Busy fall

Hmm....so things have been all sorts of crazy lately.  Its fall..... so hunting, football, and State games consume Nick's life.  Which means it consumes my life.  Also, Caresse's bridal shower and bachelorette party are coming up in a couple of weeks so there are bunch of details to be covered before then!!!  I know four people (I thought it was five, but I can only think of four at the moment...hmm) that are due with babies in October, and I have newborn sessions with at least two them :)  And I also have a family shoot booked next month...... I'm excited about that!

I'm also looking forward to my baby girl turning two in less than two months.  Or course I'm not totally looking forward to it, but overall I'm excited!  Her toddler bedding is on it's way, and I have ideas for paint and wall decorating too.  She's going to have a twin bed (on the floor at first) so that will be an interesting transition!     

Gabrielle is enjoying the fall and I'm bracing myself for the impending winter months that will drive her mad.  Ugh.....I HATE winter with a toddler, but it is what it is I guess! 



Reaching for the door handle.....sometimes being short has it's benefits to us :)






It got cold so suddenly, so I had to run out to get Gabrielle fall/winter shoes (size 6!).  She got new tennies from Stride Rite, brown boots from Target (so cute), and adorable grey patent leather mary janes from Target (on sale even) that she wore in our family pictures.  Size 5 easily got her from spring-fall, so I'm guessing the 6's (that are a tad big) will last all winter. 






Nick bought these PJs for G when we were at the outlet mall. 








Watching Bubbles Guppies.  Boy, does she ever love that show.


Guess who bought this shirt for her too......hmm...Nick??


And another milestone....she's in a booster!  Nick thought it might be a good idea to try a booster instead of a highchair since our little one is getting so big and becoming more of a "person" every day.  She really likes her chair, and every time it's time to eat she runs over to it and says "eat boo chair!"  We also used a booster chair in a booth at a restaurant for the first time, and she did so well in that too!






Chillin.  I think she thinks she's a dog sometimes.....the dogs will bark, and she'll lean way over and bark back (woof woof!) at them.  Hmm...

Here are some pictures of Nick's birthday that I just now got off my phone.  Sarah and I Dave & Buster's!

Marc and Nick

Obvious.  A very grainy pic of us :)

Sarah and Marc

The view from laying in our bed at our hotel in Detroit.

And then the view actually looking out the window

At the Tigers Game!!

And the day after week got home....fall came with a vengeance all of a sudden so fall clothes it was!  First day in cords and a long sleeve shirt.  It's hard to believe my baby is in 2T tops and leggings this winter.  She's still in 18 month jeans and wide leg pants, but she doesn't wear much of those anyway.  Crazy!

Very out of order, obviously!  A few days before when it was still warm and Gabrielle swinging all by herself in a big girl swing!

Eating an apple and sitting in a cat bed at my parents'

She doesn't nap at my parents' anymore....she just goes and goes until we leave and then snoozes all the way home....

I put her kitchen up tall!  I think I'll move this to her toddler room once we have that done. 

Daddy and Gabrielle on a GREAT night!  More about that later....