5 o'clock news

Flying home from Houston today, we were interviewed at Midway and then put on the 5 o'clock news tonight. Gotta love when they get you on tv at your worst... just flown with a baby at 7 am. More to come soon, I have lots of pictures from Texas to share, just thought I'd get this video up.

2 Months Old!

Anabelle is 2 months old today and I can't believe it! Time is going by very quickly, and she is getting bigger and bigger. Lots going on around here in the last few days. On Saturday Michale and Steph moved into a new place and Anabelle and I drove out to check it out. It is a very cute place and it looks like they will love being there! After all of the moving, Grandma and Grandpa Smith had volunteered to babysit Anabelle so that I could attend a girls night with some friends. So after getting her set up I was off to Roscoe Il to see Erin's new place and hang with the ladies, we had a great time relaxing and chatting. On Sunday there was lots of driving getting back to my mom's and then back home, Belle and I were exhausted and took a nap!

My Aunt Karen was visiting from Texas so on Monday we went downtown to meet up with my mom and my Aunt. Belle had her first El ride, she was looking around a lot, and you could tell she was thinking, "what have you gotten me into mom?" I had her in the Baby Bjorn thinking it would be much easier than navigating with a stroller. It wasn't too bad, but it is definitely more work lugging around a baby and a backpack full of supplies. Not sure how I would do it in the winter when you have to be all bundled up. We met up with my aunt and mom at the Sears Tower, my aunt had never been in it. I hadn't been up there in years and thought, "OK I'll try out that new Ledge thing." For anyone who doesn't know, they have built 4 glass cubes that pop out of the wall on the skydeck level, and you can walk out into them. I am not a huge fan of heights but it was pretty cool to see and after a few minutes of psyching myself up, I was able to slowly inch my way out onto the glass. Harder than it looks, but still fun!

The next few days will be spent getting ready for our trip to Texas on Saturday, yes we will be taking our first airplane ride with Anabelle and we are hoping it goes smoothly :) We are looking forward to some warm weather and spending some quality time with Grandma Sue and Grandpa Ken! Anabelle will also get to meet her Uncle Mike and Aunt Mary and all of her cousins for the first time. We are very excited! This week we also have a 2 month wellness checkup for Anabelle, where she will get weighed and some shots. I am curious to see how much she weighs... I am guessing 13 lbs at the least! I'll let you know on Thursday. Have a great week everyone!

I bought a Christmas cactus and Anabelle was very into looking at it and trying to touch it.

Hey guys I am 2 months old today!

Belle rides the El

My mom, Anabelle and I out on the Ledge at the Sears Tower

Just a cute pic of a naked Belle :)

Dancing to the 80s

We spent the weekend at Becky's family lake house and had a great time! We arrived Friday and spent the evening chatting with friends, eating, playing games, and sitting by the fire. Saturday we woke up to a big breakfast and plans to go to Tanners Orchard. They have lots of animals to see, a big play area for the kids, a corn maze, and a wonderful country store with lots of yummy foods. This weekend was their big open house where they gave out free samples of all of their foods. We ate our way through the store, and it was delicious! Then we decided to walk around a little.

Hanging out by the llamas.

Anabelle eyeing the corn maze and decides to sit it out this year. So we sat in the grass and took a breather while waiting for everyone else.

After the orchard we headed back to Becky's to nap, cook and eat some yummy foods, rake and burn leaves, take a walk to look at the stars, eat smores around the fire, play games, and generally have a relaxing time. Anabelle was a great traveler and had no trouble joining in the fun! Sunday morning we were up early and on the road home. Thanks Becky we had a lot of fun and can't wait to go back!

Have a great weekend!

We are off to enjoy a weekend at Becky's Cabin. We expect to have a great time and enjoy some nice Fall weather-high of 67 and sunny! Hope everyone else has a great weekend too, I am sure we'll have pictures to share on Monday.

Having fun with Morgan

Yesterday was a beautiful day here in Evanston. Anabelle and I went for a walk around downtown to do some window shopping, grabbed some coffee at Starbucks, and then headed to the park to sit and enjoy a nice Fall day.

This morning Anabelle and I were laying on the floor having some tummy time when Morgan decided to join us. The kitties have been kinda funny with Anabelle, usually just sniffing her and keeping their distance, especially when she cries. Anabelle also seems to show no interest in them, I think up until today she really couldn't see them that well and probably thought they were just moving blankets =)

So when Morgan and Anabelle started having a staring contest, I quickly went and grabbed my camera. Of course as soon as I got my camera, they stopped staring at each other, but I did get some cute stuff.

Happy Monday!