All Bundled Up

We are getting ready to go to cold Ohio to visit Brian's family for Thanksgiving. Because we live in "sunny southern California", I borrowed a coat from Kayli (thanks Noelle) and we bought a hat and mittens for Mersadie. I just couldn't resist putting it all on her to see what she thought about it...and isn't she so cute? I can't wait to see what she thinks about the cold weather...maybe it will even snow!?! Wishful thinking...

Anyway, the first picture is how I found Sadie one morning when I went in her room to get her out of bed. Yes, I know she is 5 months old, but I still swaddle her...this time, though, she broke free and seemed to be pretty proud of herself! She also scooted herself down so much that her head was inbetween the sleep positioner where her torso should have been...guess it's time to just let her sleep in her bed without any help from swaddling or positioners!

First Taste of "Real" Food

"Feed me, feed me"
Very first bite!!

Almost time for Thanksgiving - here's our little turkey!!

Sadie had her first taste of real food a week ago - mmm rice cereal. The first feeding was funny and I think she probably wanted to say - "why are you feeding me my milk with a spoon?" - because it was so thin. By the end of the week, she was eating from a spoon like a champ! She's got it down and we are going to start feeding her cereal twice a day this week!

Sadie's 2nd Visit to Kansas City

I LOVE this picture!!

As you can see, at first Sadie DID NOT like the idea of sitting in a pumpkin.

She soon gave in to her crazy Mama and let me take a few pictures.

Papa and Sadie

Great Grandma, Peppy and Sadie

Pastor and Carla Slayden with Mersadie - sorry Geoff they got to see her first!

Sadie loves her Grammy!

Sadie's Auntie M

Double the Love!!

Sadie is only just under 5 months and has already flown to K.C. twice to see family!! We got to see Grammy, Papa, Auntie M, Great Grandma and other Aunts and Uncles - some we didn't get pictures with, but we will at Christmas time. Also, as a wonderful surprise, we got to see Pastor and Carla Slayden. They were in K.C. at Lance and Rebecca's church, so we had breakfast together and they got to meet Sadie! While I was at my mom's we bought a pumpkin, gutted it, cut leg holes in it and sat Sadie inside. I really wanted to take pictures of her in the pumpkin outside, but it was too cold for her to only be in a diaper, so we took them inside. Ended up with a few good pictures and there is no other time that she will be able to fit inside a pumpkin!!