18 months and Fall

Hello everyone. Fall is here and Kinzie's 18th month has come already. Hard to believe we have a one and a half year old on our hands. She's trying to say new words every day when we speak them to her and really has taken a liking to the flash cards we bought her. We know when she wants to play with them because she'll start saying "bapple" over and over (an apple is on the cover). She can also say and pick out certain body parts now - probably thanks to the many times we've sung "head, shoulders, knees and toes." She still loves Elmo. She has started going down big slides all by herself now. She loves to climb up on the playground equipment and sit down at the top of the slide and slowly pull herself down until she gets going.

She is going to dress up as a duck for Halloween this year because that was the first big word that she said. Right now the plan is to head to a friend's house on Halloween night and meet up with some other parents of young-ins and walk around while it's still pretty early out (weather permitting). Kinzie also made her first trip to the zoo in Sept. Mom was meeting up with a friend from Grand Junction who has a little boy the same age and it was fun to see her reactions to all of the animals.

Grandma and Grandpa Denny also stopped by for a short visit in the beginning of Oct and we were happy to have them, especially while Grandma Denny celebrated a birthday on Oct 1st. We also went to our first "harvest festival" where there were hay rides and a hay maze on an organic farm just about 10 minutes from our house. We plan to go back in the future as we've been looking to find local organic farmers! All in all, some very fun times and we're very much looking forward to the Holiday Season continuing!

Carrying around one of her favorite Elmo dolls.

Kinzie and Tate (the son of my friend Jennifer).

Kinzie and Dad - looking very much alike.

Her first zoo show - a Harbor Seal.

Yo - where's my ice cream??

Family shot after first zoo show!

How does Kinz size up to the polar bear?

Kinz and Tate.

Jennifer, Tate, Eden (Jennifer's daughter), Susan and Kinzie

Kinzie drank from the drinking fountain with daddy!

Kinzie is little Oso.

Fishies!!!

Wow!

Coral exhibit (one of mom's favorite pics).

The zoo is fun!

I want this!!

I'm getting ready to slide!

Here I come!

Daddy comes with me sometimes.

Wheeeeeee!!!

Kinzie owns the slide!

Her duckie costume from the back.

While playing with the number board.

On the stairs.

Going up the stairs.

A duckie has to places to go too!

Grandpa Denny reading a book that Kinzie brought to him to read.

Out at Olive Garden.

Happy Birthday Mom!

Playing at the table.

Reading together.

I think her incisors are coming in.

Berry Patch Farms Harvest Festival.

This pig was ROTUND.

Grabbing her first pumpkin (a pinata).

She loves climbing onto anything, especially chairs.

Trying to catch some chickens.

The pig crashed under a table for a nap.

Looking out at some rows on the farm. I think they let people pick their own food at certain times.

Family pic on the hayride. You can see the little pumpkins on her socks.

Looking back at the farmhouse on the hayride.

She was starting to get sleepy.

Strawberry rows.

The "pumpkin patch" and hay maze.

I want this one!

Oh, two little ones!

Kinzie, look over here!

Over here Kinzie!

Kinzie - look this way!!

*sigh*

What is over there? And how did these pumpkins get so big?

She didn't want to look into the sun (of course).

Hay maze!!!

Which way?

You can see her head just above the hay bale.

Tired after the maze.

Some fun looking chickens.

Family shot outside the store.

Closer one of the family.

Happy Harvest Everyone!