Annabelle, Social Butterfly

It's not fair that just because Caroline is a baby she gets a post every month with a picture and details about her milestones. So this post is dedicated to my second daughter, Annabelle. She is definitely distinguishing herself from Hallie in looks, size and personality. While Hallie has always been quiet, shy and reserved at preschool, Annabelle is as talkative as can be! Mrs. Odette told me one day, "It took Hallie half a year to say one word to me, but Annabelle will come up to me every day and tell me her life story!" Belle has also be known to wave and yell "hi" to neighbors, trashmen, lawn mowers, dogs etc while we are on walks and she loves to walk up to other kids she has never met and say "Hi, I'm Annabelle, wanna be my best friend?"

Caroline is 9 Months!

Our sweet, happy Caroline is 9 months old. She is crawling like a storm, pulling up on tables, toys and mommy's legs during dinner preparation each night ;) She loves blueberries, boiled eggs, bananas, and avocados. She cuddles with us much more than her sisters which we love. Her favorite sleeping position is on her tummy with her legs tucked under listening to her rainforest music.

Caroline, Hallie, and Annabelle at 9 months.

August Happenings

Celebrating Gramps, Grandma and Daddy's Birthdays!!!

 Small Cakes Cupcakes = The Best!

 Everyone was outside despite the heat. Hallie came in to tell me (while I was cleaning up the kitchen) "its ok mommy, we are all outside so you can have some alone time" Haha!

The Children's Museum with Grandma

 I will apologize now for dressing you EXACTLY the same, you'll roll your eyes at me when you are older :) 

 Give me my bottle and NO ONE gets hurt :)

 Aww, yep Hallie, thats definitely your Grandmother, yall look so much alike! So sweet.

 Time to do some shopping. Did we get everything on our list?

 A little sunny but at least we got a picture!

 Fun times in the ball pit.

First Day of School 2013

Annabelle (3 yr old class), Caroline (toddler room), Hallie (4 yr old class)

Baby Food Tips

Let me start off by saying that I am no expert! I didn't even make my own baby food for my first two, but Laura convinced me to try it with Caroline and I love it! I am not into the 'recipes' because that makes the process two complicated. I just wanted to cook each fruit/veggie, freeze it and then thaw them and serve! The closest I get to making 'recipes' is whipping up some whole wheat baby cereal and throwing two different cubes into the mix. Blueberry, sweet potato risotto anyone?

One morning last week, I had the house to myself. A very rare occurrence. So what was the first thing I thought to do with my time? Make baby food for Caroline to last over 6 weeks of course! The great thing about making baby food in a big batch is that you get everything dirty at one time and only have to clean up at the end. I used the same cutting board, microwave dish, rinsed food processor, and ice cube trays for all the veggies I made that morning. Talk about bang for your buck!

Here are a few guides I made about what fruits/veggies are in season, what foods to try to buy organic, and finally, a quick easy guide to prepare fruits and veggies to freeze and/or serve for your baby. You can cut these out, hole punch and attach to a ring, or just keep these sheets in your recipe binder. Enjoy!!! (best viewed on a computer ;))

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