Back to catching up.
At the end of September, Jillian turned 5 months old.
By this time, she was rolling all over the place, and started to put on some chub. It was about this time that she finally started to let other people, besides mom and dad and occasionally the grandparents, hold her.
Also at the end of September, Trenton got braces. 2 - 2 1/2 years of braces, and he will have perfect, straight teeth. :)
October:
The kids got to go to an open house at the fire house with their grandma and grandpa and had a pancake breakfast.
Jilly got to have another go at a lollypop. Oh boy did she love it!
Just before fall break, Buds had a Halloween party at preschool. He dressed up as a gorilla. The kids sang a few Halloween songs for the parents, then they got to eat the sugar cookies they had decorated earlier that day in class.
When she was almost 6 months old, I finally moved Jilly from her cradle to a crib. We would have done it sooner, but I had gotten ambitious a few months prior, and decided to refinish her crib. The problem was that I wasn't nearly as ambitious as I should have been because the crib sat out in our garage, half done, for about 3 months. It wasn't until Jillian sat up in her cradle on her own and almost fell out that I finally realized I HAD to get that crib done! Her sitting up was a total fluke by-the-way. She really didn't start sitting up on her own until about 2 weeks ago. She was just pushing me to get her crib done. ;)
Jillian turned 6 months old towards the end of October. It was right about this time she started doing the funniest thing. This baby can roll her r's! When she's happy, she does it in a soft, high sound, and when she's mad, it sounds more low and growly. It is the funniest thing to hear! I told Trent he needs to start speaking Spanish to her.
Just before Fall Break, Preston went to a friend's birthday party at Skate City. This was his first time on roller skates. It took about 10 minutes to talk him into going out on the skate floor, which was very surprising to me. He usually has no fear with these kind of things. Once his friend Henley came and took him by the hand, he was all over it. It was so cute to watch a ton of 4/5 year old kiddos hobble around on their skates.
During the first week of Fall Break, we took a little trip over to the pumpkin patch.
We took a hay ride while we were there.
There was a haunted house at the end of the ride, which was a little spooky for Preston. A guy with a scary mask and a chainsaw (not a real one) followed us through the haunted house part. Preston wasn't a fan, but the big boys and Viv loved it.
We also went to the Butterfly Pavilion over Fall Break. It had been years since I had taken the kids there. I think Vivi was only about a year the last time we went.
Colson and Vivi were both brave and held Rosie the tarantula. Trenton and Preston wouldn't go near her with a ten foot pole. I am more of the same mindset as Trenton and Preston. Standing from a distance and zooming in with the camera lens was close enough for me.
What cute boys.
Jilly was quite content during our outing.
Preston didn't last long in the butterfly area. He was scared of the butterflies! He didn't like the way they were fluttering all around him. Silly boy.
This picture was taken at our ward trunk-or-treat. Colson was a snow blower this year. When someone would ask him what he was, he would blow on the snowflake dangling from his hat. We went cheap on the costumes this year and made our own. Vivi was someone you can "count on". We taped big numbers all over her clothes. It was a totally fitting costume for her since we always know we can count on our Viv. ;) Preston was a snow blower, just like Colson. We pinned a ton of Smarties candies onto Trenton's pants and he was a Smarty Pants. For Jilly, we printed off a big letter "E" and she was a cute E. I think it cost me less than $2 for all five costumes! Loved it. This is the only picture I ended up with though. Darn it!
At Jillian's 6 month appointment, the Dr. said to go ahead and start her on fruits and veggies. When Trenton and Colson were babies, I always made their baby food, and I was determined to do it again with Jilly. We started out with squash because I had just bought some the day before.
As you can see, she was not a fan. She kept looking at me like, "I can't believe your making me eat this!" After about 6 bites I gave up. The next time we tried sweet potatoes, with the same results. A few days later, I gave in and bought a few jars of baby food. The little stinker, she ate it and loved it! Even the sweet potatoes and squash. What can I say? I tried.
We had tons of fun the Saturday before Halloween carving up our pumpkins. Every year, Trenton likes to carve his into a puking pumpkin.
That's all for now.
This little babe is getting so big so fast! I love the age she is at right now. She is so interactive. She keeps us all laughing and smiling all the time. Just one little peep from her and it sends all of the kids (and Trent and I) into a fit of giggles. She is a rolling machine these days. She can roll across a room in 2 seconds flat. She just barely started sitting up a few weeks ago, and even still she topples over sometimes. It's no wonder with that chubby little body of hers. :) She gets held so much it will be a miracle if she ever learns to crawl. Although, I am not pushing the issue on that one. I'm not quite ready for a crawler yet. Overall, this little chica is a very content and happy baby. She will sit in her swing or high chair for hours as long as there is someone to watch and observe. We all just love her to pieces!
