october 2015

When your daughter loves leaves more than most people love pretty much anything, October is a good month.

family pic / visiting grandpa at work for his birthday / trench coat in the leaves / strawberry halloween baby

more leaf fun / nora takes youth group / snuggles with gg / even more leaf fun / selfies with aunt jackie / sleepy snuggles on uncle derek

nora's first lake trip

I've written fairly extensively about the lake here before, and at the end of May, Nora got to experience it for the first time.  She was a pretty big fan.

grandpa returns to the lake (subtitle: the power of nora)

love

ham

can't take his eyes off the baby

snuggles with grandma

first lake sunset

best buds

part two of our recent lake excursion coming soon...

eleanor jayne gets baptized

Eleanor Jayne got her first sacrament on April 11, 2015. It was a day filled with family, cake, cookies, and grilled cheese bars.  Nora wore her great-grandma's baptismal dress from India (also worn by her great-great-aunt Margaret and great-aunt Susie). I wish I had gotten more pictures of more family members with her, but the camera got lost in the party shuffle.  She didn't cry at all during the actual baptism, but we had a near-disaster during mass (crisis averted by very creative holding on the way to the changing table) and the dress and baby remained intact. 

Party Time: Grilled Cheese Bar

We had assorted breads, butters, cheeses, and toppings ready for everyone to assemble their own sandwich (with combination suggestions), and 2 griddles ready to go.  It was a hit, regardless of this conversation I had with my dad the day before:

Dad: Are you sure you want to do a grilled cheese bar?

Me: Yes.  Why?

Dad: Because it's weird.

eleanor jayne: playing catch-up (8-9 weeks)

As I sit here on my couch, next to my sleeping baby, eating peanut butter off of a spoon, I realize: I am so behind on documenting this little beauty's life.  It's unbelievable.  It's almost like I spend 90% of my time feeding/snuggling/changing/meticulously choosing outfits for her.  These are just a few shots from the 8-9 week range.  This is when Nora became more active.  More engaging.  Less swaddling.  Less screaming (still lots of screaming). It's hard to believe these were taken 7 weeks ago (like I said, so behind).