Fun in St. Louis

I took my first airplane ride on Tuesday. I was such a good girl on the plane. I played for a bit and then I took a nap on mommy.At the end of the flight, when we stood up, the people who sat behind us said they didn't even realize there was a baby sitting near them, which was quite a compliment!
I had a great time at Grandma & Grandpa's in St. Louis!

Grandma cleaned up some of Daddy's toys and let me play with them.

And Aunt Megan & Terra let me borrow their toy stroller. I got to see what Daddy looked like in HS.

Aunt Terra gave me good things to eat. And Chris tossed me up in the air!
I met Alana,

Andria and AdamAnd John.Aunt Megan and Chris played with me.And Aunt Megan made me laugh like crazy!I got to help out in the kitchen.I met Bill and took a car ride with him to the airport.I helped everyone exercise by running laps around the house.I love being a Thompson!

I had so much fun on my trip. The airplane ride home was great! Hope you all had a very Happy Thanksgiving!

Love, Penny

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!