Toy store & a carousel.

Olive, my mom and I had an adventure to Lark Toys in Kellogg, MN, today. Olive wasn't too sure about the carousel, but she put on her brave face (before it started moving!) and our animal was an otter. :)

M-I-C-K-E-Y

Jill made Olive's first Mickey Mouse pancake today. She ate about 3 bites, but seemed to enjoy them. :) Happy Labor Day!

9 Months!

Olive was 9 months old yesterday. :)



Likes-blowing raspberries, spitting things out (including spit), food, baths, swimming, new toys
Dislikes-sleeping in her crib

Other things to note: crawls everywhere and gets into everything, loves walking with assistance, doesn't have any teeth yet. :)

8 months

Olive was 8 months old on the 6th. Can't believe 2/3 of a year has somehow come and gone. Lots of changes in the past month around our house.



Likes-crawling everywhere, being on the move, growling like a bear, laughing, reading books, water, eating almost any food she tries

Dislikes-settling down for naps, people she loves walking away, not getting food fast enough



Olive has been doing this when going between crawling and sitting. It's really funny and looks like she stops to pose.

a surprise visitor.

We had a visit from Isaiah yesterday. Jill & I really miss seeing him in the neighborhood and love every time he stops by. Olive thought he was pretty fun too. 

both grandmas

Two weekends ago Olive got to visit with both of her grandmas. We had lots of fun walking to hear some music and seeing the Glow Run (a 5K at night with lots of glow sticks).


(Jill needs a little practice with the camera. Or an auto focus lens.)

Take me out to the ball game.

Olive went to her first baseball game this afternoon, the Rochester Honkers vs the Kalamazoo Growlers. It was a beautiful day and Mayo Field has lots of shade. Other than napping from the middle of the 5th to the 7th inning stretch, she enjoyed all 9 innings. Of course the game went into extra innings, but we'll save extra innings games for another time.