Our little princess is 6 months old!

Such a sweet little girl! My good friend Stef took some 6 month pictures of Arie when we were in Brainerd last weekend. Here is just a sneak peek at a few...more to follow when I get them this week! You can check out Stef's website to see her other work at mudandmagnolia.blogspot.com if you would like!

BOO!!!!!!! HaPpY HallOweEn!!!!!

Arie's first Halloween! YAY! She is napping right now getting ready for her big day of dress up! We are heading up to Joel's grandma's house this afternoon and then over to Joel's parents for the evening with all the fam! Can't wait to see the kiddo's costumes! Pics soon to follow!!!! :) Hope everyone has a safe and fun Halloween!

One of Two Halloween outfits...

Party time with the babies

All the kiddos
Landon and Breckyn, Reese, Arie, Mila and Rocco


The girls-Reese, Arie, Mila and Breckyn

Arie and I were in Brainerd for the weekend and of course we had many people to see and places to go! Arie is such a little social butterfly, she loves to meet new people and be in the all action. We visited her great grandparents at the nursing home and Arie wore her Halloween costume to show all of her great grandparents friends. She was a hit! All the people were coming out in the halls to see the cute little duckie and were so amazed by her and how full of life she is. She was in a deep conversation with two little old ladies for awhile, they just loved her and she was just talking away to them. We have pictures but are going to wait until after Halloween to post them cause grandma and grandpa Speral are waiting to be surprised on Halloween with her costume.

On Saturday night we headed over to my good friend Jessica's house for a little get together. Jolene, her husband Corey and their daughter Reese were also in town so we thought it would be a great time for a little baby party! The kids all had so much fun playing together. They are all very close in age and it is going to be so fun to watch them grow and develop together.

Wow were did the time go....

Ok, so I have been bad at updating this blog I guess! Wow, seriously where did the last 2 months go! Arie is just about 6 months old now! She is changing ever day and already so busy! She loves to play and talk, her new favorite is the exersaucer and her jumperoo! It is so funny watching her jump-she really gets into it and is of course very serious about it! She eats rice cereal and some baby food (veggies) once a day. She is a champ at the rice cereal and loves it!!! The veggies are taking some time to aquire the taste for...first making an "ick" face, then shaking her head and body in disgust and then gagging and spitting it out! After a few times of testing it out she now likes sweet potatoes...still working on the peas before we venture out and try other like carrots....mmmmm! She has now had 2 sleep overs and of course behaved like an angel. She sleeps through the nights, which she stopped doing for awhile so it is so nice to have her back to that again. And then maybe the most exciting thing...she popped a tooth!!!!! It is so funny to see it popping through as she smiles and talks, she is working on number 2 right now, it is just starting to come through-she has been a champ at the "teething" game! It is so much fun to watch her learn and discover, she is growing up before our eyes. We are so blessed.