Disc Golf with Dad

Our town has recently put in a new disc golf course at Children's park. My DH played this all the time in college with a make-shift course. I, on the other hand, cannot throw a frisbee to save my life. So we decided to walk the 1 block (more like a 1/2 mile one way - its a LONG block!) and try it out. Macyn had a great time riding in the stroller while Dad played. She thought she would help out by being the caddy, and holding his "putter" disc for him.The first hole wasn't so bad:Next one, a little more challenging - the hole is located right between to big evergreen trees:Then, DH misses completely:Throw in a water hazard.........and then DH shows me how its done with style:The sad part is, he can throw better that way than I can do overhand. Maybe I will attempt to play next time, just to humor him. Overall it was fun doing something free, with the family, and some physical activity. I think we will be playing often!

10 Months Old

Macyn is now 10 months old and is learning new skills and getting bigger everyday! I'm not sure how much she weighs (haven't stood on the scale with her) but, all I know is, she loves to eat! She has 5 1/2 teeth now (I say that because the one on the bottom keeps on coming through, and going back down), and loves to eat anything you give her! She eats table food with us along with 2nd and 3rd stage baby foods. She is not a fan of 3rd foods Mac & Cheese but loves spirals (see previous post). She likes bananas, watermelon, crackers, and carrot-apple juice. However, she has made up her mind she no longer likes her sippy cup. You put it in her mouth once and boy does she throw a fit!

This past month she has also figured out crawling. She is quite the speed crawler now. Sometimes when you act like you are going to chase her she tries to crawl away as fast as possible. There isn't anywhere she hasn't gone. Buddy's water dish? check. The dishwasher? check. Sitting herself behind the bathroom door and not move so mom can't get in? check. Since she can get around pretty well crawling, she now pulls up on everything. She cruises around the furniture, table and chairs, and even on the cabinets in the kitchen. There is no stopping her now. Every morning she greets me by standing up in her crib with her arms out to be picked up. (makes mommy's heart melt). One thing that has been nice, is she has figured out how to get into a sitting position from standing. Her new found trick, however, is standing up in the bathtub and plopping back down. She is either going to slip one of these days or hurt her little bottom. I suppose she will get a "smart" bump one of these times.

She can now wave "bye bye", even though it usually comes when your out the door. When I put her into her car seat I wave before I close the door, and sure enough, once the door closes I can see her through the window waving.

She also likes blocks and balls . She likes her dinosaur and tries to put blocks into the ball sections (but that doesn't work so well). She also tries to put books into it, and sometimes her pacifier. Another classic toy she loves are good old stacking cups. (buy them at a dollar store).Besides playing with toys, she also likes to make a mess. How come no one ever told me that a clean house will never last? Case and point:Another thing we have been working on is a bedtime routine, and she pretty much has it down (knock on wood). It consists of turning on her music, cuddling with her blankie, reading Goodnight Moon, drinking a bottle, then laying down in her crib with her teddy bear (the one in her monthly pics) and shes out...for anywhere between 12-13 hours. Super nice! Lets hope she stays on this schedule.

Guess Who?

Guess who ate a whole bowl of oatmeal and spiral macaroni & cheese, with a side of apple-carrot juice in a sippy cup AND a bottle for supper?

This Girl:AND guess who got extremely upset when her oatmeal, mac & cheese, and juice was gone?

Wait for it:

Wait, it's still coming:

There she is:

Gone Crafty!

I hit up a rummage this weekend with lots of stuff, and girl clothes galore! and cheap! I picked up a few things, including this picture frame for $2. (they have this same one at WalMart for $12)!Since I have kinda gone photo crazy in the past few days, and the fact that we have pictures in our dining room, book case, book shelf, and living room; I was trying to figure out what to put in this frame. I decided to get all crafty and such, and picked up a 16x20 print from Walmart for $2.97. Now the print itself isn't exactly super nice, but since I knew I was going to cut it up, I didn't want to spend too much just in case my vision didn't turn out as well as I though it would.So I pretty much traced 4x6" rectangles in the shape of the picture frame I bought. I then cut them out, put them into the frame, and made some pretty cool abstract art. It isn't perfect by any means, but I was pretty proud of myself for making something for under $5. Here is how it turned out:I might just keep my eyes open for cool picture frames, and artwork to use. The best part is, I can change the picture(s) if I want to change colors, etc. I also thought it would be cool to do some Alphabet Photography and put in different frames - but that's another day, and I would need to brush up on my photography skills a little more. AND find time!

Photo Updates

I have been really bad about updating photos, retouching, collages, etc., but I finally made time to make Macyn's 9 month collage:It's nothing super great, but I had a little trouble laying it out to something I liked. This one along with her 3 month and 6 month ones go up on our "family" wall. It's fun to compare how much she has changed in her short 9 months of life so far!Speaking of comparing - I also updated her 12 month photo frame. Its hard to believe there are only 3 more spaces to fill :(And last but not least, I got a 5 opening picture frame for Christmas from my sister and I still haven't added any photos in it - until now! I decided to find Macyn's bath pictures and make them black and white, and isolate the bathtub and toys in color. I hung the frame in my bathroom and I am happy the way it turned out. Here are the photos I used and the final look of them in the bathroom.

Hometown Rib Fest

A week ago, my hometown had their first ever Rib Fest. They had 12 entries and my dad was one of them. Each person has to grill up 50 lbs of donated ribs. Since that is ALOT of ribs, DH decided he would borrow his employers grill - a Big Green Egg and help my dad out (he has a BGE as well). They started grilling around 10:00 in the morning and then had supper around 5:00. The prices were ridiculously cheap! $2 for 3 ribs, $1 20 oz pop, and $1 sides. I don't think DH and I have ever been so full from such a cheap meal! Needless to say, they ran out of food and had a great turnout. My dad and DH didn't win any prizes, but I thought theirs were absolutely delicious - they can make ribs for me anytime! Macyn and I hung out all day, running errands, and visiting some friends. The day wasn't complete without Macyn sporting her "Dad's BBQ Buddy" onesie and a denim skirt. All in all, it was a great day and had a good time - can't wait for next year's Rib Fest!

A little short, or a little tall?

In my previous post, I stated that Macyn is tall for her age. Now, the bigger question - is Macyn just tall for these pajamas, or are they made a little short? The pajamas are size 9 months. She is currently 9 months, 2 weeks. AND they are supposed to be PANTS - not capris. But hey, they fit, and its cool for summer. And the ruffles are supposed to be on her bottom - not on her waist. Either way, I'm pretty sure it won't be long before these are going to be "bermuda" pant legs.