Laurelea and Will : October 2011

Friday, October 28, 2011

Peek a Boo

We are headed out for a week vacation in Austin. We look forward to spending time with family and friends. Here is how L and Cory helped me deflate the blow up bath duck (Quack, Quack).

Monday, October 24, 2011

Mr. Duck was given to us during our shower in Seattle from Uncle Marty. Laurelea fist tested him out when she was just two weeks old! It's quite incredible to see how much our little Bee has grown in 8 plus months.

Look at all that hair

8 plus months later and totally hamming it up

Plus she can rock with the best of them

Sunday, October 23, 2011

Jackie's 1st Birthday!

L in her party dress

Jackie turned another year older today and we all had such fun celebrating her first year of life. She has the kindest disposition and her birthday was perfect, celebrated by friends and family.

Pete, Jackie and a Great Aunt

L greeting Duder

Lucy!

Cory and L

Lucy really having a tough time sharing...

Birthday girl loved the spotlight

So excited that the entire cup cake was just for her!

All the kiddos playing L is on top, left is Fiona, then Luke, Jeffrey and Avery

L made a friend. They really enjoyed spending time together. She unfortunately only spoke Spanish, but L understood now that she has two weeks under her belt at the new bilingual day care.

Best new game ever, playing with a balloon

Jackie giving Cory a hug

Playing in Mr. Duck

We brought up Mr. Duck today. She is a huge fan and loved playing in him. Thanks Uncle Marty, Mr. Duck is a huge hit!

Friday, October 21, 2011

Boo at the Zoo

Waiting for the train

Laurelea the cutest ladybug had her first Boo at the Zoo experience as well as her first metro ride. She really liked the metro and getting to meet lots of new friends.

Seeing her first train coming on the opposite platform

At the Zoo

It was tough to get her to fit in her stroller with her costume

So the extra squeeze deserved some tongue

This year they gave out light up suckers. I was the envy of every child who had not made it to that station...

L also felt like it was her right to have it

Play time amidst the endangered species

such fun

hanging with her skeleton butterfly friends

She won and got the glow stick (after the candy was all gone)

Thursday, October 20, 2011

Dizzy Giggles

So I'm easily distracted from a super happy Laurelea. I think this video officially makes Cory our chief family videoographer, but I had to share as she was just so cute!

Sunday, October 16, 2011

Pumpkin Picking in the Enchanted Forest

The entrance

We heard about this place from friends and it really was incredible. We can't wait until Laurelea is a little older and can really enjoy all the fun things to do.

Old women who lived in a shoe- slide

L and I going down the slide

L was almost eaten by the whale but we saved her

Playing on the boat

Flying with Dad

Checking out the donkey

First solo slide ride

She loved it and wanted to go over and over...

Pumpking picking

She loved playing on the ground. She was there for probably 10 min.

Pumpkin Goo for Laurelea

Cory brought home some pumpkins for us to carve and make our flower pots out of. L loved her time with the pumpkins!

Holding herself up

One hand!

Digging in the goo

Loved the feel of it

The end result... later in the afternoon I headed to Urgent Care as I decided to cut my finger instead of the pumpkin. They glued me all up. Now the trouble is that I can't get my hand wet for 10 days...

Monday, October 10, 2011

Great Falls Park- Columbus Day

We headed out on a holiday hike to Great Falls (MD side) and triumphed over the Billy Goat Trail! We heard lots of folks commenting that they needed to stop complaining "as these ladies have babies on their backs," or "gosh they are brave." Cory and I have done this hike before and were a little surprised at how much longer it took to do the hike. Guess having babies will do that to you, that or deciding to take them on your backs!