At the end of September, we celebrated Jon's 30th birthday by having a big party at our home. Many friends joined us in a fun evening, and Jon enjoyed several golf-themed gifts such as a practice net from me, a new golf bag from my mom, and some pink golf balls (to use at the ladies tees now that he's an old man) from our friends, the Hyatt's.
Laura is doing all kinds of fun new things these days. She recently cut her 3rd tooth, and is working on the 4th. She said her first word a few days ago, "Hi!", and is now able to imitate lots of fun sounds, including "Bye-bye." She seems to be on the verge of crawling as she can now push herself up on all fours and gets into everything within reach. She can also get herself into a sitting position and is quickly figuring out how to push buttons to make all of her toys work. She is a big fan of solid foods now, with some of her favorites being chicken, bananas, yogurt, cheese and cheerios. She is already becoming more independent and loves anything that she can feed herself, and she's also learned to shake her head "no" when she doesn't want anymore. We are starting to teach her some baby sign language and she can now sign "All Done!" She is a constant source of joy and delight to us.
Last weekend I took Laura on her first hayride, and we went through a corn maze and picked pumpkins. It was very chilly, but she loved it! Unfortunately Jon was on duty and couldn't join us, but we had a nice time with our friends. We are looking forward to dressing Laura up for her first Halloween - she will be the cutest little ladybug you've ever seen!
Hope everyone is enjoying the cooler weather and staying healthy!
