Happy Halloween!!

Our little monkey wishes you a swingin' Halloween!

Pumpkin Patch

Ok, here are the requisite "baby in the pumpkin patch" pictures that every child must have. Don't worry...there will be the requisite "baby in the bluebonnets" pic in the spring...:-)

Seriously, though, Anna had such fun "helping us" pick out a few pumpkins at our local church. We waited til the last minute this year so didn't quite get them carved into jack-o-lanterns...maybe next year...

Bloom where you're planted

This is the Halloween costume that didn't quite make the cut. But, I thought it was too cute to not at least get a photo before I returned it...

Baby on Board(walk)

Anna had such fun this weekend with Grammie and Grandpa here to visit! We went to the Kemah Boardwalk to celebrate Grandpa's birthday (pic above), did a little shopping for a winter coat (photo to come soon!), and did a lot of hanging out around the house...

Fall Carnival

Anna had such fun at the Fall Carnival at her school this Friday! Here she is enjoying the festivities with her teachers--Ms. Teresa, Ms. Sandra, and Ms. Teresa. She was so happy to see them (I didn't work on Friday so she had been at home all day)...they have made such a difference in making this whole "leaving Anna at school while I go to work" thing successful!

Kickin' the khakis

I don't know why, but I just love Anna in her little bitty khaki pants! Here she is showing off not only her stylin' trousers, but also her new favorite position as she tries to transition from sitting up to crawling. She hasn't quite yet mastered getting from the sitting position to her hands and knees, but she's getting closer and closer everyday!

Every girl needs a favorite pair of jeans...

...and, since mine are still on the "goal-clothes-to-fit-into-once-I-lose-all-this-baby-weight" shelf of my closet, I'm just going to enjoy Anna's with her! She's fully appreciating our first real cool front of the fall by sporting her long-sleeves and jeans--she didn't even know it got this chilly outside!

Breakfast with Nana

We had a wonderful time with Nana during her visit this last weekend. Anna had her first adventures (at Mely's and, pictured above, Cracker Barrel) with sitting in a high chair and eating like a "big girl" at a restaurant! She did fabulously! We don't think she's quite ready for chips and salsa at Mely's yet, but she was pretty content with puffs and pear juice...

Miss Independent

Anna is growing up right before our eyes! She's decided that its much more entertaining to feed herself than for us to feed her. She's mastered the "puffs", and now is taking on the challenge of the sippy cup...

Go Texans!

Anna's enjoying football season almost as much as her dad is! She and Daddy cheered on the Texans yesterday. I don't mean to overestimate the powers of an almost 7-month old, but this is the first week that she wore her Texans outfit...and, its the first week that they won. Coincidence? I find that a little hard to believe...

And, Anna's no fair-weather fan...she loves the Texans even when they're a "little behind"...

Cousins

Anna had a wonderful time last weekend celebrating Grammie's birthday at Grammie and Grandpa's house with her cousins Sydney and Natalie. The girls out on a walk with Grandpa. (Sorry for the fog in this pic...I just thought it was too cute not to post)

Anna getting some love from Sydney...we can tell already that Sydney is going to be the "big sister" to Anna. Anna's a lucky girl...

Babies and daddies...here's Natalie with her father ("Uncle Roger") and Anna and Daddy.

P.S.--sorry for the long time between posts. I've gone back to work now (part-time, at least), and am still figuring out the whole "time management" thing with work and my real life...