We had our 4th annual pumpkin carving party the weekend before Halloween. Brian and Katie made the trek over from Bend with little Connor. Greg and Haley and Julia and Spencer also made it. We had a great time, as usual. Instead of making the big adventure to the pumpkin patch, we went to Albertson’s to pick out our pumpkins. They did have a pretty good selection and a couple of hay bails for a photo op. We did feel a little silly taking pictures while people were walking by, but we had to! Rylee really enjoyed helping everyone throw away their pumpkin chunks…what a big helper she is! Make sure and take note of her super cute rubber boots…I love hand-me-downs.

We found a fuzzy caterpillar and this is Rylee telling it to go back into the trees!

Partners in crime! They wanted to go to the back of the property.

Rylee loves bubbles so much, it’s one of the only words she says!

Heading straight for the soccer ball…like her Dad much?

Dante loves soccer too!

I worked a Boy Scout event for work one Saturday in October and had taken the nice work camera with me. I ended up just bringing it home with me after the event was over, so the next day, Rylee and I went outside to play. I followed her around with the camera and these were the shots I was able to get. A good camera makes such a difference when chasing around a 1 1/2 year old!

Has it really been over a month since our last Rylee update? Wow, we have had a busy Fall! Rylee has been growing up a lot and fast lately. It’s hard to believe that she is almost 18 months old. She is really starting to try and talk. We have noticed that she will say a new word here and there such as “outside,” “dog,” “chicken,” “birdie” but then you can’t get her to say that word again. Currently, Rylee is really into reading books and she loves animals. She knows all kinds of animal noises; bee, lion, elephant, gorilla. One of her favorite books is “From Head to Toe” it is all about animals and what they do. There are quite a few posts to do some catching up…including pumpkin carving, Halloween, playing outside and coloring. Stay tuned!

While Andy was home with Rylee all Summer, they had a lot of time to just hang out. Andy taught Rylee all kinds of cool stuff…”what does a gorilla do?”, how to throw things in the trash, how to switch the laundry, etc. This one is by far my favorite thing! Rylee’s nickname is “monster”…she literally answers to it. Make sure your volume is turned up!

Rylee is really enjoying her new toy! Thanks to Cousin Teia, Brooklyn, Lindsey and Broady for giving to to us!