After a week away (split between Kansas City and Las Vegas) Patrick is home. We all did fine without him, although we did miss him and I was getting pretty tired by the end of the week.
We had a fun girls' weekend, with trips to the farmers market, halloween decorating and crafts, lots of cooking (and the accompanying eating), and shopping.
Mariel set up a "store" in the kitchen which she spent much of Saturday tending. She has interesting sales technique. She offered to sell me some toys for $45, and when I said I did not have enough money she gave me imaginary money to use. I bought the butterfly, and then she took it back, saying it really cost $55. Hmf.
Sunday morning we skipped church (its not so fun to go with Noella at this age) and went to a new sculpture park in the city, Citygarden. Not only is it beautiful, it is also intentionally designed for interaction, making it a great place to bring kids.
Mariel got to climb, swing, splash all over, and by the end even decided to find a place for a little rest (it looks a little like she is a homeless kid in this picture, but I thought it was an interesting view of the sculpture!)
And Miss Noella is getting bigger and bigger- here are two shots of her for her 9 month post, a little late:
She really loves this toy, pushing herself all over. It is fortunate that we have a sunken living room, because it helps to keep her somewhat contained!
This is just before she attempted to dive off of the bed. I wonder if I should just start taking pictures of her while she is asleep?
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