Finger food only, please!

Maren has reached a phase where she will only eat food that she can pick up and put in her mouth...and she definitely will not eat anything fed to her on a spoon! It makes figuring out what to feed her challenging, but it is also kind of nice that she can be a little bit independent at mealtimes!

Here she has just finished eating carrot and chicken raviolis and is now eating some chunks of papaya. She's pretty happy with herself and the mess she's made!

Just some cute pictures...

We just love this little jacket on Maren...she looks like such a grown up little girl!It has been cooler at night, so both kids get to wear their cozy footie jammies.
Today we went to a little carnival/market and Joel got to go in this bouncy house with a slide.
Maren just chillin' out in her stroller.

Demo Day

The house across the street got completely torn down yesterday. We spent over an hour watching the back hoe outside, and then checked on the progress throughout the day from our window. Joel LOVES big construction machinery, so this was pretty exciting for him!

10 months old...

I can't believe it, but Maren is already 10 months old! Pretty soon she will turn one and will be walking and talking! We had her 9 month check up last week (a little bit late!) and she's 17lbs, 27 3/4 inches! She has 6 teeth (one more on the way), crawls really fast and "cruises" holding onto furniture. She also loves to be chased around and walk holding onto our hands. She will dance a little bit, give mommy a "kiss", is starting to learn to clap and most of all, she laughs and smiles ALL the time. She is such a joy!