Its fall - my favorite. Time for crisp mornings, sunny afternoons and the smell of smoke in the evenings around our house. Fall decorations. Of course.
And I haven't even gotten out the pinecones or fall wreath yet, that is for this week.
Time to find some leaves to dry and press and some pumpkins to carve. And my absolute favorite time at the farmers market, all locally grown here in WA:
Already made my first batch of my favorite pumpkin chocolate chip cookies. As always - thanks to Brandy D. for the recipe.
We survived our first full week of school. Addy did great and is really enjoying every thing about her new world. But man were the last two weeks exhausting. All the families are talking about the toll its taken. Hopefully now we can ease into a maintenance mode and enjoy a breath or two. (I know, as I type this the first fall germs are just waiting to pounce.)
And then there are other changes in our house, baby food dinners have transitioned to meals like this:
I know - classy on the paper plates huh? :) Haven't found anything she won't eat yet. That includes the unfortunate time she found the dog throw up before I did. Yup. I just keep telling myself its all part of building a great immune system. Right?
Her favorite food hands down is cheese. Just plain old cheese. Sometimes I can't just put it out because she will shove so much cheese in her mouth at once. I have to ration it out to her for fear of her choking on her joy of cheese. A close second is peas and green beans - loved them pureed and loves them in big girl pieces.
The other day we were at the market and Charlotte and I were waiting on Daddy and Addy and she was getting super bored. I took out a plum and peeled away a side of the peel and then let her nibble on it. She ripped it out of my hands and grasped it in both of hers before I could rescue it. Safe to say I don't struggle to get her to eat.
And instead of scootchin around everywhere Charlotte just started standing this weekend. Its a whole new level to explore.
And now she's added in a little traditional crawl to the scootchin!
So cute to come in after her nap and see this face peering over the rail at me:
We are sure to be busy as we enter the season of holidays, birthdays (a big 1st birthday and 6th birthday), and most importantly time with friends and family to celebrate. But its a great time of year to take in the beauty around us and the simple joys of the season.
