Shopping from the Pottery Barn catalog

Doing a little early Christmas shopping!

Halloween 2009

This year we were in College Station for the Iowa State game so we stayed around to trick or treat with Maddie's cousins. Maddie was a little tired during her first trick or treat experience, but she did not fall asleep. She had a big day going to the Aggie game and then trick or treating afterwards. Also, she did not get much sleep the night before (Adam and I didn't either). She was a trooper. After trick or treating in the neighborhood we took Maddie over to Sorority Row to trick or treat at the Kappa Delta house. The girls there were just in love with her.

Trick or Treating with Daddy

Ready to go (I think)

Maddie with Cousin Z the Dracula

Cousin S the ladybug and Cousin M the clown. Cousin S's candybag was as heavy as she was. She would only trust Uncle Adam to carry her candy for her.

Cousin M the cute clown!

Gig'em Aggies!

A Ladybug in the Pumpkins!

7 Months

Halloween sneak peek!

Leaning AAALLLLL the way over to reach the right toy! She was so proud of herself.

Busy Month 7!

Maddie is 7 months old today! I would have taken a picture of her in her green chair, but I was busy and she was not in the mood for picture taking. There is always tomorrow, right? This has been a busy month. Aggie football is underway and we have been to ever home game so far (3). Also, I turned 30! Maddie and I are now getting the hang of solid foods. She usually will eat some oatmeal and a fruit in the morning. Her favorite fruits are pears, applesauce and prunes! She likes bananas OK, but does not like peaches. She gets upset when I try to sneak them in. We'll keep trying. For lunch she has a veggie and a fruit and then then another veggie and fruit for dinner. She likes all of her veggies, sweet potatoes, squash, peas, carrots and green beans (sort of). She likes the peas and green beans when they are mixed with carrots.
I have started to experiment with making my own baby food. Tonight I baked a butternut squash, that was a first for me. It was A LOT easier than I thought. Tomorrow I am going to bake some sweet potatoes. I also made (well smashed up) some avocado, she was not sure what to think, but she liked it. I also made carrots and bananas.
She is a good eater, but sometimes she gets a little attitude or is too distracted to eat. She LOVES Sully, every time he walks by her she giggles or tries to grab at him. She has been rolling all over the place and she will roll over to Sully. She works and works to get over to him and he gets up just as she starts to pet him.

Gretchen Turns 30!

I had a great time for my birthday! I got to celebrate 3 times! First, Adam, Maddie and I went out to eat at Buca di Beppa in Southlake with my parents. Then, we celebrated in College Station with yummy apple pie and pecan pie! My brother in law's birthday is the day before mine so we get to celebrate together. Although Rob is slightly older we both turned 21 this year, lol. Then, my mom, Maddie and I spent the day together shopping at the Galleria and we met up with my friend Valerie at La Madeleine for lunch! So many fun memories of turning 30. My official dessert on my birthday was a Strawberry Cream Pie from Out of this World Pies, it really was out of this world! As you can tell my celebrations revolve around eating!! Love it!