Olivia is 11 months old today.
New hobbies include walking, hanging out with Dad in the middle of the night, playing peekaboo and drinking whole milk.
28 Oct
First freeze
We had our first hard freeze last night–temperatures were still below 30 this morning.
I clustered the mums and covered them with a heavy blanket–they seemed to do just fine.
24 Oct
Olivia fix
I’m keeping the camera ready because one of these days, we’re going to see steps.
Not today, but someday soon.
It’s no rush, sweet baby. Believe me.
22 Oct
Weekend wrap-up
We had really lovely weather here last weekend–and as such, took the opportunity to be outside as much as possible. On Sunday, we visited a pumpkin patch outside of town.
Ava loved the playground…
And the hay maze…
And she even ran into her friend Brandon!
Olivia was happy just being outside.
When we got home, we planted some bulbs for spring…
And ditched the potted shrubs in favor of something a bit more seasonal.
21 Oct
Boo’d
When we arrived home from the cabin a week ago, we discovered we’d been “Boo’d.”
One of our neighbors left little treats for Ava and Olivia, along with a cute poem instructing us to “boo” two additional neighbors in turn.
Ava and I dropped off little packages a few days ago, and hung the “You’ve been boo’d” sign on our front door, so our neighbors know we’re already received our loot.
Ava thinks that maybe if we take it down, we might get lucky once more. Smart girl.
19 Oct
Beer’s here
Well, almost. Just a few short weeks before we have our very own Smith Family Pale Ale! It will be the official drink of this blog(ger).
18 Oct
Minnesota wrap-up
More fall color…the only comforting thought about leaving Minnesota is that we’ll be able to experience fall all over again. If it’s half this beautiful here, we’ll be fortunate.
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