Monthly Update

So I think I might be changing my blogging format. I really just do this blog for our family and friends that want updates on our lives and the kids, and throughout the years I have used a few different posting style formats. Lately it seems like I have about enough blog-able activities to fill a post about every 30 days. Aside from special occasions and holidays I'll probably just do a monthly recap of what we have been up to during the month. Since I sit down to blog once a month for the twins update I'll probably post our monthly update around that time too in a separate post.  I may change the format again, but for now this seems to be a natural progression.

This past month we have been enjoying the fall weather with the windows open during the day and the fireplace on at night. We have been cooking up some fall foods including corn on the cob, squash and pumpkin everything. All the kids have been loving the pumpkin "cookies" I made, and I am enjoying the pumpkin spice coffee I bought. Ellasen went on a scavenger hunt for fall nature items and is working on a collage. We went to a local farm to pick out pumpkins, buy cider and apples, and go on a hayride. There were also barnyard animals we could pet and feed. It was fun! We also went to a health fair for Tim's work where Ellasen did a cake walk(yes, at a health fair...hmmm) and got her face painted (actually she chose to have her hand painted). Other than that we have been hanging out, playing dress up and generally goofing off! I have been working hard on Halloween costumes for the girls, and I can't wait to show them off!

Silly Everly

Fall Collage

Counting piggy bank money for a donation to fund breast cancer research for school

Silly shopping trip with mommy!

Sweet Eden, yum yum

Everly

I fixed our gas fireplace all by myself! 

A new handmade tea set from Aunt Di

Eden, so messy! 

Sleepy Eden

Sleepy Everly

Shucking corn for dinner

Cake walk

Fire truck at the health fair

Getting her hand painted

New Halloween bibs from Mimi and Uncle Tom

Spaghetti is our new favorite thing

It just kept getting worse...

Playing dress up

The girls did this all on their own! 

The girls have been sick basically the whole month so Eden is getting some quality nap time on daddy

The pumpkin farm

Wasn't it beautiful!

Ellasen and our friend Sydney

Ellasen and Sydney on a hayride

Feeding the cows

Ellasen, Eric and Sydney

These girls are best buddies! 

Eden and Everly 10 Months

Eden and Everly are 10 months old today! I almost can't say that with a straight face! It seems like they were just one month old. Heck! It seems like yesterday that I was doing Ellasen's 10th month update. Crazy how time flies. We are falling more and more in love with these girls every day, and we feel so lucky to have them in our lives. At our last update we had just started some finger foods and that has been such a fun experience for both girls over this last month. They both have many foods that they love, and they are both really good at feeding themselves! I am really bad about offering a sippy cup of water with meals so they aren't great at that yet. That is my goal for this month: to offer the sippy cup at at least two meals a day every day. We don't have their appointment until the end of this month so I don't have any actual stats yet, but we know they are growing big and strong! The girls spent time apart for the first time is month. It was for about 30 minutes. Tim took Ellasen and Everly to the store and left Eden home with me. They didn't seem to notice, but it was strange for both of us to each only have one baby. The differences in their personalities and preferences are really coming out strong right now and they are starting to fight over share toys. We look forward to watching them grow and develop into themselves!

Here are some things we notice about both girls:
* Wear size 3 diapers
* Wear mostly 9-12 month clothes
*  Have cold feet now that the weather is changing
*  Love Ellasen and everything she does
* Sleep 12 hours at night
* Take 2 /2 hr naps a day
* Eat 3 meals a day
* Nurse 4 times a day
* Love bath time
* Can say Mama, Dada, Yaya, Baba (The first two they actually use correctly a lot, the other two are just babbling)
*Can mimic some sounds we make

Here are some things we notice about Eden:
*Hates to be tired
*Has 3 teeth, but is getting 4 more!!!
*Loves to be held
*Loves sweeter food
*Favorite foods are bread with peanut butter, bananas, cinnamon rolls, avocado, spaghetti, cheese, mango, oranges and yogurt

Here are some things we notice about Everly:
*Hates to be hungry
*Has 2 teeth
*Is crawing!!!
*Loves savory food
*Favorite foods are bread with peanut butter, bananas, avocado, peas, green beans, black beans, spaghetti, lunch meat and sausage
* Can wave

These girls truly light up our lives, and we are so excited to continue to watch them grow up!