Miller Time: October!

Happy October! Ellison is SO excited for fall and winter. She's been talking non-stop about the leaves falling off the trees and how after that, it's going to snow. She says, "some of the trees are ready for fall". Glad someone is looking forward to winter, because I am definitely not! I think Frozen may have played some role in her excitement.

Tree in our neighborhood - so pretty!

It's been a big month for Kellen. Besides starting solids, more teeth (4 now, with 3 more on the way!!!), and his first haircut, he has gotten REALLY good at moving. Jay lowered the crib because Kellen is starting to pull himself to standing. He can now crawl on his hands and knees but usually will quickly drop down to army style because it's faster. He's very interested in the stairs and will probably be trying to climb them soon. And he does this...

We have gone through all of the stage 1 baby foods and are moving into stage 2. He also had a strawberry, and it was so cute watching him eat it! He's also tried yogurt and some little pieces of chicken!

Ells has been her usual busy self. She's really into "projects" right now, so I am going to try to do more with her on the days I'm home. We've gone to story time at Barnes & Noble the past couple of weeks, and she got to make some crafts there. And she has her first zoo class coming up this month!

Ells and her "yion"

SkippyJon Jones mask (made at Barnes & Noble)

We went apple picking at Barthel's last week, and yesterday I made some applesauce and an apple pie. Ellison said the applesauce was "ucky" but I like it! The pie is absolutely hideous to look at - something went wrong with the crust - but still really yummy. And the house smelled SO good while things were cooking! There's definitely nothing like the smells of fall.

We also went to a pumpkin farm (Basse's) this weekend. We had never been there before. There's an admission fee, but almost every activity is included once you pay that. Ells went for a pony ride, we walked through part of the corn maze, took a hayride to the pumpkin patch, and a few other things. I think Ellison's favorite was the corn bin - she laid in the corn and made "corn angels"! Only mistake we made was ordering food. I'm not even exaggerating, it took at least 45 minutes to get chicken nuggets, fries, and cheese curds. Don't suggest doing that if you go there!!!