a "typical" lazy Baldry day

Yesterday seems to have been a good picture-taking day. SO...here are some fun pics form our afternoon...as we waited for daddy to arrive home for dinner.

(ok....so I "lied" - this first pic is from the other day... mommy came into Elijah's room to find that I had climbed into Elijah's crib with him and was getting him to smile and coo at me! PRECIOUS!)

This is a sure way to get some big giggles out of little e-man...

Elijah's really starting to participate in the family fun....

He now has two teeth AND is starting to sit up on his own!

Well, at least when Hannah isn't pulling him over...

OR sitting on top of him!

Even Bridger got in on these family photo-ops.

Looks like I didn't get included on this little pow-wow...

(just love this face...

looks like he just heard a really big secret

and is shocked!)

Elijah is just starting to get aqcuainted with Bridger-girl...

(discovering her licker....)
(eeeewww, slimey....)

this is the REAL introduction....

Now that's true Bridger love...

Yesterday was Hannah's birthday!!!!

She didn't take long to assume the roll of birthday-diva....

We started the birthday celebration on Saturday, with a little family party....

This girl is all about the party :)

Well, maybe not too keen on the birthday hat gig, but...

had lots of help with her presents.

We made the mistake of having her open this dolly from Mimi and Papa first.... all other gifts were lost on her a bit as she was very focused about getting that dolly open and playing with it!

We even took advantage of the local holiday parade....

Enjoying the nice 60 degree night!
In mid-November...that's just unheard of!


Drew and Auntie Sharon got to join us...

as well as the Chapman gang...

Even little e-man got to come enjoy the nice night~


We completed the evening with some cake and ice cream....
joining us were some of our favorite girls -
the Meyerhofers!

(the best babysitters in town...
shhhhh, we don't want anyone to steal them :)



(and their mommy)

Then.... on Hannah's birthday she got to celebrate with friends from playgroup....

This little new-to-the-two-year-old-world girl has had one exhausting celebration!
(good thing she has a new big girl bed to crash in at night :)

WE LOVE YOU HANNAH!

first bites

Here is the play by play of E-man's first bite of "people food"

(mmm, mmm...rice cereal)


So, here he is - ready in his "chair"!

Step One...
(spoon entry)

Step Two...
(processing taste)

Step Three...
(Opinion made)

I (Noah) was a great help taking pictures for mommy to capture these first memories for e-man.
I keep telling him it's going to start tasting a lot better! I even whisper in his ear and tell him all the things he gets to look forward to.... sweet potatoes, peas, applesauce....

It won't be long and he'll be getting bigger like me!

big girl bed!

Oh what a day! Today mom and dad started the day by telling us that Hannah was going to get to move into her big girl bed tonight! The anticipation has been high! I think I've been as excited as Hannah today! Some very big sweet big-brother moments for sure...

All tucked in.... will it last?

Here is a pic before the final goodnight...
Well...ok, lets be honest, maybe not final
(there have been a few interventions thus far)

If mommy could figure out a way to capture the "sweet" naughty moments too (like when she walks in to see both of us up in my bed...feet dangling through the ledge, with big smiles on our faces)...she'd post 'em. BUT...probably not a good idea to encourage that behavior by snapping a picture of it.

couldn't resist..

Today (infact the past 7 days) have just been too beautiful to resist... here are some pics that capture our outdoor play today. What will I do in winter when we're kept inside? Eeeek.

more fall catch-up...

Since mom's in the mood to update y'all....

Here are some pictures we wanted to share from the past month.

Elijah's getting bigger and more interactive all the time!
Just loves to watch his big brother and sister whirl around him.

Now that he has more control/use of his hands...
he gets in a good whack to my nose every now and then
(which mommy and daddy say is good for me,
since I get a little too aggressive with my love...
or so they say).

He's even starting to get super duper close to sitting up all by himself!

Fun, random pic from when Auntie Jess was here in October...

Speaking of friends...we just took a fun trip to Green Bay last weekend to visit our friends, the Gunnells. I really was sad to leave, telling mom and dad, "I want FOUR brothers!" Yikes!

They have this totally awesome, big "jumper thing"
(my insistent reference to the trampoline that sits in their back yard)...

the daddy's bounced us and we just laughed and laughed....
holy moly...that was fun!

They have a great yard for running and playing....
I can't wait til we're older and we can play a game of football!
(with my four brothers....
Jackson, Walker, Cade and Ty! :)

Elijah will be bigger then too....we'll let him play!

Thanks Melanie and Brian! Can we come again SOON?