Our Baby Can Sit

Well, Maria has gotten the hang of sitting up pretty long by herself. Especially if she has a nice pile of toys to keep her busy! If we put a pillow around her, she will last even longer.

You may have noticed this bright, colorful sweater. Well, we received it from a sweet couple at church, Bonnie and Ron. She got it because it reminded her of our friend who is a missionary in Peru (shout out to Justin!). Well, the sweater is actually from Ecuador. For those of you who don't know I was there for 10 months serving in a missionary school as a 4th grade teacher. So how appropriate that she pick this one!

We have plenty to praise God for; the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday where we will be able to spend time with family.

I DO NOT like mashed potatoes

Well, after thinking we wouldn't find a food that Maria didn't like, we found one...mashed potatoes. She has eaten everything else so far; banana, avocado, sweet potato, winter squash, carrots, peas, mango, papaya, applesauce, peaches, pears, and of course cereal; barley, oatmeal and rice. But for some reason these mashed potatoes made her gag and she even spit some up...hmmm, maybe it's a texture thing.

We have plenty to praise God for; a daughter who eats just about anything.

Thar she rolls!

Maria has really gotten to be an expert roller...we're sure that is a sign of genius! But we're also sure she learned from her cousin Joshua...either that or dad! Stay tuned for adventures on the new tooth...once it grows enough for people to actually see it, but trust mom and dad you can sure feel it!

We have plenty to praise God for; a daughter who is developing quite well.

Happy Fall Ya'll

Daddy was out raking so Maria decided to help! Okay, so she is a bit too young just yet, but when she can she is going to LOVE raking leaves...heaven knows her mom doesn't!

We have plenty to praise God for; beautiful fall leaves that Dad gets to rake!