October 2016 highlights

My mom came to visit in mid-October, shortly after the baby turned 10 months old! They have not seen each other since January, so I was eager for my mom to see how much her granddaughter has grown!

My mom was only here for 3 weeks, but during that time, she got to witness the baby taking her first steps!

We all agree that having a child in the home makes you experience the everyday things in a new light. For example, I started obsessing about the weather and longing for nice days so we can play outside. I also started paying more attention to the different types of crispy leaves,

colorful leaves,

and spotting wooly worms.

We went to a pumpkin patch and picked out pumpkins to carve,

and, for someone who usually paid no attention to Halloween, we actually made an effort to dress the baby up in a costume!