Fall is here!

Although it doesn't feel like it today, (the temperature is 80) fall is here. We already have one tree that has lost all of its leaves. Here are some pictures that show "the girls" raking as well as Meredith's cold weather gear.

She sits up!

Here are some pictures of her new favorite thing to do - sit up and play with her toys. She can't roll over yet, but that is not for our lack of trying. I think she still has too much of a belly in the way as you can clearly see.

Bathtime!

Here are some pictures of our big girl who now likes to sit up for a while in the tub. I think it is time to get some bath toys...

Help me!

There are sometimes when mommy (or daddy) wants to kiss Meredith and she really doesn't want to be kissed. Consider this picture proof.

My girls in hats...

I always thought that I was the embarrassing one in the family. That perception will change with these pictures. Can you believe it Jon that Kelli actually wore that to school one day? (Who the heck is "Viking Woman" anyway?) At least Meredith is young. There may be hope for her. I just have to keep her away from mommy...

Leave her alone for one second...

All I did was get up to get a washcloth to clean her up, then the phone rang. While I was answering the phone, I looked over and found that Meredith had decided to go after the food on her tray by herself. And she obviously is still working on her hand-eye coordination because sometimes she'll try to bring something to her mouth but hit her forhead or cheeks instead.

Meema came!!

Last week, Grandma Gehrels (aka, "Meema") decided she was lonesome for Meredith and she drove all the way from South Dakota to visit us! In the few short days she was here, we canned twenty-some jars of tomatoes. She also got to spend lots of time babysitting Meredith. Here's some pictures of the two of them: