9 months!!!

New this week: Aurelia turned 9 months this week! Along with turning another month older, Ari has tried (and LOVED) egg yolks! I scrambled them up and put them on her tray and she went nuts! I think she was so excited because I usually put her "cheetoes or wheels", shredded cheese, or fruit on there and they all seem to be about the same color...so I think she thought it was one of those...after a confused look, she just kept on eating!
Happy Monday! We're always happy, no matter the day of the week!
Ari has become quite the little helper! So glad she was able to help Mommy out with the laundry on Tuesday!
The weather up here has been so gloomy, so we decided to hang out at home on Wednesday...she really loves her new Halloween books! Thanks to the Grandmas!
We decided to get out and enjoy the Children's Museum today. We got pretty lucky, the first 20-30 minutes in the Habitot area had a few kids and then it completely cleared out and it was just Aurelia and another little girl. It was soooo nice to seem them interact and feel free to play without having to worry about the other kids running them over! Either way, though, we always have fun! Here she is practicing her fishing! Look at that big fish! Afterwards, Mommy and Aurelia enjoyed a great little lunch, just "chatting"! She can be quite the little chatterbox! I love it! As always, she was wiped from all the playing!
Auntie Chelsea came over on Thursday night and spent a fun evening with us!
On Friday, Aurelia Vail turned 9 months old! She awoke to see Trevor (who flew in that morning) and Auntie Chelsea for a bit. Then we relaxed and enjoyed Mommy's day off!
Saturday, Daddy was gone for most of the day so we had a girl's day!
Sunday, Mommy enjoyed one of the last weekends at the Farmer's Market and got the rest of our decorative pumpkins! Only to come home to... two couch potatoes, watching the Viking's game!!!

2nd Week in October...

On Monday, we had a very lazy day...Little Miss Aurelia did not get out of her pj's! We figured it was snowing out and what better excuse to stay cozy and warm!!!
Tuesday morning, Ari decided to help feed herself, only the spoon was a little too big.... then we did some grocery shopping, played with her new Halloween buddies (thanks Yaya and Poppa!) and then enjoyed a nice evening at home, while Daddy was out with the boys!
Grandma Bena came to visit on Wednesday...here's Aurelia getting silly...it was so much fun to see her again and to have a sleepover!
Here's Ari on Thursday morning showing off her picture to Grandma Bena... We spent the morning with Grandma Bena and then we joined Tia Bria and Danielle for some wedding shopping! We even got to see Bria in her beautiful wedding dress! We had a great lunch with GG! Here's a picture of Ari trying on a flower girl dress...
Thursday night, we had a fun dinner with GG and Great Grandpa Cremer! It was so much fun to see them! Danielle stayed overnight and we stayed up late watching old movies!
Friday, we went for our pedicure and some shopping! Here she is ready to go...Ari Vail got to spend the evening with her Auntie Chelsea, while Mommy and Daddy went out for a fun dinner with Tia Bria, Charlie, Danielle, Zach, Nicki, and Whitney. We had a great time! And it looked like Ari and Auntie Chels had a good time too...little stinker didn't wake up the next morning until 9:45!!!
Saturday, we had a nice lunch with G-Aunt Janet, G-Uncle Troy, and their crew...it was so nice to be on the U campus and catch some of those rays! We haven't seen the sun a whole lot lately!

October....

New this week: Aurelia has tried broccoli and cauliflower and is up in the air about liking them...she also started "yelling", not really to be loud, I think she just likes the reaction she gets! Goofball!

Happy about breakfast! One thing about Princess Aurelia is that she loves her breakfast...downs her bottle and enjoys her yogurt and fruit-oatmeal!
We had a sad couple of days in the Wand household...Zac's grandmother passed away, Tuesday was her wake and visitation. Here is Ari Vail, ready to go...
On Wednesday was the funeral...so Aurelia got all dressed up. She was more happy when we returned home and Daddy shared his sucker with her...btw...she really likes lollipops!! Not good! Tisk, tisk, Daddy!
Thursday, we had a "catch-up" day...we made some of Ari's baby food, with her help, of course!
We worked so hard on Thursday, we decided to have a nice relaxing day on Friday...Aurelia Vail had a spa day! She had it pretty rough...if only she could figure out the remote!
Friday night we had our friends Adie and Belle over for dinner. We showed them Ari's Halloween costume, and rolled around on the floor; showing off how she can crawl over people!
Saturday, Ari Vail spent the afternoon with her daddy, while Mommy went to a jewelry party. Then we our little family did some shopping...it was a nice afternoon!
Sunday, we attended a couples shower for our neighbors...it was basically a Vikings party...very fitting for the guys! Lots of good food and great company!