Silly Times & Brown Eyes

October is a time when many kids (large and small) get excited and silly thinking about Halloween. As fifth grade teachers, Jeni and I can see this in the students that we work with every day during this time of year. As new parents, there must be something about the crisp, cool, autumn breeze that brings out the inner-goofball in all of us (including Hope and Gracie).

The girls are becoming increasingly social and silly. In the picture to the left they are dressed in another Halloween outfit, with these onesies reading, "Mommy's Under My Spell." I think that sentiment can be applied to both Mommy and Daddy. Hope and Gracie have become increasingly vocal. Hope will carry on for up to a half hour at a time with her coos, goos, and babbles. Gracie, too, is getting more vocal, although her latest thing that she likes to do is roll over during tummy time. While both girls first did this back in June, it is becoming much more regular these days. The girls are also sitting in their "Bumbo Chairs" and lifting their heads up more.

Enjoy some fun family shots of our girls getting bigger.

Daddy enjoys hugging his girls after a long day at work.








Hope enjoys a game of peek-a-boo with Mommy as Gracie Girl watches on, mesmerized by the blanket







Contrary to popular belief, it was Mommy, not Daddy, who dressed Hope in the outfit to the left. Truth be told, Hope had a few too many spit ups, and with laundry in the dryer this was the best we could do. I couldn't help but showcase a baby "what-not-to-wear" moment, however, as I am often the one who has challenges matching the pants to the girls onesies.

Despite the outfit, one other thing in this picture stands out- and that is Hope's beautiful brown eyes. It looks like she has inherited some of her mommy's beautiful features, and one day will dance around at Badger games and Jimmy Buffett shows when "Brown Eyed Girl" is played!