10 Months and Counting

Happy 10 month birthday, Marie! You are growing so quickly. Here are some of the things you are doing now:
- trying to walk by yourself and while holding onto the couch, toys, and anyone who walks by
- Trying to feed yourself with your spoon
- Talking with many new sounds
- Playing games with Daddy & Mommy
- Jumping on Charlie
- Giving kisses and hugs
- Waving 'hi' and 'goodbye'
- Playing in the grass and sandbox at school
- Looking at books all by yourself and 'reading' them, too!

This past weekend Grandma Nel came to visit. Marie was very anxious so she waited until way past her bedtime so she could see Grandma before she went to sleep for the night. It was very cute to see her try and make Grandma laugh...Marie is definitely one to play to the crowd. We were lucky to have nice weather over the weekend so we made the most of it. We went for walks, shopping, and even to the duck pond. Marie was so excited when she saw the ducks and geese walking and swimming around her. She kept waving her hands and laughing...until Mommy decided to get a little too close to one of the geese. We tried to inch our way closer with our bread and one of the geese gave us a little warning to not come any closer. Marie noticed that the mood had changed and was ready to be done with those birds!

walking with Grandma at the pond

I know this is a sad little picture, but in a strange way - it's cute. She had been so good and had so much fun all day.
This is what overly tired looks like!