Monday, November 26, 2007

October in Massachusetts: Hiking

Frances hiking with Mom (me) in Her Ergo baby carrier through the Flume.


Happy girl with Papa...


Towards the end of the Hike she insisted she walk. She was still only walking if we had both her hands, it was slow going.


She was not hunting, only hiking.

PS

Lucy, see this really great pumpkin hat? It is headed your way soon, don't worry!


We had a great day hiking "The Flume" in the White Mountains. The last time we were in Massachusetts the leaves were amazing shades of yellow, orange, and red... still not bad green. Frances really likes being outdoors and she had a great day.



Wednesday, November 21, 2007

October Apple picking

Don't look at my apple

Delaney

Danielle



1 apple, 6 teeth, no problem.

Oh my, I am behind in my blogging. Let me try and catch up.


This October we spent two great weeks visiting Frank's family. Frances had so much fun. I have never seen her so happy- she LOVES being around other kids and she loved her cousins. Delaney and Danielle loved her right back and were excited to help her pick her very first apple.

Friday, November 2, 2007

Cock-a-doodle-doo

And Happy Halloween to you!


The very scary McPherson's: Jessy, Aidan, Devon, and Austin.


Notice the wild look in my eye? This is my naughty face where I am about to do somthing CRAZY, and I am really excited about it.

This Halloween we camped out on our lovely porch for an early dinner while we waited for little trick-or-treaters. As you can see Frances was a proud rooster. It was a very nice evening with our good McPherson friends stopping by.

Frances is doing great. At 14 months she is learning and growing fast. She says: Momma, Papa, Kenya (our bird), Nana, Night, Dog and Hello. Mind you we understand her when she says all this, you may only understand the first four! She also points to the correct animal in her "My Little Animal Book" (Thank you Julie!) when we ask her to find the:bird, cat, and dog. She recognizes many of her toys when called by name and loves her stuffed animals. She hugs, kisses and feeds them. (also bites their little noses...)

Oh yeah, and she has been walking! She took her first steps the end of September and started walking on our recent trip to Massachusetts! By the time we returned home, mid October, she was a walker.

We have been a very busy family and will blog more soon.

She Stands!

She Stands!
Same dress, New picture May 1st 2007