A busy October!

So, there's a lot going on in October!!

Emily's birthday is next Friday, and I am in disbelief that it could have been a whole year since I was waddling around the neighborhood, miserable. In a way it has gone really fast, but at the same time it seems like eons ago that I was still battling my old idiot boss at Des Moines Works. It still feels good to be away from there, though!

I am getting more and more anxious to schedule my lasik surgery, because Emily is down to one nursing a day now! She is a fantastic eater. It's hilarious to see her chow through an enormous pile of food as if it would disappear if she stopped for a second. I think she's getting more teeth, based on the excessive drooling, fussiness, and pawing at her own head, but I am looking forward to her having more teeth so I can worry a little less about choking. Emily's favorite is still yogurt, though, because I give her the store-mixed sweetened kind now (too lazy!) She has a little dance that she does when she sees that distinctively shaped container. Speaking of dancing, we've titled her dancing style "Pirate Dancing," because any time she hears a beat she'll take one arm and swing it in front of her as if she had a mug of ale. So cute!

We went to visit my sister's family last weekend, and Emily had a GREAT time! Her cousins are such fun girls to play with, and she survived her first major car trip like a real trooper. Michigan is beautiful this time of year, too, and with the beautiful weather we were able to go out and do lots of fun things.

Yesterday we went to the ISU football game, which turned out to be less than fun for Emily, and of course next weekend is the birthday. I think it'll be just some family that helps her celebrate on Saturday. I've got a cake pan from the library, and high hopes to make something super cute for her. I guess, even if it's not cute, we know she LOVES cake so she'll be happy regardless.

The weekend after that is another football game at Iowa State, so while I think Emily and I are through with trying to attend games, we might make a show at the tailgate if the stars align. The following weekend is homecoming at ISU, and then it's Halloween! These events all promise to yield tremendously cute pictures, so keep checking the picasa site for more smiles and laughs!