8 Months

(and 1 week and 3 days old)

Margaret was given a baby gift last week. We had fun practicing for Christmas.

I think she liked the ribbon more than the paper

but after some determination, she did it!!! With mommy's help of course :)

We had a long few days so decided to go to the zoo. It was a great getaway just the two of us. It is amazing how much she has grown in the last 2 months since the last time we went.

She could not take her eyes off the giraffes. She enjoyed watching the other kids feed them.

We experienced quite a show. The 2 jaguars were not too friendly that day and we were a lil too close for comfort.

We did get to see a 3 month old jaguar cub which was sooooo adorable.

Margaret loved the monkeys. One of them sat at the window and had a conversation with her.

We had a great day. Saw lots of animals that were sleeping last time and vice versa. Great place to be so Margaret could talk as loud as she wanted and did not bother anyone.

We can not get enough of the great outdoors! But I must say we are ready for some cooler weather. Hard to get in the holiday mood when it is 80 degrees.!

Dada when are you coming home?????

We have been running lots of errands to get ready for Thanksgiving and if you can tell, Margaret does not mind.

It is getting harder to take her with me these days. She use to sit facing me or sideways but now she is trying to stand up and direct traffic. Think she is going to have to get strapped in from now on.

Miss priss is growing up so fast. She isn't crawling yet but scooting around and getting into everything. If she sees one speckle on the floor she is determined to pick it up! She has started a few new things this week - when she is excited she scrunches her nose and her eyes; I have yet to capture it. When she is frustrated or upset, she scrunches her face, makes a fuss sounds, and looks around to see if we are paying attention. Think we have a drama queen on our hands.