All over the place

Reese is to the stage where she is into EVERYTHING! I love 10 months old!! I love her curiosity and enjoyment in toilet paper, toothbrushes, eating cat food, crawling out the door onto the deck, tupperware, paper, knocking things into the bathtub, boxes, smacking anything that makes noises when she smacks it, giving five, blowing kisses, opening and closing doors repeatedly, digging in the cupboards, playing with toys that other kids want to play with, making kissing noises with her mouth, pulling laundry out of the dryer, and giving CHEESY grins (eyes squinted and all).

Reese's 1st Halloween

After eating my toast all by myself, mom gave me a bath. Then, since it was warmer today, she let me play around the house with nothing but my diaper on while she cleaned the house! I was in heaven! After I played for a while, mom got me dressed up in my ladybug costume. We went over to our neighbors and delivered Halloween treats. Bruce and Debbie sure thought I looked cute.

Mom bought me my very own trick-or-treating bag and a glow wand so that I'd enjoy trick-or-treating even if I got tired.

Daddy had to work during the ward trick-or-treat, so mommy and I went trick-or treating with the Naffzigers and their families. Terra was afraid that her costume would scare me, but I was brave, it didn't scare me one bit. It did scare daddy though :)

Mommy and Terra wanted us kids to get a picture together. Aubree was so cute, but so sad. She told me she didn't like wearing her lamb hat because it made her forehead look big.

Trynitee misunderstood Aubree and thought she was crying because MY hat was making my forehead look big. So T tried to take off my hat to make Aubree stop crying.

Well, I didn't want my hat off, my hair was messy. So when T took it off I had to join Aubree in the crying chorus!

I calmed down once my hat was back on and had a grand old time. I ate some candy, got toted around on Travis' shoulders all night (I LIKED that!!! He even let me use his ears as hand grips).Then daddy met up with us and we all stopped at a Haunted House. I wasn't scared, in fact, I wanted to touch all the "scary" creatures. After that we went to Royce and Fran's for a spooky Halloween dinner (ghostly pie, squashy slime, finger sticks, Orange jello, and caramel apples.) I liked my 1st Halloween. Can't wait until next year!!

Best quote of the year....

"God told me to do Push-Ups", a sincere remark from B-Money after Eric commented on B's looking like he had lost some weight. We sure do love that munster!

I'm excited for Halloween

- Because I'll have a reason to take some pictures
- Because I'm going to dress my bug up as a lady
- Because who can resist multiple Reese's peanut butter cups [and you thought I named my daughter after something or someone other than food ;)] and all the other deliciousness that makes me salivate while I am now thinking of it.
- Because I can't wait to see all the other kiddos dressed up in their costumes

Holidays are a LOT more fun once you have a kid. Now if it would just warm up 30 degrees for tomorrow night!!

As always, I've filled my time with one thing or another and have felt too busy to blog. I've been trying to spend a lot less time on the computer, which has been great in most areas, but hasn't been great for my blog :)

We have been BUSY! Eric with work, work, more work, and his church calling. Me with school, errands, and mommy fun. I'd take my busy over Eric's busy anytime and appreciate him SOOOO much!
Last Saturday me and Eric met up with Whitney (Bonnett) Taylor and her husband Chris and went dirtbiking at 5 mile pass. It was SUCH a blast!!!! The weather was perfect and as always, dirtbiking gave me the excitement and adventure I crave and get withdrawals from. Can I just say that I'm glad that Eric is such a good dirtbiker, it makes me push myself to ride a little harder and climb a little higher each time. I dressed Reese up in her cute new pink boots so she'd be stylin' while hanging out with Grandma and Papa.

Below is what Reese's face looks like when she is being funny and sucks in her lips and makes vacuum like noises with her mouth (I don't know how else to explain the sound).Reese is now 9 months old. While walking in Provo two weeks ago we stumbled upon a new little playground. Reese LOVED the swing, so I thought, what better place to take her 9 month pics??

She is SO inquisitive. She notices EVERYTHING and is just so smart! She is crazy mobile, crawls so fast, stands up and walks around holding onto things. We bought her one of those cars with a handle on the back so she can push it around while walking. She liked it for a while, but now she isn't so fond of it. I think the fact that she has to run full speed while pushing it and the only way she can stop is to fall on her knees or run into something has made her a little nervous of it. She will still push it around but cries while running. Kind of funny. I'm sure she'll grow to like it :)

She waves, dances, and is such a smiler! So many people ask if she ever gets upset. She does, but is all in all an even tempered little gal (as long as she isn't hungry or tired - funny how those two things effect the moods of babies and mothers alike.)

9 month stats:

- 17 lbs 6 oz (50th percentile)

- 27 1/2 inches (75th percentile)

- Head in the 75th :)

Reese has always had what I've considered "great" hair. She is finally letting me put headbands on her again, but that doesn't stop the hair from being crazy. I LOVE her hair though! I think it is darling!

I don't know when it happened...

but I was just playing with Reese on mine and Eric's bed and she was opening her mouth really wide and I noticed her top left tooth is through the gums... I didn't even know she was teething... that was easy.

sickkkkkkk

I am sick of being sick. LUCKILY Reese has not gotten sick (Knock on wood, cross your fingers, pray a TON)!!! Both Eric and I have been sick for the past week. I don't know what it is. Both of us have coughs, wheezy breathing, headaches, nasal congestion, and lots of sneezing. I had a fever for 5 days, and my throat kills. Luckily the fever is now gone, but I've just had enough of feeling sick. I haven't been sick for so long, so it SUCKS! I'd still been going to school but then yesterday one of my teachers re-emphasized the point that if we are sick we should NOT be coming to school because of swine flu. So I started feeling guilty and decided to email my teachers today and let them know I'd be out the rest of the week. Hopefully it'll all pass by Saturday morning so I can enjoy conference weekend. (Not that I won't if I'm still sick).

Today it has snowed most of the day at our house. I have had to use our pellet stove (our home's source of heat) all day to keep the temperature comfortable. I'm not good at staying inside all day. Reese and I bundled up and braved the weather. We went to town to buy stuff to make homemade potpourri (lemons, oranges, cloves) and stuff to make paninis for dinner. YUM! I miss Eric! He is working an evening job after his normal job each day now and I'm SO grateful that he is doing that so I can stay home with Reese but I do miss him. Reese misses him too. If you're a stay at home mom you might understand this: I swear by 6-ish, Reese is ready for a change of scene. I'm old news, and she is ready to move on to daddy. It is so nice when he gets home because Reese is excited to see him and is able to be entertained for quite a while longer before bed.

Eric, I'm wearing your tuque, since you aren't here to wear it in the picture :) We love you!!!!!!