This has been a very eventful October for our family. So much has happened!
We had a month full of firsts, which made us very excited. Now that our girl is up and on the move it takes twice as long to do anything. she can't decide if she wants to sit, crawl, be held, be left alone, play in her walker, play on the floor, etc. There are so many decisions to be made! :)
We are making a lot of progress on our house. Bryan sold his Honda Accord earlier this month in exchange for a Ford Taurus Station Wagon. Since we made a little money on the exchange we are going to invest in a tile floor for our library/home office. Bryan and I tore out the carpet and have painted the room to prepare for the tile being laid. Here is a picture pre-painting:
and here is Lorelei post-painting:
We are planning on covering that wall in bookshelves, so her painted message will not be visible.
We also took a trip to a pumpkin patch last weekend to get some pictures of Lori. As first time parents we made the mistake of assuming there would still be some left the week before Halloween. Silly mom and dad. We managed to get a few cute shots, but were not successful at picking a pumpkin!
I carved the pumpkin with its two bottom teeth so its smile would match Lori.
Now I can get to the title of this post... yesterday was the Florida-Georgia game. We had Ben, Bobby and Glenn over to watch with us. Bryan made burgers and hot dogs on the grill (which were delicious) and we hung out and watched the Gators destroy the Georgia Bulldogs. Even Lorelei enjoyed the game!
And on a totally unrelated note... Bryan and I were watching an episode of "The Office" the other night and they were playing "Deserted Island". In this game you have to name 5 (and only 5) movies you would want with you if you were stranded on a deserted island for the rest of your life (but I guess you have electricity and a DVD player??). Anyway, I woke up thinking about what my movies would be and came up with this list:
We had a month full of firsts, which made us very excited. Now that our girl is up and on the move it takes twice as long to do anything. she can't decide if she wants to sit, crawl, be held, be left alone, play in her walker, play on the floor, etc. There are so many decisions to be made! :)
We are making a lot of progress on our house. Bryan sold his Honda Accord earlier this month in exchange for a Ford Taurus Station Wagon. Since we made a little money on the exchange we are going to invest in a tile floor for our library/home office. Bryan and I tore out the carpet and have painted the room to prepare for the tile being laid. Here is a picture pre-painting:
and here is Lorelei post-painting:
We are planning on covering that wall in bookshelves, so her painted message will not be visible.
We also took a trip to a pumpkin patch last weekend to get some pictures of Lori. As first time parents we made the mistake of assuming there would still be some left the week before Halloween. Silly mom and dad. We managed to get a few cute shots, but were not successful at picking a pumpkin!
When we saw the scarecrow we thought it would be cute to put her in it. As you can see, her face is pretty tiny for the hole, but she thought it was funny all the same.
And now for the pictures everyone has been asking me for!
For Lorelei's first Halloween we decided she should honor her name and dress as a little mermaid. (The Lorelei is, according to German folklore, an enchanting sea siren) Karen made her mermaid fins. It was really just a big skirt (so she could still crawl around). She did not get to see any trick-or-treaters because she was too tired and went to bed. But I had fun handing out the candy none the less!
For Lorelei's first Halloween we decided she should honor her name and dress as a little mermaid. (The Lorelei is, according to German folklore, an enchanting sea siren) Karen made her mermaid fins. It was really just a big skirt (so she could still crawl around). She did not get to see any trick-or-treaters because she was too tired and went to bed. But I had fun handing out the candy none the less!
I carved the pumpkin with its two bottom teeth so its smile would match Lori.
Now I can get to the title of this post... yesterday was the Florida-Georgia game. We had Ben, Bobby and Glenn over to watch with us. Bryan made burgers and hot dogs on the grill (which were delicious) and we hung out and watched the Gators destroy the Georgia Bulldogs. Even Lorelei enjoyed the game!And on a totally unrelated note... Bryan and I were watching an episode of "The Office" the other night and they were playing "Deserted Island". In this game you have to name 5 (and only 5) movies you would want with you if you were stranded on a deserted island for the rest of your life (but I guess you have electricity and a DVD player??). Anyway, I woke up thinking about what my movies would be and came up with this list:
1. The Sound of Music (A Classic)
2. Pride and Prejudice (The BBC 6 hour version - because movies can not get any better!)
3. The Thomas Crown Affair (Every now and then you need a really good heist, and this one is the best.)
4. Wedding Crashers (Because sometimes you just need to laugh at dumb stuff.)
5. ?? I could not think of a number 5! Any suggestions?
2. Pride and Prejudice (The BBC 6 hour version - because movies can not get any better!)
3. The Thomas Crown Affair (Every now and then you need a really good heist, and this one is the best.)
4. Wedding Crashers (Because sometimes you just need to laugh at dumb stuff.)
5. ?? I could not think of a number 5! Any suggestions?
