6 months old!

Wow!  Audrey is six months old!  How time flies.  She is getting really big- Got the 6 month clothes out and she doesn't fit into a lot of them already.  She still isn't loving cereal, so we'll see how she does with baby food.  Not crawling yet, but wants to move!  Still demands all of our attention and doesn't like to be put down.  Smiles a lot, but getting a little bit of stranger anxiety also. 

This is the only time she will be wearing a cheerleading outfit.  She hung out with Gma and Aunt Linda during the game this week.

We found who's been eating all the M&M's.   

Bahama Mama!

Audrey applied for her passport today because we are going to the Bahamas in December (it's a work thing).  She woke up from a dead sleep to smile big for the camera.

This is a re-creation. 

Tonight we played E.T.  Mom gets bored when the sun sets early.

Look at Honey Bear giving her the evil eye

Monday

Audrey went to daycare today so Brian could get some work done outside.  Allen brought his tractor over and mowed down the weeds in the field- had to go in super-slow mode because they were so tall.  They also moved dirt around to fill in all the holes in our yard. 

Allen in his big, sexy tractor

Looks awesome!  And I think every tree survived :)

This is a picture from last night while Daddy was watching her.  She is a hot mess.  Mismatched clothes, one sock off and in her mouth, hat still on, toy stuck on her arm and she peed herself.  She made me laugh!

Our weekend

It was a beautiful weekend lounging around the house.  Audrey attended her first Illini game.  She had a good time looking at everything, but we still couldn't cheer them to a victory. 

All bundled up.  Temperature wasn't too bad.

Audrey sitting in the bumbo in the pack n play on the back porch.  Getting our vitamin D.

I can sit by myself!  (for a short while)

A good weekend

We had a great weekend.  Mike, Jodi, the kids and the dogs came down to stay the weekend.  On Saturday, the rest of the crew showed up and we got some work done; moved leftover building materials into the shed, buried some pavers for a path around back, filled in holes with dirt, and started taking metal siding off the old house.  Got a lot accomplished. 

The crew working, you can see some of what they got done.

This was the non-working crew.  I think Mom wanted to relax.

Today is Grandma Taylor's birthday.  Happy Birthday!  We celebrated with dinner.  And we got home in time to try out our new bike trailer.  Audrey seemed to enjoy it.

Sleepy girl

Not a whole lot going on this week.  Audrey must've had an exciting day today at daycare as she fell asleep while eating after 15 minutes when I got home, slept for an hour, then was falling asleep while I was feeding her cereal, then falling asleep while nursing.  So I put her down and now she's ready to play!

She's also becoming quite the "roller".  You put her in the middle of the living room and soon she's either at our bedroom door or under the coffee table.

Landscaping

Brian started taking/tearing things out of the old house to re-use or scrap.  And M&E Landscaping (Mark & Ellen) came down to start beautifing around the house.  It's a start and looks better already.

More mulch will be added

Audrey's orange pants weren't able to bring the Illini a victory

Happy Grandparents Day

I was not aware of this holiday, but apparently Grandparents Day is tomorrow.  Audrey's daycare had a party so Dad and Grandpa Dave went to celebrate.  Grandpa helped Audrey make this cookie. 

Audrey is a natural at posing for pictures.  After a few smiles, she destroyed the cookie and actually got a taste of frosting before we wrestled it away from her. 

Ghosts

Something broke into our house in the middle of the night last night.  It opened the door and let the dogs in from the garage.  After examing the garage door, turns out Victor is smarter than he looks and figured out that enough paws at the handle and it will open.  And who needs cats, Molly killed a mouse tonight. 

Audrey is getting better at eating from the spoon.

Sweet boy

Labor Day

Molly and Audrey staring at each other until Audrey rolled over.

Audrey and Mom cuddling

Audrey smiles big when Daddy is around.

Another big thanks to Mom and Dad for coming down to hang out while I was on call.  And for all the work they did while they were here!

Illini fever!

First game of the season is underway.  Audrey and Grandpa have their Illini gear on.