Joshua's Birthday

Our final day of vacation was Joshua's birthday. We started the day with a new sticky bun recipe that was delicious.

I also made a rhubarb pie.

 Joshua had lots of help opening gifts. We had a lovely day celebrating at home.

Fall Vacation

We've been enjoying vacation time this fall. Dave and Gayle came for a visit to kick things off. Gayle brought her sewing machine and some fall fabrics, and we had a fun sewing project.

We took advantage of the changing weather and walked to the park.

The results of our sewing - a fall table runner and napkins.

The kids and I spent a day at Mom and Dad's house. One of the highlights was going on a walk and taking turns pushing each other in the stroller with Emery.

A lion princess

We borrowed the pop-up trailer from Dad and Mom and headed up to Sequoia for a camping trip. The first stop was Lodgepole where we ate lunch on the trail to Tokopah Falls.

It was cold and cloudy, but beautiful.

The kids loved this part of the trail with all the rocks.

Mary has been wanting to hike to the end of this trail and see the waterfall ever since we hiked part of the way in August with the Bushway girls. She was so excited to finally make it.

We camped at Potwisha and enjoyed a quiet morning at the campsite.

The kids loved exploring.

We packed up and returned home in time for lunch.

 The rest of our vacation was spent at home. Dave came down to visit a couple more times, and we did some organizing, shopping, and yard work. There was even some time for relaxing and reading. And, of course, we also ate a lot of delicious food because what vacation would be complete without that?

Eleven Months

Hannah is eleven months old!

She is starting to crawl on her hands and knees occasionally, although she's much faster on her belly, so that's her preferred method for getting around. She is also starting to cruise along the furniture and let go of things to stand for a second on her own.

Hannah likes to hold things with her feet - sometimes she holds one toy with her hands and a second one with her feet.

She has five teeth now and a great smile. She likes to throw her head back and give you a big grin.

She loves to play and explore.

Her favorite food right now is melon.

 Little Hannah is so much fun!

Sweet Treat

We enjoyed a trip up to Three Rivers for ice cream over the holiday weekend.

Ten Months

Hannah is ten months now.

She pulls herself up to standing and can climb up on things that are surprisingly high. She likes kneeling or standing at the door and looking out the window. She often sits on her legs with her feet tucked under her.

Hannah enjoys eating and is starting to feed herself. When we eat at Dad and Mom's house, Hannah usually sits across from Dad and likes to play a game with him where they slide her spoon across the table.

She babbles a lot, starting as soon as she wakes up. One of the things she says frequently is "yea," often seemingly in response to what you say.

She loves to play games and get tickles.

 We love our sweet girl.