July update

Month #16 - July was a blast! For the 4th we stayed in Columbus and got to take Autumn to the zoo for the first time. Her favorite animal was definitely the monkeys - she perfected her monkey sound that day. We also took her to the pool, which was the first time Nick and I were able to do that together, so it was lots of fun. She also saw her first set of fireworks! We were curious to see whether she would freak out, but she loved them!

Autumn got to hang out with all of her cousins quite a bit in July which was awesome. One night we had all four kids - Autumn, Maddie, Jacob and Brady. It was so great to have them all together and they played so well!

Autumn pretty much thinks she's ready to run now, so we have to slow her down a lot. It's hilarious to watch her because she leads with her big belly and her little arms can't keep up! In the last month she's definitely learned how to test the limits and become more independent and demanding. Her new favorite words other than "hi" are now "mine" and "no".



Maddie and Brady eating dinner together...they were both done after about 3 bites. What you can't see is Autumn in the high chair next to them shoveling in the food. It took her a good 15-20 minutes to eat. No wonder all three of them weigh about the same!


Brady and Autumn watching their daddies switch out the car seats.


She still loves that blue pillow!

A few pics from the park...this first one is her "hiding her face" to play peek-a-boo. She thinks she does a pretty good job at it and it's too funny to correct her.

Swimming on the 4th. She has a small obsession with shoes and sunglasses.

Autumn's first trip to the zoo!

All tuckered out after a long day at the zoo :)