Pig Face

Cups and Popcicle Sticks

I was searching for something new for Brynlee to do and came across some popcicle sticks in my craft supplies.  She enjoys pouring things from cups so I thought these would be great.  I was right, she loved it. 

Park

We did lots of this before it got cold.  Hoping for a warm day soon!

The Rest

Here are the rest of Brynlee's October pics.  Trying to get through this and get to Christmas!  I hope to be current by midnight tomorrow. 

 Pointing to ants and screaming with excitement.  

State Fair with friends.

 One of the biggest smiles I have ever caught with a camera.  It is also one of my favorite outfits too.  It's blurry but I don't care.  I love it! 

 At Charleston's with Grammy and PaPa. 

 First bike ride. 

 The first year labeled and organized by size.   Birth-12 months minus one bin I was still filling.  Took me a week but it will be worth it one day. 

 Playing at the airport waiting for Daddy to get off the airplane. 

 Fun at the park. 

 Shopping...shoes, bottles, dishes, and groceries.  What more does a girl need?  Chocolate? 

Washing dishes

 We didn't trick or treat this year but we still celebrated Halloween in our own way.  We'll go all out next year when she knows what is going on.  I think she is looking more and more like her Daddy everyday.  Do you? 

November here we come! 

Pumpkin Patch

Yeah, yeah I know what you are thinking...pumpkin patch???  I know you want to read about our Christmas but I have to get caught up first.  I must put things in order.  Sorry!  Duane came home early one afternoon and we went to the pumpkin patch.  Brynlee loved it.  Her favorite things were the ducks and carrying around the small pumpkins.  She had only been walking a few weeks so she got really dirty that night.  It was fine though.  I loved seeing her run around exploring. 

 Classic Brynlee face.  I have NO clue why she does this but we think it's cute and unique. 

 In this picture she was pointing and screaming so loud at the ducks. 

Water Play

This is one activity that I can count on to provide at least 20 minutes of fun. She loves her bath (that word is banned from our house unless the bath is going to happen in the next 5 seconds) so naturally she loves this too.

 This is a classic Brynlee face. 

You are an obsession, you're my obsession

That is what Brynlee would be singing to my kitchen appliances if she could talk/sing.  She loves to open the dishwasher, close it, open it, close it, (repeat this about 10 times) then lock it, and press start.  This is fine most days unless she does it when I have a dishwasher full of CLEAN dishes!  Now, they are all wet and I have to dry everything to put them away.  Ah, motherhood! 

So thankful the knobs on my stove lock or I would have to remove them.  I have found my oven on a few times and the light would mysteriously turn on and off through out the day.  The door is also too heavy for her to open.  Thank goodness!  

These pictures would be the reason I finally broke down and bought a baby gate.  She was getting into everything and I couldn't handle it anymore.  It was mostly a problem when I wasn't in the kitchen.  She would get something out of a cabinet or drawer and carry it off to who knows where.  I would just have to live without it until I came across it.  One time I found a measuring spoon in my shoe that was in my closet. Oh, and the drawer I keep my pens in...ya, that was a favorite too.  I knew if I didn't do something, I would end up with pen on my walls and couch.  Yes, we could have locked all out cabinets and drawers but that would of been 16.  Too many for me!  Anyway, problem solved and she doesn't mind the gate at all.  Hooray!