5 months

I almost forgot that Claire turned 5 months today, but luckily I remembered and took her 5 month photo before the day ended. Looking through the lens of the camera, I realized how much she has grown. She looks so big to me! Just a month away until we can introduce food. Guess I need to get the food processor going again.

Gobble , Gobble

I am constantly trying to figure out what we can do as a family that won't break the bank, but will still be fun. So when Tim got an email about turkeys at Rancho San Rafael, I said why not. With little expectations, last weekend we went to Rancho San Rafael to see the turkeys. It was a fun little event. They had four turkeys, chickens, painting activities for kids, coloring activities, story time, and toy trains (Lilybelle's personal favorite). They even let you get in the pen with two of the turkeys and take photos.

Lilybelle when we first arrived. I had originally planned for her to wear jeans, but she was of another mind.

Claire fell asleep on the way there.

The famous toy trains

The fam with the turkeys.

Making turkey feathers with stamp pads. I shouldn't have dressed her in white, but she didn't get any on her shirt!

4 Months plus Halloween

Claire is four months now. I can't believe it. Time is going by so fast. She's playing on the floor now and grabbing at her toys. She talks to us constantly and her favorite game is peek a boo with Lilybelle.  In fact her favorite person is Lilybelle. No one can get her to smile like Lilybelle.

Both girls are doing well at their school. Lilybelle has become so more outgoing. She can count to ten and say her ABCs with help. It's been great to see her learn new things and to be excited about learning them.

For Halloween this year, I dressed the girls up as bees. I can't get over matching them in matching outfits so Halloween was no different. For my friends' Halloween party I went as the queen bee, the girls were bees, and Tim was the beekeeper. Our best group costume to date I think. But sadly, there is no photographic proof because my two year old decided that she didn't want to put on her costume until we pulled up to the party.Oh to be two and rule to world.

This was the first year we let Lilybelle go trunk or treating at our Ward's Trunk or Treat. She had a blast! Her cousins took her and did a few carnival games with her (the cake walk was her favorite) before the actual trunk or treating. When I took her outside to go get candy she wasn't sure at first, but by the third car she knew what to do. After she did one round, she went inside, sat down, and immediately checked out her candy. I don't know who had more fun, her or me.

For actual Halloween night we stayed in since the forecast called for rain. We didn't get any until midnight, but it was really windy. We got a pumpkin and I thought it would be great if we carved it as a family. Well it turned out to be Tim's activity. Lilybelle didn't want to wear her bib to help carve, and Claire chose that moment to wake up and demand to be fed. Oh well, better luck next year.