Seven Months

The little miss is seven months old.  Lately, she has been moving and talking non-stop.  She is not crawling yet, but she scoots backward and turns in circles to get what she wants.  She also reaches for our hands so she can pull herself up.  Squealing, spitting, grunting, fake laughing, and making other sounds is her favorite thing to do.  It is now only quiet at our house when she's sleeping, but it's so fun.

I made this onesie for Monroe.  I love how it turned out.

Seven month birthday

Monroe doesn't stay still long enough for me to get a picture of her anymore.  I have to take about twenty shots to get a couple good ones.

Mr. Fix it

Zach and I had needed a new front door for a long time.  The old one had a number of issues.  We had had one picked out for a few months, but we hadn't purchased it because we didn't know who was going to help Zach install it.  We finally borrowed a truck from some friends, and went and got it Thursday night.  We had no plans for installation, but we thought it would get done sooner if we just bought the door.  Friday morning Zach woke up, watched a video on You Tube, went down and got his tools, and set to work tearing out the old door.  A friend of ours came over for a few hours to help lift the door and fit it into place.  Other than that, Zach did the whole project on his own.  It looks awesome!  I am so proud of my handy man!

 Before

After

First Halloween

Monroe's first Halloween was a lot of fun.  We drove to Hastings to see Zach's family and a few friends.

  

Lil Strawberry

Photo shoot in the yard

 Great Grandma Dee

Great Grandma and Grandpa

Grandma and Grandpa 

Second cousin, Dedrick

During supper at Grandma and Grandpa's, I couldn't get the food in Monroe's mouth fast enough.  It was quite entertaining.

Goodnight, everyone.

Pumpkin Patch

This weekend we went to the Pumpkin Patch with some families from Newell. I was excited because I had never been to a Pumpkin Patch before.  The day was not ideal for spending the morning outside, but we made the most of it.  We had a great turn out of teachers and their families.

Landon and Monroe are the youngins.  It was hard to do much with them while it rained, so we had a little photo shoot.  They are so cute together.

Miss Monroe, taking it all in.

Baby Vivian

Our friends Matt and Kaleena had a baby girl at the the end of August.  She is four months younger than Monroe, and we've decided they're going to be good friends.  We had met Baby Viv before, but we got pictures of the girls this last week.

Pajama party

This weekend we went to Lincoln to help my sister and her family move.  Before bed, Kaiya and Monroe played on the floor in their pajamas.  They were so cute.

When it was time for bed, Rod offered to cuddle with Monroe.  They were both out.

Vegetables are a hit

Monroe likes vegetables!

She likes them way better than cereal, which is perfectly fine with me.  Sweet potatoes are her favorite, but she also likes yellow squash, peas and avocado.  Last week at daycare, when Mikki would feed Landon, Monroe got fussy.  She now understands what goes on in that chair, and she wants some.  She started food at Mikki's this week, so now Landon can eat in peace.
Here's to hoping she's a vegetable eater for life.