Patio Party for my 30th

We had our first party on our new patio and it was a huge success. We had a bunch of friends over to celebrate my 30th bday and we watched football outside and enjoyed fall even though it was 85 degrees on Saturday!. There were a ton of kiddos and it was so fun to see them all playing together. I guess this was our first real party to throw since having Zoe....it's really kind of funny to see how different things are now that the majority of our friends have children. But I love it- I mean look at how cute all these kiddos are!

Clara and Zoe


this picture cracks me up....Zoe and Nevie were playing and then all of a sudden Zoe freaked out!

Caroline, Nevie and Zoe




Ethan and Hayden playing with the car




this ball pit was the best $20 I think we've ever spent!

9 months

So the last few weeks have been crazy...Zoe has been learning so much. 9 months is definitely my favorite age so far. Just in the last few weeks, Zoe has taken off, full speed ahead. She is a crawling machine. It's pretty amazing how quick she is picking things up (literally...ha!). She is crawling from room to room, pulling up on all the furniture, sitting down from the standing position. She loves to follow us wherever we go...it's pretty funny especially when we're getting for work in the morning. One minute she's in the nursery, then she's in the kitchen, then she's in the living room...there's no stopping her! Good thing we have a small house, otherwise I don't know how people keep up!

And it was even apparent during our monthly photo shoot...I could barely keep her still in the chair.







And here's her stats for record-keeping purposes:
Height: 27 3/4 inches (60th percentile)
Weight: 19 lbs, 6 oz (60th)
Head: 45 cm (80th)

Lake Time

All she needs is the right incentive....

Please don't judge us.... :)

Porch Time

Follow Me!

So I'm doing this as a test to see how many people actually read this thing....lately I feel like I've been talking to a wall and I guess I'm needing to feel the love. I have a lot of friends that say they like to check out the pictures and updates on Zoe so I'm talking to you peeps! If you aren't already, click on the Followers tab and add your name (if you don't have a google account already it's easy, just input your info). As I'm writing this, I only have 7 followers which makes me just feel sad and lonely so add your name please!

And I mean, who wouldn't want to follow this little bit of cuteness? ;)

8 month trick

She's a yoga master!