Evelyn is 10 Months Old!

Our baby girl is in double digits!! She turned ten months old on November 2nd. She is crawling all over and very fast. She pulls up to stand and cruises around holding onto the furniture. Her favorite toys are anything that her brother is playing with and loves to look at her books with ducks and other animals. She finally has a second tooth coming in, the bottom left center, to keep the one that's been in there for three months company. Although the teething bothers her, she will be happy to have more chompers because she doesn't want to eat baby food--she doesn't even really want you to cut up her food. Mostly, she just wants to do everything herself and loves being able to get into things and explore all around the house. Her blonde hair is getting a little longer and thicker and her eyes are still blue. She always pulls off her socks and won't stay put for a diaper change or getting dressed and undressed. Her playing is getting more and more thoughtful as she will push a car back and forth on the floor and take out and put back items into a container. She is still a happy baby with lots of smiles and laughs. She is giving kisses and says mama and dada. She enjoyed her first Halloween and visits from Gram and Pop this past month and we are looking forward to a busy holiday season before she has her first birthday. Here are her pictures at ten months old.

And what is her brother doing these days...sometimes the bed isn't comfortable enough I guess!

Halloween 2010

This year Alex decided he wanted to dress as a fireman for Halloween, and since it is one of the few years I will get to do this, I wanted the kids to "match". So, Evey went as a girly dalmation (because I also REALLY wanted her to wear a tutu). We went trick or treating in our neighborhood with the kids in their firetruck wagon. Alex did great going to the doors, and saying "trick or treat", and "thank you." It's amazing how the promise of lots of candy makes such a good motivation! Evey enjoyed the ride but did not enjoy her dog ear headband. She picked most of the spots off of her costume and tried to get some candy herself, but Alex was very protective of his loot. They both looked so cute, but the busy weekend, late night, and sugar highs and crashes made for fiesty kids who did not want their pictures taken despite all our efforts. Anyway--here's the album of all the attempts and also pictures from the pumpkin patch trips.

Pumpkin Patches 2010

I love to go to pumpkin patches in the fall--even if it is hard to feel like fall in 80 degree weather! Alex enjoyed the patches even more this year than last, and actually got excited for picking out a pumpkin as well as the other games and activities like mazes, bouncies, and tractor rides. We went to the same two as last year, Grand Ole Pumpkin Patch in Clanton and Dream Fields Farm in Union Springs. We had a good time both places, but I would say the kids enjoyed Dream Fields even more because Gram and Pop were along.

Nags Head Trip October 2010

We left Andy in Montgomery, and the kids and I drove 12 1/2 hrs (that's really 15 hrs travel time) to spend some time in Nags Head, NC with Kelly and her family. The drive was not that fun but we made it and we had a great week! Alex loved, loved, loved playing at the beach.

The water wasn't warm enough to spend any time in, but standing (or really being held) in the surf and watching the waves was Alex's favorite part next to building sand castles. He and Kelly's son Gavin had a blast hanging out with each other and playing with Grandma Chrissy and Willie. We were actually staying in Kitty Hawk, so we got to visit the Wright Brothers Memorial Park. While there, we were entertained by a pair of Ospreys dropping in for a short formation hovering demonstration. Alex and Evey loved it (especially in contrast to just walking along the path of the Wright brothers' flights--exciting for mom, not so much for the rest of the crowd!). We also visited an aquarium where Alex got to pet a starfish. The highlight for the kids there however was the entertainment cube in the play area...go figure. Alex did a great job sleeping in the same room as Gavin--I wasn't really sure it was going to work at all, but since he took NO NAPS all week (too much going on and Gavin who is older isn't taking them anymore), I guess he was too worn out to protest!

Evey learned how to get into more mischief from Liam, who is about 2 1/2 months older and nearly walking. We enjoyed the great weather, beautiful area, good food, and wonderful friends who are really my second family. Hopefully we can do this again and next time will be closer and get to go with Andy too!

Here are the pictures from our trip!