Thanksgiving

So we had three wonderful Thanksgivings this year! Our first one was with our wonderful Centering group and everyone but one dad was able to make it. It was awesome having all eight babies together;) A lot of the babies tried different food, I know Evey enjoyed some bread, sweet potato casserole, pumpkin, and cranberry sauce:)

Our second Thanksgiving was at Jen's the weekend before the holiday because we were all planning on going out to eat on that day, but she still wanted to cook. So we went over and enjoyed an awesome Thanksgiving cooked by Jen and Caitlin. Evey loved the mashed potatoes and Caitlin's pumpkin pie with whipped cream.

Our third Thanksgiving was actually on the holiday and we went to a buffet at a casino in Carson. It was nice to do something different:)

Love this photo, they're all three looking at an erupting volcano.

Gobble gobble!

Apple Hill and Halloween Part Deux

Finally, here's Chris' awesome Apple Hill and Halloween photos!

Totally nursed on that hay bale, favorite place so far where I've whipped my boobs out in public;)

All smiles with Grandma and Grandpa

I love that Evey's hamming it up here

Am I jealous of my baby's piercing blue eyes? Yes, yes I am.

Batman Atticus!

Love that I still keep in touch with this lady after working for her eons ago

Da dum, da dum

Oh Tayler

Love this family of (4):)

I have a horrid look on my face, but the kid's cute

Crazy eyed selfie

Glad they came to the party on the right day this year;) Although it was nice to celebrate two nights in a row

The fabulous family that makes it all happen

Miss these co-workers

Another co-worker I worked with in a former life

Oh the joys of being almost six months pregnant

Pumpkin pie!

Six Months!

Evey's six months, yay! It's amazing that we're already celebrating her half birthday. 

So I'm a huge nerd: I got Evey's name from V for Vendetta and just realized that today is Guy Fawkes Day, which, obviously, plays a huge part in the movie. Yah, I nerded out just a little;) (ok, side note, I totally wrote this post on the 5th, however, I just noticed it didn't publish!)

Yay for half a year gone, but not so yay for what this age brings. We're thinking that baby girl is teething, hence the very frequent bright green poos she's been expelling since yesterday (some correlation between all the saliva she's been swallowing due to teething and the end result of that). Daycare thinks it's teething and a quick call to the pediatrician confirmed what they said. And the poor sweet girl is all kinds of fussy, sometimes out of nowhere, and she's super clingy! I can't be out of her sight for a second or there will be hell to pay! (As in a super unhappy baby who is no longer easily consoled, yes, that is my hell)

But, it's not all poop and tears, she rolled over for the first time two days ago and I totally missed it! I put her on her blanket in the living room, put her diapers in the wash, and came back to find her on her tummy! Fortunately she did it for me again later that morning:)

Here's some pics of the cute girl!

Oh yah, and she sits up! Mostly she needs help, but her current solo record is about 30 seconds!

I just love the weird, quizzical look she gave me here.

Fingers in the mouth all the time

New toy experiences are awesome!

Apple Hill, Halloween, and Grandma and Grandpa Visit

So we made the journey to Apple Hill with the wee one and Chris' parents, who visited for a week, the week before Halloween. I was a little wary because it was going to be a looong trip in the car, but I kept telling myself that the photo ops would be worth it;) So the trip was about 3 hours there and 3 hours back, and she was rather cranky on the drive home, but it was all worth it cause we had a great time and were able to introduce Evey and Chris' parents to the magically wondrous Apple Hill! We took more photos with Chris' camera, I just need to pull them off the computer, so I'll update this post soon.

It had been about three four months since John and Debi saw Evey, so suffice it to say that she'd changed a lot in that time;)

Grandma rocking the carrier

Evey was not incredibly keen on wearing her costume, and this was her third time in it. I kinda felt like I was dressing a dog...anyway, note to self: IF we have another kid, it's all about the onesie costumes!

Mmm, wrapped candy bar. We'll give you a bit of candy next year kid, promise.

Chris projected Hocus Pocus on the garage, because we do Halloween right! Next year is going to be even better, so make sure that you stop by our house, two words: hot wine;)

So many visitors!

So my mom pointed out to me today that I have not blogged about her visit back in August, which is true, but I also told her that I have not blogged about the multiple other visits we've had from others either, so she shouldn't feel bad;)

In August, our first visitors were my high school buddies and a quick first visit my Uncle Justin.

My buddy Sal with Evey

My buddy Nesha with Evey

Nesha's son with Evey. Such a good kid:)

My mom then came to visit Evey toward the end of the month after visiting Evey's cousin, Collin. My mom cooked my favorite foods, and made pie and applesauce from the apples in our tree. And she and I even went to high tea!

Evey in one of the dresses and hats my mom made.

Some Nannie love 

Playtime!

High tea!

We had a great time:)

A week after Nannie's visit, Aunt Kristin and cousin Collin came for two weeks! Is it a little crazy to have two four month olds under one roof? Yes, yes it is, but also a lot of fun. 

Just three days apart. Not a ton of interaction, but they're still pretty wee.

Playtime outside with matching balls

Collin liked Achilles

And Evey loved her Aunt Kristin

Dual tummy time

At breakfast, yep, Evey's hand is in Collin's mouth

Last night in Reno, had to Yogurt Beach it up!

Scott and Debbie also came to visit for a short while when my sister and Collin were here, we went to Yogurt Beach then too;) 

It was nice to have all these visitors and for friends and family to meet Evey, and for us to meet Collin! The visits aren't over though, and that's the topic of the next post!