All Hallows' Eve

Eleanor dressed up as Little Red Riding Hood for her First Halloween and I think she made a pretty darn adorable one! I dressed her up for the whole day so I could be sure to get my money's worth out of the costume. And I had to take lots of pictures, of course! Hope everyone has a Safe and Happy Halloween!

We attended an awesome Halloween party a couple weekends ago and we won "Best Couple/Group Costume"

Happy Half Birthday, Dear Kevin!

Today is Kevin's Half Birthday and I thought it would be fun to surprise him by celebrating tonight. He came home to a few decorations, a basketball cake, his favorite food - tacos, and a small gift.

I love him so much and wish I could more for him. He does so much for me. Ellie and I are so blessed to have him take care of us each and every day. Happy Half Birthday, Kev!

Pumpkin Patch

We ventured down to Red Barn down in Santaquin this afternoon and took some adorable pictures of Ellie in the pumpkin patch. Here are just a few of my favorites.

If you live in there area and you have never been, you have to go! The apple cider donuts and the fresh apple juice are amazing! The cost is $4/person M-TH and $5/person F-S. The cost includes a hayride to the pumpkin patch that also has a slide and a maze. 

9 Months

Man, has time flown! How is it that Eleanor is already nine months old? She sure acts like it though.

Ellie's 9 Month Stats:
Weight: 17 lbs 8.5 oz - 34th percentile
Height: 27 1/4 inches - 35th percentile


Three months ago she was in the 85th percentile for height, so her doctor was a little concerned she hasn't grown much height wise. But she is perfectly healthy, so we have to assume she had a big grow spurt and is just evening out now.

At 9 Months Ellie:
- Walks around all the furniture
- Stands up by herself
- Pushes her stroller around the kitchen by herself
- Claps her hands and even says "yay" sometimes
- Still babbles "dada" all the time and rarely says "momma"
- Dances to music - she loves music
- Enjoys watching Little Einsteins- for the music
- Has 2 bottom teeth
- Gets into everything
- Eats just about everything we feed her. She loves feeding herself finger foods like bread, bananas, grapes, cheese, and Cheerios.
- Drinks out of a sippy cup, kind of
- Waves to Mommy and Daddy
- Enjoys reading books with Mommy

Before we know it she is going to be walking around and getting into even more trouble. Can't wait!

Dunn Children

While I was visiting my sister I took some pictures of her kids. I am no professional, but I enjoyed trying to capture their personalities. I just love these kids! Here are a few of my favorites.

Making Memories

I wish I had pictures to capture everything we did while in So Cal, but here are a few random ones that capture some of the fun memories we made. 

Shopping at H&M. I didn't end up buying this hat but I'm wishing I did. She is just so adorable!

Playing dress up with Grandma.

 

She loved playing with Grandma's baby doll.

Quality time with Grandpa.

Grocery shopping with cousins!

Lots of time at the pool. Ellie loved it!

San Diego Safari Park

My parents live literally five minutes from the San Diego Safari Park, and I love taking the African Safari Tram. I have never been on a real Afrain Safari, but I certainly feel like I have after experiencing the Tram at the Park. Eleanor was not entirely impressed, she mostly liked to play with the pole on side of the car.

My second favorite part of the Safari Park is the gorillas. Ellie loved them to. There was a baby gorilla that was so fun to watch. The baby kept running around hitting it's mom's bottom. I wish I had gotten a picture of it.