TRICK-OR-TREAT!

Finley's first Halloween has come and (almost) gone. She got a couple pieces of candy at Ryan and Terri's house and then froze her little udders off when we tried to walk around Sadie's townhome complex, so Cam cut it short and brought her to his Aunt Sandra's. She was the most adorable little cow, though. Sadie was Princess "Diarrhea" (Diaries) and as we walked out the door to go trick-or-treating, she said, "Aren't I so pretty?" She was. She is. The first house we went to, she was so adorable. She was so excited she couldn't even bring herself to ring the doorbell. Now, I need to get ready for bed so I can handle the kids with the candy hangovers, tomorrow! Happy Halloween!

Big Smiles

Finners got her top two teeth on Thursday, which explains her howls of pain in the night and mine when she nurses! :o She's getting to be such a big girl. This morning, she had her first big girl temper tantrum, too! I was trying to get both of us ready for church (Cam was in WI this weekend so it was just us girls) and I took away the battery she was playing with. That ticked her off from the start, but it was when I put her in the exersaucer so I could get my coffee that she really lost it. I picked her up, but had to put her down on the floor by my feet so I wouldn't burn her. She made her face as red as she could and just HOWLED! I didn't think I'd get her to calm down in time for church, but the sun shining in the window on this beautiful fall day was enough to get her back to her old happy self - as you can see from these lovely pictures.

More Fall Fun for Finley

These pictures wouldn't fit on the last blog and, despite the fact that this is Finley's blog, I couldn't resist throwing in the one of me doing a handstand on the "beam" at the park. Looks like the ol' girls still has it in her, eh? But back to Finley, look at her adorable fuzzy hair!

Lots of Fall Fun for Finley!

We have been having a busy time as of late, since I had conferences followed by 3 days off of school for MEA. While I was busy dealing with the always enjoyable parents ;) Finley was busy climbing the stairs at Auntie Megan's while Grandma Brenda watched her! After conferences, I enjoyed my much needed vacation and Finners and I played all day long. Here's Finley in the adorable green onesie from Auntie Al in Austin, TX. She's enjoying it as much as I did, I think! While I was at home with Finley, I noticed that she was touching her ear a lot and was a bit fussier than her normal, perfectly pleasant daytime self. I took her to the doctor and she was diagnosed with her first ear infection. She's been taking her medicine like a champ and I think she's almost back to 100% now. As a last hurrah before heading back to school on Monday, the family took a trip to Waseca to stay with Grandma and Grandpa. Great Grandma and Great Grandpa, Auntie Megan and Phil, and Cousin Sadie also came to stay and we had some Autumnal fun at the park. Finley also played the piano for the first time! She's so gifted.

Ouch! My ear hurts!

Finners and I just got back from the dr.'s office and it was confirmed that she has an ear infection. She had a couple of bad nights where it was obvious she was in pain and she spent a lot of yesterday touching her right ear. She also wouldn't let me put her down for anything and constantly wanted to nurse, which the doctor said is typical when a baby is sick. Nonetheless, she still looks adorable modeling her matching green jammies with her cousin and enjoying some vegetable beef medley with Grandma Julie!

Arrivederci, Zia Hannah

Bet you all didn't know I knew Italian, did you?!

Well, Auntie Hannah is off to Washington D.C. for a new job and, while we'll miss her, we'll never complain about a good Italian send-off at Buca's. This was right after I took a book to the eye via Sadie's awesome throwing arm. Since Phil took up teaching her how to throw a football, she thought it would be a good idea to toss me a book to read to her. I wasn't paying attention and it sliced my eye and left a small hemmorhage. It wasn't fun and I lost some vision in my right eye temporarily, but it's all good now. Although, I was also struck down with the nastiest case of stomach flu I've had in years the next day. Cam suffered through it and so did Sadie, but Finners was lucky enough to avoid it. I think it's due to the fact that she's still nursing. While I was sick, Cam had to bring Finley to daycare all by himself. The girls there can't get over how funny they thought it was when he walked in and stood completely dumbfounded and said, "Ummm. I've never done this before." They wisked Finley, her bottles, and the diaper bag away, and laughed as he walked out the door without even kissing Finners goodbye. I think they just like to talk about how cute Finley's dad is! Last week, I had conferences so I spent MANY long hours at school. Since Cam had to go to Trimont to help Grandpa Tim farm, he took Finners with him and left me to have some quality time to myself. I got lots of shopping done and slept until noon both days, and while it was wonderful to do whatever I wanted whenver I wanted, I COULD NOT WAIT to see my babies when they returned.

This is Funny!

OK, so seriously SECONDS after I wrote that last blog, Finley let out a wail! You will never again hear me talk of her sleeping habits, for fear that she may never sleep again ;)

Willabee Wallabee Finners

Here's Finley after I picked her and Sadie up from daycare on Monday. I've been getting them both when Megan has away volleyball games (she's coaching - ha!). It's so fun to pick them both up since Sadie is such a big help. She gives her kisses and sings her songs the whole way back to Megan's and Finley laughs and shrieks at all of Sadie's antics. My favorite song of Sadie's is the "Willabee Wallaby" song. She sings it using everyone she loves' names and it makes both Finners and me smile :) Finley is getting very good at getting around. She stands almost by herself - just using one hand to hold my shirt or some other loose item. On Tuesday, Auntie Hannah had to pull her down from the stairs at Megan's after she climbed them all by herself. AND, she has successfully slept through the night Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday nights. Now that I have written this down, though, I'm sure the charm will be broken...but here's to hoping!