August

August was a fun month for us! We did a little bit of this and that and our little 9 month old continued growing like a weed!

Let's see...
-We completed a major DIY project (more on that later.)
-I took a Wilton cake class at Hobby Lobby (will post pics later.)
-Madelyn turned 10 months old!

Madelyn highlights this month:
-She really began roaming the house exploring; faves: cabinets, drawers, air vents, doors, spring doorstops
-Crawling and pulling up turned into cruising around furniture = daily bumps and bruises
-Board books were no longer chew toys but interesting to look at...fun!
-Tooth #7 made its way in
-Totally transitioned from nursing to bottle (bigger deal to Mommy than Madelyn)
-Developed "Stevie Wonder" impression- Ha! Madelyn started rocking back and forth when we'd sing songs. That turned into swaying side to side. Then she added a little head action, and there you go...Stevie Wonder! :)

She continually cracks us up!!

Pulling up all around the house.

Just chattin it up while Daddy gets ready.

Swinging at the park for the first time. (not sure about it)

Ah...look what I found!

And there is more! (we had to install latches to keep this girl at bay!)

I was not crazy about putting her in the grass...itchy! But I sucked it up and we played in the yard for the first time.

Cool in the pool on a hot day.

Quick family outing to the fair. Not so much to do with a little one, but we saw lots of farm animals! Mommy and Daddy had corn dogs...yum!

We sat in a tent while we ate. The band kicked up and Madelyn let loose! (actually...I thought she was going to bust out her Stevie, but she got distracted by some passers by :( cute anyway!)