October Fun... Stella's 8 Months!

Stella Susan is 8 months old!  We've had such a fun month this month as she learned how to be such a confident crawler, even venturing in to the kitchen to check out Jack's food dish {not sure how we are going to baby proof that one!}.  She continues to develop such a fun personality - determined, curious, giggly, observant... 

Constant Drool!

Clapping for myself!

chasing after Jack!

Discovering myself in the mirror! 

We've had so much fun discovering those crispy things called leaves.... and attempting to put them in our mouth {shocking!}

We've brainwashed {I mean... introduced} her to our love of football cheering for the Badgers on Saturdays, and no choice of her daddy's, but the Pack on Sunday's.  I mean, she is the model for her Auntie's company!

Stella is a great eater... when it comes to everything being totally mashed up.  She has ZERO interest in anything with "chunks".  In fact, she makes the funniest faces anytime she puts rice puffs or anything in her mouth.  Cottage Cheese?  No thanks... Shredded Cheese? No thanks... Mashed up Kale+Mangos or Ground Turkey with Sweet Potatoes, YES PLEASE.  Go figure.  If she's anything like her Mom and Dad, that love for cheese will soon come.

One of my favorites!  So proud sitting like a big girl in the cart!

Feeding herself is fun!

On a run with Mom...

Hanging with Grandpa Jolly in the same wagon her Aunties drooled in.

Go pack go!

Another favorite...loving daddy time!

And a blog post in October wouldn't be complete without two things... Halloween and pumpkins!  

We ventured out to a pumpkin patch in Maple Grove to pick out our pumpkins... Stella looks clearly amused in the first picture!

And, but of course, HAPPY HALLOWEEN FROM OUR LITTLE TURTLE!  Thank you Grandma Lien for making my costume!  It was a hit.

total meltdown!