Fish Fry

We went to Taid's for lunch today and enjoyed 24 walleye that we brought home from the lake in August.

Fillets frying in the pan.

Brenley loved the squash and the cheesy potatoes.

Claire eating -  Brody, not so much.

Success?

Brody has been really doing well with potty training and is almost taking care of himself the last week or so. He has picked up a bad habit, though! Hoping that four months of winter will take care of this one.

Bath Time

Brenley just loves bath time. She waits by the tub while the water fills up and only tried a few times to climb in by herself. And while she is in the tub she stands up and plops back down in the water, then laughs hysterically at herself. Check out the link for a flashback of another baby who was (and still is) crazy about bath time!
http://brodyandbrenley.blogspot.com/2009/02/bath.html

Bigger Boy Bed

Brody has been enjoying some nights in Mommy and Daddy's bed and when you ask him why he doesn't want to sleep in his own bed he says its too small. So today we took apart the crib (tear) and got Brody his very own really big boy bed. He looks so tiny in there by himself, so he had to add some airplanes, blankets, and a little sister. Lets hope the bigger bed does the trick, and he spends the night in his own room. P.S. Brody has already put tractor sheets on his Christmas list;)

Harvest Time

Brody picked his first pumpkins from his pumpkin patch tonight! Grandpa and Brody planted about 50 pumpkin seeds last spring. They seemed to start slow, but then exploded to cover a huge area on the south side of our lawn. We have made daily trips to the pumpkin patch to check on the crop. We were hoping to have enough pumpkins for family and some friends. Since it now looks like we will have hundreds, we are thinking of setting up a stand for Brody to sell them at the end of the driveway!

Sunday Fun

Started with breakfast at Grandpa and Grandma's. Brenley got to play cowgirl with Grandpa's funny golf hat. Brody had fun playing football with Gus.

Brody likes to look upstairs at Grandma's for toys of Nate's. We thought he had found all the good ones, but today he went up with Nate and found this little box with 6 jets in it. Jackpot!

When the guys went to play in the Cambria Open, we went to one of our favorite places, Sibley Park. They have a new red silo that you can climb up the outside or the inside. Brody fed the horses and the ducks, and said Good-by to the cow in case we don't see him until next spring.

Stats

Brenley had her 9 month appointment today. She weighed in at 17 lbs 1 oz (20th percentile) and was 26 inches long (9th percentile). Just to compare- Brody was 21 lbs and his nine month appointment and 26 inches long! Good thing he hit a growth spurt!

Brody at 9 months

Brenley at 9 months

State Fair!

Nate, Heidi, Mom, Brody, and I (and the rest of the state!) went to the State Fair today. Brody loved the bus ride from Southdale, the machinery, the space needle ride, and the kiddie midway. He especially loved the boats that he got to ride, "all by myself!". We loved the food and watching him enjoy himself.

 

This last picture we had to send to Daddy to let him know we were having fun!