Fall Fun!

Yesterday we couldn't stay inside, it was just too nice out and Natalie was in a good mood....picture mood that is, so we headed outside and did just that!

Look who got her 1st tractor/lawn mower ride....

 

I think she likes it...

Here's a quick snapshot of our backyard...

Father/Daughter snapshot day....

Hey pretty girl...

Quick snapshot of the pumpkins I picked up on Saturday....

7 weeks old

Yesterday Natalie was 7 weeks old, I can't believe how fast time is going. 
The weather was beautiful out so we decided a road trip was in order for this cute 7 week old.  We took off right away in the morning and headed north.

Here she is all strapped in and ready to go... 

First stop was at Nathan's Grandma's house in Waukon....it was the 1st time Grandma got to meet Natalie.

Then we headed down the block to where Nathan's Grandpa is, the local nursing home.  This was also the 1st time Grandpa Lawrence got to meet our little sweetheart too.  She wasn't the happiest but Lawrence's smile is just priceless.

After lunch we headed onto Prairie for the afternoon, here we are crossing the bridge....

There's the Mississippi River...

Wisconsin welcomes you Natalie, your first time leaving Iowa...

After we got settled in at Mom & Gary's trailer the kids (Carson & Natalie) were due for a naps so we left the guys with them and us girls (Mom, Ang and I) headed to a local Amish store that sold tons of gourds, pumpkins, beautiful mums and lots of apples.

When we got back this is what Daddy and Natalie were doing...

We spent the rest of the afternoon outside watching the Iowa game on TV and hanging out with friends, it was just beautiful outside.  What a better way to spend a fall afternoon.

Before heading home we all headed down the road to try out a new restaurant and it was pretty good.  If you want about 2 pounds of cheese balls this is where you can find them at and they were yummy!

After we were all good and full we loaded up and headed home.  Natalie must have enjoyed her 1st road trip as she was asleep before he hit Iowa and slept most the night!

It was a great fall day full of lots of 1st for our family! 

Daycare Day

Well today was Natalie's first day at daycare, a really hard day for Mommy - that's for sure, hopefully they get easier for all of us!

Here she is all buckled in and ready to go...

Nathan picked her up right after work and said she didn't look real happy, a little sad...hopefully that doesn't mean she had a bad day!  She didn't nap like she usually does, I'm guessing she isn't used to all the noise from the other daycare kids but hopefully that changes and she starts to sleep through it. 

Once I got home we hung out for a little bit and then went on a walk, had a bath and then spent some time snuggling on the couch before she crashed.  Maybe her busy day will make her sleep through the night?

Back at it....

Well today was my 1st day back to work and if that's not hard enough it was at a new job.  Actually the day went pretty good, I think I'll catch onto the work fast or at least I hope I do. 

Our sitter called us last night to say that her daughter had been throwing up all day so we had to go to Plan B for the day.  Frannie came to the rescue, thank you Frannie!  I think both Natalie and Frannie had a great day together and it actually made me feel a little about leaving her being that she'd be spending her 1st day away from me with my Mom instead of a stranger.

My desk now has this beautiful fall flower arrangement on it thanks to my wonderful husband and daughter!

On to Tuesday, another hard day I'm sure but hopefully over the next couple of days or weeks it will get easier for me.  Tomorrow Natalie is onto the sitter, hoping she'll have a great day!

Sunday!

This is how we started our morning, dressing Natalie in her cute little Chicago Bears cheerleader outfit and headed off to church. 

After church we grabbed a couple groceries then headed home where we had lunch and watched the Bears game in which they won.  We also did some odds and ends around the house while Natalie napped for most of the day, I guess she is stocking up on sleep before her BIG day tomorrow, 1st day at daycare.

Saturday Fun!

We had a busy yet very enjoy Fall Saturday!

This morning bright and early I did the Breast Cancer 5K Walk downtown Cedar Falls.  What a beautiful morning it was with the sun shining so bright.

Me, Angie, Mom ad Kasey ready for the walk...

Look at all the people...

Here comes Angie and Kasey, good job girls!

After I got back home Natalie was so alert and wanted to be held up-right so Nathan ran upstairs and got an old walker that I used when I baby-sat kids at my house out of the closet and we tired that on her, she liked it for a little bit.

Having fun...

This afternoon our neighbors brought us these beautiful fresh mums, so I added them to my kitchen counter.  I love Fall!

We also went on a walk this afternoon and spotted these pretty trees right down the street from us.

Natalie was wide awake when we started our little walk but soon fell asleep, I guess she finds our walks very relaxing!

6 weeks

Natalie is 6 weeks old already, here are a couple pictures from her photo shoot...

Oh what fun we had, looking forward to her 3 month pictures, we will be doing them before we know it!