11 Months

That makes me sad just writing that my little monkey is 11 months old today! Time has flown by and I'm loving it, but part of me wants that newborn back! Being a mommy is an awesome feeling and hearing those words come out of her mouth, melts my heart! awwwww, I love you monkey!

Party planning is in the works and has been for a few months now! More on that and all the wonderful people that have helped with the party planning!

Here's what Ansley is up to this month:

• said her first word this week! Uh-oh! Really, thats her first word??
• Can walk behind her walker with no problem
• will stand for a few seconds by herself
• still showing NO interest in walking
• Can crawl a hundred miles an hour!
• Has 6 teeth, and were teething again
• wearing size 3 diapers and 9-12 month clothes
• Loves to play outside
• pulls herself up to everything
• Learned to drink from a straw (thanks to gma Teresa)
• Hasn't been sleeping very well the last couple of weeks
• Hates brushing her teeth
• Eating all table food and will eat about anything we give her
• Weights 20lbs 12oz (thanks to B for the scale, we also weighed Macy she weighs 19lbs!!) :)
• HATES getting dressed!
• Can get on and off her lion rider/walker with no problems
• Her new favorite thing is to hide her toys under the couch
• Has about 3 bottles a day
• Can give kisses on command, but only if she wants to!
• She will give you hugs and pat you on the back :)

Gma Joyce made my adorable ghost shirt!! :)

The WITCH is in!

I think that we have finally finished Ansley's halloween costume, and just in time for pics tomorrow! Zach and his dad made her a broom, my mom made her a shirt and bloomers, I fought making a tutu out of glitter tulle (remind me never to use glitter again) and thanks to my Aunt Brenda for the adorable idea for the witches hat!  I contacted Kim Peri over a month ago and tomorrow we are doing a mini session in Ansley's halloween costume! Can't wait! Here's a little sneak peek of her outfit! Next up, is the spook parade in a couple of weeks and I have no idea what Ansley is going to ride in or how to decorate it! 

The broom in the making

The Tutu

Thats it for now!

Island Park

Monday evening we headed to Island Park to play for a little bit and to feed the ducks! I believe this is the first time we have been to the park as a family!  I made dinner before we left and it was cooking while we were gone! Came home to a fixed dinner and a wonderful smell when we opened the garage! We swang, walked along the bridge (that daddy help build several years ago), went down the slides multiple times, rode the pony and of course fed the ducks and geese. It was a wonderful evening and I'm sure loving this weather. I actually went and bought Ansley some thick/warm jammies today! Its been pretty chilly in the house in the mornings!

This weekend Pumpkin Patch! Can't wait!!

Morning with Ava & Kane

A couple of weeks ago Ansley and I spent a couple of hours at Kristi's parent's house, watching Ava and Kane! The kids had a blast playing with each other! It needs to be more often, but we all live crazy lives these days and time slips away from us! Here are a few pics from our morning! :)

The best I could get with 3 kids under 2! :)

Thanks Ava & Kane for having us over, we need to do it more often!

Ansley's new found love!

Meet Mr. Lion! Ansley's new BFF! I bought this $20 purchase off Craigslist's! She has been riding (with the help of mommy and daddy) and walking all over the house with her new found love! She will be walking in no time!

She will only push it from the front! Silly girl!

Wordless Wednesday: Thanks to grandma Peggy!

Thank's Peggy for posting this pic yesterday on your blog! I love it!

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First's

Ansley has experienced several FIRST'S in the last week that I thought I'd share.

• Went to Bluegrass for the FIRST time last weekend and danced her booty off! Gma & Gpa M bought Ansley a tie dyed shirt and we got her a ring for her 1yr pics! Ansley and I actually got matching rings!

3rd cousin Bryce was also in town for bluegrass

• Walked behind her walker for the FIRST time last week, but since has shown no interest in doing it again.
• Bought Ansley a forward facing carseat this weekened and took her FIRST car ride looking at the world from the front! :) I know were 2 months early on the carseat, so please don't send me hate mail!

• Started gathering things for her FIRST halloween costume! She's going to be a WITCH! More on that later. I'm going to be busy making that!
• Ansley got her FIRST severe daiper rash last week! Poor thing! Her little booty was so red and the FIRST night she cried while taking a bath! :( (she never does that and loves bath time). I think we finally got it under control thanks to bag balm and Destitin maximum strength! If anyone has any other ideas/options that cure's diaper rash qucikly please let me know!
• Check these out! Ansley got her FIRST pair of halloween pants thanks to my grandma Brenda! Don't you just love them!? And here is the halloween shirt my mom made her! Super cute!

• Took her FIRST 4-wheeler ride with my dad Sunday! Teresa and Greg have a golf cart and she loves to go on rides with them, but this was her FIRST time on a 4-wheeler