November pictures of Ansley

Since I am so behind in posting pictures I am just going to post some random ones from November of Ansley!

Parker's first Wolfpack Football Game!

Parker has not been to a real Wolfpack game because he is not a kid that will normally just sit for long periods of time.   However, on 11-2 Josh and Landon were camping with Y-Guides so I decided it was a perfect opportunity to spend the day with Parker.  We dropped Ansley off with my mom and met my dad for the game.  Parker was so excited to go and loved all the attention he got from everyone (he was the only kid this time).  He did AWESOME!  He sat there for the entire game.  I brought his DS with us and that entertained him for most of the 2nd half.  I was totally shocked but so proud he made it through.  Unfortunately the Wolfpack lost but Parker didn't care.  He even scored a Mr and Mrs Wuf to take home:)

Halloween 2013

The boys were super excited about Halloween this year and Ansley could have cared less but she did looks super cute all dressed up.  It has been a tradition of ours for the last few years to go to the Jones house and eat dinner, take pictures and then head out together.  It is really cool to see how the kids change each year and how much this group has grown since the beginning.  It was a great night and the kids got lots of candy.  Ansley hung in for a while and then Josh's parents drove by and picked her up so we could stay with the boys.  I would say another successful Halloween!

Pumpkin Carving

The boys handled the pumpkin carving this year and Parker actually got in on the action.  He has been very turned off by the insides the last few years but was willing to touch it this year.  They all worked together to come up with the end result:

Halloween Party

The club in our neighborhood had a Halloween party a few weekends ago so we dressed the kids and off we went.  My mom went with us and the kids were excited to show off their costumes to her.  Ansley was not overly excited about her witch hat but did like her dress:)  Parker has been counting down to him being able to wear his costume so I didn't have to ask him more than once to get dressed.  And Landon...well, he thinks he is too cool to show his excitement but I knew he was.
The kids ate, enjoyed the mad scientist, and took a hayride.  They had a costume contest and Parker won for his age group.  He was so proud:)

NC State Fair 2013

It has become a annual tradition for us to visit the NC State Fair every year.  Josh grew up doing this and we have made it part of our tradition.  Of course the boys were beyond excited about going.  We checked Landon out of school on a Tuesday so we did not have to fight the weekend crowd.  The boys rode lots of rides, we saw the animals, got Josh's mini doughnuts, played a few games and were back at our car before dinner:)

This of course was Ansley's first fair.  She enjoyed people watching and the lights but after about 45min she was done.  She slept for most of the rest of our time there:)

Ansley turns 9 months old!

October 22nd marked Ansley's 9 month birthday!  It is so hard for me to believe that in 3 months we will have a 1 year old:)  This has been a busy month for our sweet girl.  She has pretty much sworn off baby food, only wants the real thing.  She likes cheese, the gerber bars, green beans, peaches and pears so far.  I have also given her things that we are eating too...like lasagna, yes she has had a few bites of pizza and chicken casserole.  However, if she is not in the mood to eat she will push your hand away, turn her head and push her lips together.  She has another tooth so that's a total of 4 and I am pretty sure she is working on 2 more.  She is "crawling" now, looks more like an army crawl but she is on the move.  She is "talking" a lot more and can be pretty loud at times.  She still loves her brothers, epecially Landon.  He can still make her smile when no one else can. 

She had her official 9 month check up a few days later.  Her stats are: Weight-17lbs 7oz(36%) Length- 29in(91%).  She has only gained a little over a pound in the last month but the dr is not concerned.  She said she was going to be tall and lean..not a bad problem to have:)

Ansley continue to bless our family everyday and I cannot imagine life without her!