Autumn

Lydia one year ago...

Lydia one week ago...


From a totally zonked 2 week old...

To a "neigh"ing, squirmy 1 year old!


Sitting in the pumpkin patch she was enthralled with pointing to the tips of the stems.



Of course, then she figured out that she could "ride" the pumpkins which was great fun!




Dear friends, Jen & Ryan, the newlyweds came for a visit on a gorgeous October afternoon.

Posing for the camera :)

A walk in the woods: Longpine Resvoir



Daddy decided to inaugurate Lydie into one of his family traditions: cream cheese on saltine cracker...

One of her favorite activities...this time she found all of her utensils. When one runs out of hands, employ the mouth!

Since Lydia doesn't walk and can't carry things in her hands, she figures the easiest way to transport items is by mouth.

What we call "free standing" in the kitchen. Look, no hands!

Almost dinnertime and I had emptied a bag of apples into the fruit drawer. One got away and Lydia snatched it up. Before I knew it she was munching away. Almost as if to say, "See, mommy, I really am hungry!"