HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!

We're still celebrating Halloween, but Bella is taking a nap so I decided to share some pictures of today so far.

No more Erie, PA

So my brother and his family moved out of Erie this past month. Last weekend we went to visit them. Here are the pictures!!!

Happy Halloween (one day early!)

There's more pictures, just haven't got them yet. These pictures are not of her costume. She and Mark have an awesome costume, but he'd be mad if I posted them (but don't worry I will post them maybe tomorrow... hehehehe)

Baldy has a tooth!

So Bella's gums have been pretty swollen for awhile. On Saturday, I noticed a little hole in her gums, and on Sunday (her nine month birthday), grandma Lu saw some white. I felt her gums, and it was sharp! Her first tooth has broken through! YEAH! Also, on Saturday, Mark and I started her on finger foods. I was tempted to try it earlier, but I was too scared that she might choke. So what I do is I spread the cereal on the table and she just picks it up and eats it! It's amazing how independent she's become. Growing up too fast... but where's her hair!?!

Daddy's Birthday Weekend

So, it's been awhile since I've posted anything. We've all just been really tired and worn out lately. Bella's been sick for awhile now, runny nose, cough, and her highest fever at 102. The fever lasted a couple of days, but now there's this wheezy cough, that sounds yucky, and we'll be going to the doctor tomorrow. Honestly, I think my toothless baldy may be starting to teethe, cuz her gums look a little swollen. So we had plans this weekend to go away and visit Bella's new friend Andrew, but for the safety of both kids, we stayed close to home instead. It was daddy's bday on Saturday. We started the celebration at Ate Ash's soccer game which her team won 7-1. Then we went to grandma/pa's house for Portillo's Chocolate Cake. After that, we ate dinner at our favorite Thai place, and dessert at the ice cream parlor. On Sunday, it was so nice outside, we had to go out and enjoy it! We went to church, then after that we went to Didier Farms to buy Bella's (and daddy's) first pumpkin, which we then carved at Ate Ash/Kay's house. Apparently, it ended up being everyone's first pumpkin carving experience, except for mommy.
Anyways, here's some pictures of things I do now and of Didier Farm:
I have a permanent playmate named Sami.

I had another playdate with Stela.

I prefer standing outside of my swing than being on it.