Dear Grandma and Grandpa

Dear Grandma and Grandpa,
I had so much fun on my first trip to St. Louis! I LOVED to walk around on your beautiful floor. I had so much fun having crawling races with you :) You knew I wanted you to catch me, but you let me win!I liked seeing your computer- now I know what the other side looks like when we web chat!And, I loved celebrating my first turkey day with you! Grandma- thanks for reenacting the first Thanksgiving with me. You were a pretty Pilgrim and I was a super cute Indian! Grandpa- thanks for playing airport taxi!

Thanks for everything you did to make it feel like home! Thanks for getting me a place to sleep and a place to eat, for making sure my tushie stayed dry, for feeding me all that delicious food and for spending so much time playing with me. I had a great trip! I miss you and can't wait to see you again soon.

love & slobbers, Penny

My weekend

I had another great weekend. I hung out with Nana and Papa!

And I had a staring contest with mommy. I ate dinner at the big girl table. I ate a carrot, some bread and a piece of spaghetti.

I hung out with Eric.And I got to see Jeff & Keilee.

It was a great weekend. I'm looking forward to my first Thanksgiving. I am going to eat turkey and sweet potatoes like a big girl!

Highlights from Penny's 9 Month Photo Shoot

40 weeks

Penny is 40 weeks old today!

She's feeling a little under the weather :(

We had our 9 month doctor's visit this morning. We skipped our shots and we'll get them when she's feeling better.

She's hitting all her milestones and she's ready to start eating more table food.

She weighs 18 lbs. 3 oz. and she's 28.5 inches long.

Almost 40 weeks!

Today, Penny has officially been on the "outside" longer than she was growing on the inside.

Oh baby girl! You're growing up so quickly!

80 weeks ago, you were just starting to grow in my belly.
40 weeks ago we got to meet you!
And now, you're almost 40 weeks old.
We are having so much fun with you!

Penny and her friend Mason

Aunt Heidi & I took a trip up to Pittston to visit our friend Melissa.

Melissa's son Mason is a week older than Penny. They had such a great time playing together!

Heidi, Melissa and I had fun catching up too! We lived on the same floor freshman year and we're all accountants. Yes, we're super cool!

Penny & Mason can't wait for their next playdate!

The Wheels on the Bus

Here is Penny with her favorite toy- the School Bus. Penny loves the School Bus. She gets so excited each time the bus starts to sing "the wheels on the bus go round and round". Notice that the people are not riding the bus- the first thing she does every time we play with the bus is toss the driver, boy, girl and dog :) She loves to play with the people, but she doesn't like the people to play on the bus.

The giggles in this video are quite loud! Enjoy!