Pumpkin Fun!!

Last weekend Ellie had experienced her first year of fall FUN! Friday night we went to Boo at the Zoo! Miss Ellie dressed up as a little fairy princess! It was a blast! We went with a bunch of Ellie's friends - Addy, Maddy, Mckenna, Trevor and of course O! We saw the polar bears, giraffes and the monkeys! But NO elephants! LOL! That was mine and Tom's favorite book growing up - But No Elephants. Grandma Mare said she would find the book to read to Ellie so we can continue the tradition. Another favorite book was The Monster at the End of this Book which features Grover from Sesame Street. One of my favorite memories growing up was Mom reading it to us very animated. So of course I found it at Wal Mart and read it to Ellie all the time! Ok - back to the weekend (it is so nice to reminisce) -- so Boo at the Zoo was a success! We really did try to keep 12 adults and 6 children together, but the social director (me) had to just let it go and realize that it is next to impossible! We did have fun and got some great pictures of the kids (both old and young!). It was a bummer that 1/2 the zoo is under construction, but we made it fun by checking out the High School Musical Section!!


Saturday was cousin Alyssa's first birthday! We got to hang out with all our cousins -- Miranda, Mark, Zak and of course - Alyssa the birthday girl! She had a blast mushing up her first birthday cake! It was also fun watching Tom try to put together a new toy. He said NO instructions! But about 15 minutes later he grabbed them and gave in! It's fun seeing Tom as a Dad. I can't believe how time flies and how much we have grown up. Saturday night we went back up to the bowling alley and got to hang out with Aunt Betty, Uncle Chuck, Aunt Faith and Uncle Steve! And Ashley was in town visiting too! She got to feed Ellie her dinner and then Ellie played with the Aunts!! We love going to the bowling alley and visiting on Saturdays.


Daddy had off of work on Sunday to go pick pumpkins! Once again we went with a large group of people. I don't think we are capable of going anywhere without "the crew." Well, we filled a whole hayride with the 20+ people in our group picking pumpkins! Most of Ellie's buddies were there along with all of O's cousins! It is really fun spending time with everyone. I think it is so important to get Ellie out and experience so much even though she is still young and might not realize things. Daddy picked out 2 big pumpkins and Mommy picked out a few small gourds to decorate at home! I can't wait to carve the pumpkins into jack-o-lanterns! We also bought some caramel apples and apple butter! We will definitely make Geig's Farm in Seville a yearly event!


I will email the link to everyone tomorrow of the pictures all our fun weekend events!! Walgreens makes it SO easy to send. I hope everyone enjoys the pictures and I love hearing everyone's comments on the blog!!


Next week......Halloween adventures with the Trebiskys......

4 months old!!!

Ellie is already 4 months old and had her well visit yesterday! She is 14 pounds and 24 inches long! She's in the 50th percentile for everything - including her head that was a little behind last time! The doctor said she is holding her head up very well and is doing great. After her shots we went and visited Uncle Matt who works upstairs. Uncle Matt showed her off to all the nurses while Mommy was seeing her doctor! He is such a proud uncle! Ellie is also becoming a little chatterbox! She woke her Mommy up at 4:45 on Monday morning just babbling in her crib! It is the sweetest sound. Daddy thinks that she'll end up being just like her Mommy in the talking department.....

Over the weekend we went to Medina's Fall Folilage Tour with Aunt Lori, Uncle CJ and O! What a blast we had! Ellie spend most of the day in her Snugli (which is a baby carrier pictured above that Mommy straps on to herself) and loved it! We got to see the pioneer festival and we went to a very nice winery with the best honey wine. On Sunday we spent the day with Aunt Beth and Uncle Matt! First we went to church to listen to Grandma Carol sing and then off to the Hiram Pumpkin Festival. Even though Ellie is still too young to participate there is a lot of fun stuff for kids to do! We can't wait until next year! The fun part was taking the school bus from Orange High School to the festival!! After the festival we went to the Faimans' (Matt's Mom & Dad) house for lunch where we had burgers and dogs! Ellie played with Matt & Beth's other niece Sophia. Ellie loves watching older kids play. Aunt Lori says she laughs at all the toddlers at her house every week.

This weekend coming up is Boo at the Zoo with everyone!! And then on Sunday we are all going on a hayride to pick pumpkins. From what I hear Ellie has to only pick a pumpkin as big as she can carry - luckily for her Daddy will be there to pick a big one out and carry it for her!!!

Fall...

I hope everyone is doing good and I really appreciate all the wonderful comments I get about our blog!!! I was just thinking today about how much I love Fall and now that Ellie is here with us Fall is even more exciting! There is so much to do this year! We have planned Boo at the Zoo, pumpkin picking and Halloween. We'll have to make a trip out to Mapleside, Medina and Lake Farm parks too! The possibilities are endless.....

Fall makes me think every year about change and how our lives change like the leaves. I think back to when I met Dave 7 years ago and both of our lives changed for the better. Or how we became engaged and knew that at that moment my life would change for the better once again. At our wedding when we said our vows.....and when we found out that we were pregnant with Ellie! The best days of my life were when a major change was occurring.

Ellie is also changing every day! She laughs all the time! Especially when I tickle her cheeks! She will have Mommy's chubby cheeks! LOL! Next week she will be 4 months old already and her next doctor's visit is Tuesday. I can't wait to post the update of her weight, height and all the new stuff (like cereal!) we will be trying.

Jump Around!!!

Ellie has come a long way this last week! She let out her first laugh last Saturday morning for her Mommy!! Then last night we both laughed uncontrollably at each other - I think Daddy thinks we are NUTS!!! Aunt Beth and Uncle Matt came over last Saturday and kept an eye on Ellie while I went and had my hair done. They had so much fun together! Uncle Matt put Ellie's jumparoo together and then played with Ellie in it until she fell asleep. She's still a little small for it but she's holding her head up very well!! That afternoon we went shopping with Aunt Lori and Miss O for Olivia's baptism shoes. We found out when something isn't in stock at Payless Shoes that if it is at another store you get $3 off your purchase at that store!! Just a little FYI!! Sunday was Olivia's Baptism and we got to play with Addy, Trevor, Mavrick and O!! It was a blast! The kids loved the trampoline!! I hope everyone is enjoying our family blog and we'll be sure to keep you updated!!!!!!