My favorite time of year!

Happy Halloween Everyone!

I can't believe October is gone! This month flew by for us. We were busy every weekend this month! It's hard to believe our baby will be 4 months old in just two days. She's growing up to fast for her mommy! Our week has ended on a good note, Jason is finally feeling better, Ava is getting over her cold, and I am still hanging in there.. felt a little sick this afternoon but I think it was the nasty spaghetti-o's I ate. YUCK!



October is my absolute favorite month. I love Halloween. I love to decorate for it, eat enough fun-sized candy bars to make anyone sick and sometime even dress up! (We got married in October because that's how much I love it!) Even though we were crazy busy this month, we still found a little time to go to the Cider Mill, ( for my IL people, a cider mill is sort of like Tanners, only much much much smaller and no apples to pick, or pumpkins you just buy all that stuff.. it takes the fun out of it but whatever!)(lazy freaking Michigan) pick out pumpkins and finally carve them! We invited my mom and brother over last night to carve pumpkins. My mom and I always get into situations where we end up asking ourselves, "who's idea was this?" and secretly, its usually always my idea she just seems to get drug into it. Except for the rice crispy treat thing.. that was her and somehow I was the one encouraging Oakwood nurses to be happy. Yeah right. Anyways, it took a long time because I got the stencil kits. And of course had to make a cool pumpkin! Ava even checked out her little pumpkin. She really didn't seem to impressed with the cold pumpkin! It was a lot of fun and I'm glad we could do it for her first Halloween!



Speaking of our little girl, she had a busy month along with us! All the sudden she has started all these new things! First of all she has really found her voice. She always has cooed and babbled but now.. shes screaming. And my goodness this girl will scream just to hear herself! She thinks its funny and has a good time screaming at the TV and her toys. Shes started to scream and laugh with excitement and its really cute. She get sooo excited when we tickle her or scream back at her. Then there is her toes. I could get rid of all her toys, (except the famous elephant) and she could just play with toes all day long. That's how much she loves them! She loves when I take her socks off then she can really have at them. Amazing how she can turn herself into half the size she really is!


She has a couple new favorite things. Her bouncebounce baby...a excersaucer.. she loves that thing! She plays in that and hits the toys like they were bad! Shes still a little small for it but we just put a towel around her and she goes and goes like its no ones business! Thanks to uncle Jeffy for putting that together while he was over! And I put her in her highchair for the first time yesterday. Daddy calls it her big girl chair and she thinks its super cool that she can see up high! Its cute and I think she likes it!



And FINALLY... she is rolling over!! That is the biggest development this month! It was amazing to see her roll over for the first time. I, of course was a big freak and screamed and called Jason right away! She wouldn't do it again for a few days but finally Jason got to see it and now shes a full time roller! I got it on video for everyone to see if you would like.. for the computer.. handicapped.. like my mom, just push the big PLAY button in the center..like on a old VCR.. LOL.. I'm funny.



In other news, I'm going to keep count on here. The count would be for how many times Jason forgets his wedding ring at home. We're already at.. ONE. Such a man..such a man..

Anyways, I think that's about it for this weeks updates. PLEASE everyone has a safe and wonderful Halloween! We'll be taking our monster out tonight for trick or treating at Grammys, Gma's and a couple more places. Instead of candy lets hope they have diapers for the Av! LOL.. just kidding grannys!

Have a great weekend everyone!
Ashley