October update in November

I'm happy to have a few minutes to update on October before November passes us by, too! I just looked back at my calendar and of the 31 days in October, we only had 2 (TWO) days empty. Needless to say, we had a very busy month. We were busy babysitting, going to MUMS, attending small groups/Bible studies, visiting the local orchard, celebrating birthdays, and enjoying the beautiful fall weather. Emily is keeping us busy, too, but we just LOVE it! She brings so much joy and laughter to our home and we are so blessed to be her parents. She has been talking a lot lately, which has proved very helpful in understanding what she needs/wants. It is also fun to watch her communicate with us on a totally different level. She is becoming such a big girl and we enjoy watching her learn and grow!

I'll let the following pictures and captions explain the events of the month.

Emily loves her baby dolls and loves feeding them a bottle. I love watching her give them snuggles and hope she enjoys being a big sister someday!

One afternoon we took a family trip down to High Bridge to get out of the house and give Viktor a break from studying. Emily was so curious about the trees underneath us.

Enjoying watermelon at Mimi's birthday lunch.

Playing with Pop and Mimi.

Mimi and Emily on a little singing nature hike. They walked all around singing songs and talking about sticks and leaves. It was precious.

Emily loves reading...good thing Mimi is a retired teacher and loves reading, too!
Here is Emily trying to teach Mimi "Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear."
Emily loves to turn around and touch her toes on cue.

Our little Buckeye at the Orchard.

Our little fearless child was running on the pavement and face-planted, landing right on a pebble. The pebble got stuck in her forehead, but it hardly phased her. She cried for a minute (maybe) and then wanted to play. Unfortunately, she had quite a gash that was bleeding all over the place. It has healed up, but sadly I think a scar may remain.

Trip #2 to the Orchard with my MUMS group. Emily got to actually pick a pumpkin from the patch during this trip, along with pet the animals at the petting zoo. She loved it!

Cruising around at Emmalynn's 1st birthday party.

These girls are going to be t-r-o-u-b-l-e! I'm so glad Emily has a good little buddy she can play with. Emmalynn is about 3 months younger than Emily, but they play great together. Of course, it helps that their mothers are good friends, too! :)

And, this was a common occurrence around here this month. We had such a busy schedule, and Emily transitioned to one nap, which made for some very sleepy lunchtimes.

Our little ladybug! Thanks to our friend's, Matt and Sara Beth, for letting us borrow this costume. It was so cute! We enjoyed meeting up with friends and going to Treats on Main again this year. It's so fun to see all the creative costumes and many friends out and about. Emily, little miss social herself, LOVED being with all the people.

There you have it! Bits of October in a nutshell...maybe I'll be a little more on top of things and blog more often in November (probably not)! :)