Random

We've had lots of laughs here at the Den-these girls come up with some of the funniest stuff. Wish I had time to write it down or remember what they said when I am actually at a place where I can write it down!

Like tonite, for instance; I was getting Stella out of the tub and just started asking her a bunch of questions like "what's your name", "who are your sisters", "when is your birthday"? Then I asked her what state she lived in and she answered "Minnesota". "Nope" I said, "grandma Luci lives in Minnesota, we live in Iowa." Stella looked at me all puzzled then said, "mom, we live in a house, not Iowa!"

So the randomness continues here in Iowa...but these photos were too cute not to share!

Thanks Grandma Luci for the Halloween package!!

Helping me clip coupons!




Zoe and Stella "going to church just like Grandma Luci and Great Grandma Celia"


And my favorite...

He's on the move!

I SWEAR, I just took down those baby gates!! Looks like it's about time to start dusting them off again. Although it's not a full fledged crawl, Rowan has been army crawling...or doing the worm...for over two weeks now....and he's fast. He's quick to move from sitting to crawling and has recently mastered moving from crawling to sitting. Here he is on the move.

He's always happy and has the best giggle!

He's fluent with mama and dada and has started to make and repeat various sounds. His favorite right now is to suck in air to make high pitched sounds, then he smiles REALLY big. He's also fascinated with banging things, head butting and pushing things all over, especially if he can crawl after them.

He's got two bottom teeth and working on the third-a top tooth. We've been practicing drinking from a sippy cup and trying "big people food"...so far bread and pancakes are a go! Oh, and we must, must have a snack (dried yogurt bites are his favorite) if his sisters are having a snack or else we give mommy the pouty lip. He had his 6/8 month check up the other day and not much changed in the last couple of weeks; weighed in at 20 lbs 14 oz...but that's still a lot for me to lug around!

He's growing so fast!!

Halloween

We took the kids trick-or-treating in Ian's hometown of Lowden this year. Something new for us since our "Mt. Mercy" connections (Sarah and Mallory) graduated last spring. We spent the day with Gramme and Grandpa Fox then stopped to visit with Ian's grandparents before hitting the streets. We didn't visit many houses, but we have more candy than we know what to do with. Here we are all decked out:

Rowan as "Woody the Cowboy"


Abby as "Minnie Mouse"


Zoe as "Ariel" from The Little Mermaid


Stella as "Jessie the Cowgirl"


The Crew