Say cheese, cheese and more cheese

This week Gracie probably was seeing spots the whole time because of the large number of flash photos we took of her. Since this is her first Halloween we wanted to capture some good photos of our smiley girl. This is a photo of our little lady and her first dolly that is almost her twin. Grace still has her blue eyes like the dolly. My dr at my six week appt gave me the all clear to get back to regular life...exercising here I come!

Last week we took a trip to my folk's office and their neighbor's house for a fall photo. Below are some photos my dad got of our little pumpkin with her pumpkin and Lois' leaves. Grace wasn't in the mood to smile that much, though we did get some good photos. Between the three Canon photogs in the family, Grace is not going to want for any additional photos of her for the rest of her life!

Oct 30th we did get her first formal photos. Luckily I have learned her usual schedule and knew she would be more inclined to smile after lunch. So, we took a trip to mall and enjoyed the Nordstrom's bathroom twice for our feedings. They know how to treat a mom with a separate room for feeding and changing. Mother's know how important this can be. As a mother, I continue to learn my limits. I cannot breastfeed my baby while walking through Costco like I saw on Saturday. Feeding at the mall bathroom did allowed Gracie to be at her best for the photos below. Jessica & Randy gave us a great outfit for Grace at the shower in July. We thought it would be fun to have her photos in her little giraffe outfit and stylish boots that you can't see. It was lucky that another baby getting photographed had a giraffe for us to borrow. Having a 3 generation photo is important to me and my mother, so my mom met us there too. Don't worry, we will be sending copies of these photos to close friends and family.

Halloween proved to be very busy because of the very warm weather. Grace enjoyed her swing and sleeping through most of it. Sunday we enjoyed our first family outing. After our first church service as a family, we headed to Golden for the afternoon. It was such a beautiful day, which Grace slept through most of. I can't believe she is six weeks already. These remaining six weeks I do plan on cherishing!

Congratulations to Ryan and Rebecca as well on their new son Graham Himango. Grace is going to have her choice of many boy friends while growing-up...yes I separated the words on purpose. We aren't even close to being ready for boyfriends. That isn't a good thought for the king of back rubs in high school. As Adam said, "80% of back rubs lead to some additional physical contact" God has a wonderful sense of humor to give Adam a daughter.

Have a wonderful week!