Photo bomb!!

Just a little of what we've been up to lately :)

Pinterest strikes again!!

I have been wanting to make one of these cute Halloween quiet books since one of my friends pinned it! Lots of felt and three late nights later, it's done!! And it is super cute!! I added and changed some things from the pattern which you can purchase here: http://www.etsy.com/listing/54785787/boo-halloween-quiet-book-pdf-pattern

There are other ideas on Pinterest that don't require you to buy a pattern, but I am still a beginner at sewing, so that really helped me out!! I really enjoy Halloween, but just the costumes and candy parts of it, not the scary, creepy stuff...especially not for the little man, so I think this will be perfect for him :) The sewing is not that great, but hopefully Merritt won't hold it against me! I changed most of the fabrics so i could use some of my scraps, added a fun green zipper, since at the moment he is obsessed with them, and made a candy corn out of felt and stuffed in the pumpkin instead of making the finger puppets that the pattern shows. The little spider is actually just attached with Velcro, so he comes on and off and the friendly ghost pops in and out too!! Such a fun project!! Can't wait to do a Christmas one!!! :)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Minnesotta State Fair

This past weekend The Farmer, Merritt, The Farmer's Sister, and I went to the MN State Fair! On Friday we dropped The Farmer off at the fairgrounds (he was helping fit cattle for the Simmental Show) and we headed to the outlet mall in Albertville! We shopped til we dropped..literally! The next day we got up and headed to the fair to watch the Farmer show! Such a fun weekend and our first check off the Fall Bucket List! :)

 

Merritt Wylie 8 months!

 

We have an official mover and shaker!! A few days after I posted his 7 month pic/stats, he started crawling!! Ecckk!! Since then, he hasn't looked back!! For a couple of weeks now he has started pulling up on everything and has just started "cruising" a little (walking along while holding onto something) I just can't believe how big he is getting!!

 

He is loving closing and opening the gates on his farms and rolling his Pull and Learn Pony along on the floor while banging the blocks on his back. But mostly he still wants to play with the things he cant have! He loves soft blankets and stuffed animals too!

 

He is doing soo great with his finger food, and has entirely given up baby food at lunch! His favorites are small pieces of peaches, oranges, green beans, and peas...he also loves baby meat sticks..which actually smell like dog food! ha! Other than that change, his eating schedule has stayed the same.

 

He now has 6 teeth! 3 on the top and 3 on the bottom, with more on the way!

 

We wont get an official weight and height until 9 months..but he is probably around 22 pounds. He is starting to wear his 12-18 month Gymboree clothes and 18 month in Carters..it's a little big, but not for long! We also just moved up to size 4 diapers!

 

He is getting more vocal by the day and now says MaMa, even when he's not just mad :) He is also now waivng bye bye and clapping too!

 

We love watching him change everyday and enjoy every second of being his Mommy and Daddy!!