Adrenalin Junkie

It's been a while since I've posted anything. Sorry. I have been kicking myself for 2 weeks now for not taking ANY pictures of Halloween and I couldn't really bring myself to post anything since. We did dress up for Halloween, even though there isn't any photographic evidence. *kick* Audrey and I were parachuters, she was strapped in her baby carrier as my tendem jumper. We had a dozen helium balloons as our parachute. It was fun and the balloons were a hit at the ward Halloween party. Mitchell made his own costume and went as Hangman. It was awesome! This is Hangman as in the game kids play where they try to guess a word or phrase one letter at a time. Mitchell made a noose that he tied (loosely, it was a kids party) around his neck, and he used blue painter's tape on his clothes to look like a stick figure. It was pretty great. Of course Audrey knew nothing about trick or treating and her parents were too dignified/mature/dumb to take her around to get us some candy so we ended up having to buy Halloween candy on sale the next day.

Audrey continues to learn new things all the time! She has definitely perfected the army crawl and it wont be long before she is crawling on her hands and knees! She has started getting up on all fours in the last few days. She has always been really strong in that she developed great head and neck control very young and she will put weight on her legs if you steady her. She likes to stand up and hold my hands for balance and the other day she was doing that and decided she would let go with one hand. She let go then looked up at me grinning as if to say, "see what a daredevil I am!" I guess she likes living on the edge. She did that a few times and then when she let go with both hands she toppled to the floor and laughed. What a silly girl. I wont be surprised if she starts pulling herself up on the furniture in the next few months! Oh dear.

She loves to read! ...or eat the paper

Since Audrey likes standing up and because she is so mobile now I got her a new toy for her sanity and mine! She has a Johnny Jump Up. It is a harness that clips to the door frame and has a spring so she can jump, it also has a little activity center that plays music (so actually it's not really that great for my sanity). It keeps her entertained when I have to do other things that prevent me from monitoring as closely what she is getting in to. She likes it and I love when she spins around on her little toes. Future ballerina?

Does anyone else think she looks like Mitchell?

She has also been dabbling in a few different foods recently. She doesn't seem to really like, or dislike for that matter, eating foods. She is more interested in inspecting the straps on her highchair than anything else. We do give her foods every couple of days though. She has tried, avocado, rice cereal, butternut squash, peas and banana. The reactions are all pretty much the same, doesn't love it, doesn't hate it. Oh well, I'm in no rush. At the rate time is speeding by she'll be eating a steak dinner tomorrow, with a boy on a date! Ahhh!

There was a little piece of apple in the mesh bag and she was having fun licking the juice off. What a ham for the camera! (please excuse the craft mess in the background, Mitchell was traveling and when he is out of town, we don't clean up messes very often!)

As for the star of the show's parents we are staying busy and having fun! Mitchell has traveled a bit in the last couple of months which was fun for him. He got to see his parents in Seattle for a very brief visit between plane flights and enjoyed that very much. Melanie is working on a quilt and is having fun learning through experimentation. Applique isn't nearly as hard as I imagined! We are still blessed with blue skys and sunshine! Everyone is saying we are living on borrowed time though, the snow will come eventually!