Fun in the leaves...

Well, we thought we would take advantage of all the leaves in Gramma Evans's yard this weekend before the snow starts to fly! Erin loves playing in the leaves... she had a fun time throwing the leaves up into the air. Too bad we don't have any trees in our own backyard yet... maybe next year :) Erin also had some fun with Uncle Mark (Evans) this weekend too. Erin really seems to enjoy "stealing your nose" game, she gets quite the kick out of it. As a packed full weekend, we also got to visit with Shawna and her daughter Reese as well as our other friend Jill. It was quite funny to watch the girls play together... Reese kept wanting to give Erin hugs and kisses but Erin didn't really know what to think and kept saying "no, no, no" and began to cry.... poor thing, but quite cute. Amazing to see how much Reese has grown into such a beautiful little girl, as she will be a big sister soon. As Shawna is ready to "pop" any minute to a new baby boy! We can't wait to meet him! I will post some pics as soon as I can. We want to wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving!!!

Today's photoshoot...

Here are a few pics of Erin from this morning. As you can see she loves playing with the mini pumpkins!

1,2,3....

Well, Erin keeps surprising us everyday! Last week Erin counted all the way to 10.... well, almost... she can't quite say seven. So if we say seven for her, she then continues to count to 10! So proud!!

Last weekend we also had Grandma and Grandpa Lowe come and visit. So here are a few pics from a walk in the valley. Also Erin's little table and chairs set finally came in, so Grandma and Grandpa picked them up and Daddy assembled it. Erin loves to sit and eat, color and serve tea with her babies at the table. Great gift! Thanks again!

Big Girl!

This is just a little video of Erin today. Apparently she is not a baby anymore...... Enjoy!

Oops! Having some problems downloading the video... will get it up as soon as I can.

Sentences!

Well, Erin now speaks in many 2 word sentences but has just said her first 3 word sentence yesterday.... She said "More water please"!!! Yay! It is amazing how fast she is catching on to language and finally putting the words together so Mummy and Daddy can understand her a bit more. Erin likes to say a lot of things by using her colors, which she knows all of them very well. Most times it is "blue bowl, orange cup..." and so forth. We are so proud of her! Erin also loves to sing... her favorite songs right now are "happy, happy, happy, happy...." ever since her birthday party... those are the only words she can make out in the song...haha! And she heard Daddy say "okey dokey" last week and now she keeps repeating and repeating it...again, really quite funny! Erin has quite the little personality these days... always seems to keep us laughing and smiling!

The potty training is back in full force and Erin seems to be doing great!!! We keep her in panties all day unless we have to go out to the store or such. She is also very good at telling Mummy she has to go pee or poop and then races off to the bathroom. I am soooo happy she is back in this mode... I thought for a while that she was going to be 6 by the time she is trained! So it is nice not to have to buy diapers sooo often :) Again... we are soooo proud of her!!!

Oh yes, almost forgot to mention Erin's first official visit to the dentist on monday.... didn't go very well. I was hoping Erin would be good since our good friend Jen (who lives down the street and we see quite often) is a dental assistant there.... thought that Erin might feel more comfortable with Jen but it's like Erin changes into a completely different girl! She wouldn't let anyone look in her mouth except me. Erin did enjoy the ride up and down in the chair and her little baby getting her teeth checked but that was all that was going to happen! Oh well, good thing Mummy knows what to look and check for and is good at brushing and flossing Erin's little teeth. Erin's last 2 molar's (5's in dental terms) are just starting to come in this week... so far they haven't seemed to bother Erin too much except for when we are brushing. Well, that is all for now....

Playdate

Yesterday we met a couple of moms and their little ones in Edmonton that we haven't seen in over a year! Erin had a great time playing with Hannah and Jayce and meeting all their new little siblings. Hannah has 6 month old twin sisters and Jayce is a big brother to 4 month old Matty. Needless to say it was a busy house yesterday, but not too much fighting, which was good :) It was pretty amazing to see the kids all grown up... seems like yesterday we were all brand new moms just getting to know each other. Now the kids can all talk, run and have their own little personalities. Sorry no pictures...forgot my camera... I know I am kicking myself for it.....

Always making us laugh...

Everyday, Erin has something new to say each day. A few days ago, we went to Old Navy and they happened to have their Halloween stuff out... so Erin and I decided to take a peek at the costumes. Erin decided that the cute little chicken outfit was the one she wanted. So once we got home, we had to try it on and show Daddy. Well it was just after supper and Erin was running around the house flapping her arms and saying "bock, bock". It was hilarious... wish we would have had the video camera on. No pics for right now, it's a surprise until October 31st! The costume looks very warm so it should be good for the usual cool, snowy Halloween night :)