Thumbs up for Oatmeal

This week I decided to skip out on rice cereal and try oatmeal instead. I also added a few spoonfuls of apples to it. I think we got a thumbs up. Making progress!!

Tree update

Feel free to form your own conclusions...

Don't just stand there... get your camera!

This is funny. Quote. Of. The. Day.

We are (slowly, but surely) working on our "curb appeal" for the front of the house. One thing we are doing is trimming some of the dead branches on our ginormous trees. Zach and I got this great idea to cut a HUGE (major) branch off one of them. In hindsight, I'm not sure that was a good move, but it's too late now!

We had a metal extension ladder in the backyard that was here when we bought the house, so Zach tilted it as high as he could against the branch so he could start cutting sections off at a time. The section was apparently still rather large, and when it split and started to fall, it hit the ladder and bent it. Our next-door neighboor was holding the ladder (Thank the Lord!) and Zach grabbed onto the rest of the branch.

As we were surveying what we had done, Zach just yells out (and I quote):

"Don't just stand there! Get your camera!"

Ha! I so wish I had the camera at the beginning.

And then here is what unfolded this afternoon...





Now they are working on getting the rest of the branch trimmed. I'll let you know how that goes...

5 months

This pretty much sums up Caroline for September 2010...

We have a really busy fall ahead of us... I sigh (out of exhaustion) just thinking about how fast it is going to fly by!

the infamous teeth

Here are the infamous teeth that sprouted September 1st and 14th... It has been a fun ride.

More products I love

Visit my earlier post here on my favorite baby products for the first 3 months...

*Click on the pictures to visit the link! Target Up & Up Brand baby wipes

Just as soft as pampers sensitive, less expensive, and bigger!

Sophie the Giraffe
must-have for any teething baby. must.



Bumbo Baby Seat plus tray
already great for learning to sit up...
add the tray and there's another way to use it!
Easy to feed and clean up rice cereal that
goes everywhere but in her mouth. just sayin'.
Tommee Tippee Closer to Nature Milk Feeding Bib
To avoid rash in the crevices of their necks
(I found this out too late! Zach doesn't call it her gobbler for nothing! :)
Easy to wash and works perfectly.

Aggieland

Caroline got to visit the Aggieland campus for the first time this past weekend. Here are a few pictures: