Whew! What a Month!

Matt just accused me of giving up on this blog, but I assure you, that is not the case!  It has been a whirlwind of a month since I last posted.  October is not quite over yet but I can't believe it is almost time to get out Christmas decorations.  (I like to start in November!)  I skipped over fall decor entirely because we have been way to busy with the activities of this season.  So, get ready for an onslaught of fall photos of "All our Fun this Fall" !!! (Note:  In case you want to save or develop any of the photos, some of these photos are only "email quality" right now.  I will replace them with full-size versions once I get the originals from Paparazzi Steve.)

Callie's first haircut!  Just the bangs, I wouldn't dare cut those beautiful golden curls in the back.

 Callie busies herself around the house doing many things.  One of them is dress-up.  She is constantly getting in my drawers or overturning the dirty clothes hampers looking for new "outfits".  Unfortunately, many of them include hats made out of dirty undies!

She also still spends a good amount of time loving on her furry brothers.  They patiently lay there while she hugs and sometimes even kisses them.

 Callie has even invented some new sports -- Baseball Ballet!

 Wednesday nights are Aunt Missy nights because I play on an indoor volleyball league now.  Michelle comes over to help entertain Callie.

 We have had several celebrations at our house this past month.  Happy 88th Birthday to Pa!

 And I hosted a lingerie shower for Michelle as part of her Bachelorette Weekend festivities.

 We have also done some traveling and visiting this fall...

 

One such visit was to Nana and Papa's house for a beautiful autumn boat ride and several crisp evening walks to see some of Callie's new friends.  (She says, "Boo" instead of "moo" but they seemed to be able to understand each other despite her thick accent.)

 

These guys aren't Callie's only recent four-legged, hoofed acquaintances.  We spent a little time at my friend Sarah's house where Callie got to pet and sit on one of her very favorite animals --Horsey!    She loves to nay and whinney!  And Sarah has generously offered to teach her how to clean out stalls once Callie is old enough!

 

 

This is Callie on Lady.  She's already riding bareback!

                   

 Callie has had some practice with riding already which brings us to our last bit of recent adventure --HOKIE Football.  What would Fall be without that!

 

This is Callie cheering for the first touchdown of the Tech vs. Central Michigan game.  Unfortunately, she was cheering for the wrong team!  Daddy was proud of her anyway! 

 

 She eventually got the hang of it but then decided it was time to explore.  We only stayed the first quarter.  That was about the length of my football attention span too!

  

She found tailgating to be much more fun because there was gravel and rocks!

 

All this tailgating, traveling and visiting has been tough on the waistline and there are only five more months left before the big wedding.  This is Callie's interpretation of what Mommy will feel like trying to get into her bridesmaid dress if she doesn't get busy exercising!

 

And finally, the most noticeable thing the last month has been how much Callie has changed from being a baby to a toddler with occasional glimpses of big girl.  I love watching her learn and grow, I just wish she would slow down just a little!