Today we went to a local farm geared toward younger kiddos, with a cow train, bins of corn, bales of hay for climbing, and lots of wide open space for running. The girls loved it, and I loved taking tons of pictures of them in their Fall outfits with my good camera.
At least one of these is THE cutest pic I have ever taken of Evie, and that's saying a lot.
Evie took her first steps on August 18 at Aunt Katie and Uncle Sahil's house....while my back was turned hanging streamers. Doh!! Ever since then I watched her like a hawk to see if I could catch a repeat. No dice. It seemed the strength of my gaze prevented her from doing any meaningful steps. Jeremy very sweetly reframed it as her being too excited to see me and wanting to use her quickest way to get to me. OK.
Then she started walking long stretches with the babysitter. I had to do lots of work to be ok with this, and to not interpret it as working too much and missing all her milestones. But I am. Ultimately I'm glad she is so comfortable with her sitter, and that she is helping her to grow while I do my thing at work.
She finally started walking long stretches for me last Friday, when we had lots of extended time together during Willa's Little Gym class. I love to see how excited she is with herself, and how completely she throws herself into every new task, even if she has fallen before.
One more before I stop for the night, Thanksgiving!
For Evie's first Thanksgiving we were scheduled to be in Niceville. Since our family has grown this year, the Fowlers generously put us up in a beautiful beach house in Destin. We had a lovely time doing Thanksgiving crafts, making homemade applesauce, and spending a little time getting our toes sandy. So wonderful!
