn.  Here are a few pictures..

Brooklyn refused to stand by the growth chart lol...maybe next year

Derek's second mini me

Brookie and the boys...she was slapping Colton's head haha

Sitting in the pumpkin patch!

Daddy and Boo bear! 

Her first trip to the pumpkin farm!

She didn't want to sit still for anymore pictures lol

First time in the leaves!  

Trying to eat the leaves..and anything else she gets her little hands on

Painting her first pumpkin

She was very delicate at first...

Then had more fun painting herself lol

Getting ready to help the boys carve pumpkins

She wasn't real sure about the pumpkin guts

Colton and Derek

Zach working solo this year! 

Dylan also working solo but still needing some help..

The finished products!

Colton's, Zach's, Dylan's, and Brooklyn's

Love this picture of all the kids! 

She loves to swing! 

My sweet baby <3

11 months old today!!

11-9-13....Eleven months ago my biggest joy in life was born!  I can not believe she is 11 months and will be one year old in one month!!! It makes me excited to watch her grow and learn but makes me sad that she isn't a baby anymore. We have started planning Brooklyn's first birthday party.  Im having a blast planning and getting ideas from pinterest!  What would I do without pinterest?! We are having a Winter ONEderland theme party.  Complete with polar punch, snowballs (powder covered donuts), a warming station (hot cocoa bar), and lots of other cool things!  I can't wait to decorate and see Brooklyn with her cake!

Brooklyn also just celebrated her first Halloween! It was warm out (60 degrees!) but unfortunately, it was rainy!  So we walked around with the boys for a while under her stroller canopy and umbrella but didn't stay out too long.  Colton and Dylan went trick or treating...but sadly, Zachy thinks he is too old.  So he stayed at Grandma's and handed out candy while we took the other two boys and Brooklyn.  We met up with Lilley, Carter, and Kylie and they all went together.  Dylan was a ghouly ghost and Colton was a ninja!  Brooklyn was dressed up as a pretty little mouse!

So even though Brooklyn is 11 months...

During her 10th month Brooklyn:

* Weighs 25 lbs and is 31 inches long!! 

* is moving a cruising all over

* is starting to get brave and take a few steps at a time

* loves to laugh when she makes the dogs jump

* loves to feed herself and eat all kinds of food

* wants to stand in the bath tub now instead of sitting

* does not like to keep a hate on her head

* or keep socks on her feet

* started adding whole milk to her bottle (towards the end of 10 months)

* is starting to jibber jabber more and is making different sounds

* starting saying mama!!  

* likes to feed the dogs from her high chair

* likes to drop food onto the table or floor from her high chair

* likes to stuff her food beside her in her high chair

* is sleeping through the night again!!  usually about 10 hours

* has 8 teeth!!

* loves playing with her brothers

* is starting to dance a little when she hears music

* learned how to climb stairs

* can unlock the dog crate and let Zoey out! 

* can make my worst day the best! 

Some 10 month pics:

 

Holy Cow...this is flying by!! 31 weeks!

WHAT?!?!  Where did this pregnancy go?!?!

I can't believe I am 31 weeks already!!  I haven't posted about this pregnancy in a while..and now its almost over!  It has been a wonderful pregnancy, just like Brooklyn's.  I can't complain about much of anything.  I had an ultrasound last week to check my placenta and to make sure it had moved out of the way for birth.  All signs are a GO!  The placenta moved up out of the way, baby is head down - locked and loaded, and the baby is indeed still a girl :)   I had to have the tech double check for me! It looks like things are going to work out for another great birth experience!  I loved the experience I had with Brooklyn and I hope and pray that this birth goes equally as smooth and wonderful!  It makes me a little nervous because it doesn't seem possible to be that lucky twice!

I have had very few symptoms with this pregnancy.  The only thing that bothers me is that my lower back kills me by the end of the day!  I think from lugging around a 25 lb 10 month old...

Symptoms so far:
* Nothing really lol
* Tired
* Trouble getting around due to back and hip issues
* Trouble holding Brooklyn for too long....she moves too much and my belly is in the way
* .....I'm a lucky lady!