We love fall!

Friday, October 30, 2009

We are huge fans of fall! We love cooler weather, apple crisp, pumpkin desserts, pumpkin spice lattes from Starbucks, colorful leaves, and all things fall! We also love football (go Notre Dame)! Plus, we started dating during the fall, so this season brings back a lot of memories. Kevin is even growing his own pumpkins this year. Still on the vine, there are only two of them, and they aren't much bigger than a softball. Maybe they'll be ready by Thanksgiving and we can make pumpkin pie out of them.

We've enjoyed some cooler weather this week, and by cooler, I mean under 80 degrees! We even broke out the beanies when we went to Disneyland earlier this week. With Charlotte in her Pooh costume, the babies attracted even more attention than usual. It was fun seeing my sister and her boyfriend perform in the Pixar parade. Amanda performs as a cowgirl on the "Toy Story" float, and as a bug on the "Bug's Life" float.

Checking out one of the pumpkins.

Logan loves to play with his pumpkin!

Logan is going to be "Woody" from Toy Story for Halloween. Charlotte will be Pooh.

Holding hands at Disneyland. So sweet!

Logan wearing his new beanie. It didn't last longer than a minute on his head. He likes to wave it around!

Our little Pooh.

We had to take a picture in front of the Pooh ride at Disneyland.

Our Little Book Worm

Saturday, October 24, 2009

Logan is crazy about books! He loves to sit and read, whether it be with an adult, with Charlotte, or by himself. He loves books so much he cries when the book is finished because he wants it to go on forever. Let's hope he likes books this much in high school and college!

9 Months Old!

Saturday, October 3, 2009

It's hard to believe the first year is 3/4 over! It's going by so fast. Here's our update for 9 months:

CHARLOTTE:

Baby Charlotte is CRAWLING! She began crawling two weeks ago and she really gets around. When Kevin gets home from work, Charlotte crawls right to him. Charlotte is a high energy baby. She likes to explore her world and is great at screaming in delight. Charlotte has 2 teeth now and there's 3 more coming in.


LOGAN:

Baby Logan loves to smile, laugh, and is a really sweet, fun guy. He's got a cute pudgy belly. (See his picture in the kiddie pool below). Logan continues to scoot on his back and doesn't show much interest in crawling. Logan's most recent accomplishment is that he can use a straw cup.


This month we introduced yogurt and Cherrios, both of which the babies love. They are eating more finger foods. They like pretty much anything we give them.


Here are some pictures of Charlotte and Logan at 9 months:

Last Games of the Season

Thursday, October 1, 2009

Today we took the babies to an afternoon Angels game. It was the last home game of the regular season. We went with Kevin's parents. Grandpa Grant got Logan and Charlotte their own rally monkeys today. The babies love their monkeys, which they held for most of the game. With the division title already secured, we saw mostly "B Team" players, but it was fun, nonetheless.

In other news, Kevin's hockey team won the league championship for their summer league! Kevin scored a goal and his parents were there to see the big win. I was home with the babies, but Kevin's parents kept me updated with text messages. His team took home the cup, and by cup, I mean pint glasses. Kevin loves his team ... they have been together for 4 seasons now. He was the number one scorer on his team this season! Now we look forward to the start of the NHL season. Go Ducks!

Here are some pictures from the Angel game:

Logan loving his rally monkey!

Charlotte cheered/screamed a lot during the game. She is really loud and crazy!

An Angel game can really wear a baby out! By the 8th inning, it was time to go, rally monkeys in tow.