Happy Halloween

We had our first Halloween as a family of three. Emma was the cutest lady bug you have ever seen. I put her on our front lawn for a quick photo shoot around five. I think about 30 cars slowed to a brake to watch her on the grass. The costume was perfect for her, thanks again to grandma!

On Friday night we went to a Halloween Party at our neighbor's house. Talk about a nice commute- it was right next door. This is the kind of neighborhood where people hang out out front, play, walk, talk, borrow things, etc. We haven't really lived on this type of street before, so it is fun. Being a stay at home mom, I find myself thinking of things that I can do out front so that I have an excuse to run into some neighbors! Silly, but true. So our neighbor invited us over, costumes required. Jeremiah wanted me to whip up some handmade Captain America costumes in the 36 hours that we had. I quickly vetoed this, and instead Emma and I were bugs, and Jeremiah was the evil bug catcher- or ther nerdy bug collector- whatever you prefer.

So I spent Friday getting ready for our big "social event". JJ was running late, so we get to the party about 6:45. Emma quickly reminded me that my social life is now crammed into very short time slots. At about 7:20 the lady bug had expired for the night. So, in my fabulous butterfly costume, I sat at home eating candy, watching On Demand, and laughing at the fact that I actually had mentally prepared for a "fun night out" haha. Jen, you have a six month old.

On Halloween Jeremiah worked late, and I became the Halloween grinch. Emma hadn't napped all day and I quickly realized that (duh) every trick or treater would wake her up. So I hung a note on the door that said "Please do not knock or ring. Happy Halloween" and the very large basket of candy sat sadly inside the house. The only one that got anything was Star who discovered it late that night. It was sad to be a grinch with so many cute trick or treaters squealing with delight outside the door. But, it would have been even sadder to wake the very grouchy ladybug. Ladybugs need their sleep.

Here are some pictures of our attempt at Halloween fun :)






Jeremiah was very excited about his costume, can you tell? He really like his bug catching net ;)

October

Emma is six months old. She is a snuggly, sweet, silly little one and we love her more each day. Just watching her discover new things each day is such a neat experience as parents. She smiles from the minute she wakes up in the morning. Being around her makes life so much better because you can't help but smile back at her about every 5 minutes. Her new favorite thing is giving kisses- which is basically a big slobbery cheek suck. She is learning to sit up and rolls around to new places quick as can be. With these new tricks comes the discovery that sometimes life isn't so peachy. She is starting to bump into things, get stuck, tip over.... the bumps and bruises begin. She is still quite a drama queen. I think she has her mother's pain tolerance for sure. Emma has officially doubled her weight at 14 pounds and some. She started solid foods this month and loves oatmeal, rice cereal, and green beans...so far. She hates peas and gives me this look of "I thought you loved me" when I try to feed them to her. She still has no teeth, but is starting to get nice long pretty hair :)

This past month has been a nice change of pace for us. We moved and after a couple busy weeks getting settled, we have had a lot of time to relax and just enjoy time with our little family of three + a dog. We took lots of pictures as usual. Here are some favorites in no particular order.

Emma learning to sit.


Spending an afternoon with Grandma in Auntie Ashley (Mrs. Flemming)'s classroom.


Learning about the days of the week. She was very excited about the red pointer finger.


Playing with her new friend Decklin who is nine days younger and actally tinier than she is! They are a good match.


We got to see Tiffany in Roseville one afternoon. She works with babies every day, so no doubt Emma loved her!


Modeling a hairbow at BellyBou.


Baby bonding time with Uncle Mike at Apple Hill.


Posing on a pumpkin.


Beautiful day! I love fall.


Grandma made Emma a new winter hat. It is the cutest thing you've ever seen.


Emma got to meet her great grandma in Oregon for the first time. Love at first sight.


Six months and a lot to say.


She did GREAT on her first flight! Made it all the way to Portland and received a special certificate from Captain Jack. She was quite sleepy at take off.


Traveling with Auntie was so fun!


Back in Folsom... Emma and Star spend an evening playing on the floor. Star isn't quite sure about her as a playmate, but Emma will do anything to get near Star.


My silly girl....


My pretty girl...


Reading a new book with Daddy and learning about some new animals like the macaroni penguin. Who knew?


If it ain't messy it ain't worth it.


Swing!


Jarvis women.


Well, that's all for now! Still no house pics. I have no good excuses other than I am waiting til the house is "perfect" to even take pics- so in other words they may never get posted! I will try to do it soon. Or you could just come visit me. We'd like that way better. Take care!