hygiene

bath time is one of minnie's favorite times. 

regardless of the number of bath toys we put in the tub,  

she always seems to have the most fun playing with her 

washrag and the little shampoo bottle. 

the great outdoors

minnie has been loving her hiking backpack.  

mom and dad have been loving that she loves it. 

we recently purchased a bike helmet so we could all go biking. 

minnie got along well with her trailer.  she slept during most of the ride.

during the two blocks of the ride she was awake for, we kept hearing, 

"whooooo, wheeeeee!!!!"  

i suspect that means she likes the trailer. 

fall favorites

she wasn't so sure about sitting in the leaves.  

but, she was willing to humor me long enough for a picture.

swinging is a new favorite.  

who doesn't love being suspended in air by a few ropes attached to a tree?

she also loved playing with the box of apples we were gifted...
and eating them when we turned them into applesauce.  

crossfit

christian recently started doing crossfit.  

minnie was jealous of his big muscles.  

so, she started her own crossfit routine.  

it includes:

  

box jumps  

burpies

sideways sit-ups

pillow bench presses

  

pull-ups using the stroller bar

sit-ups under the stroller 

all in a days workout.  

they are both getting really buff. 

fashionista

two favorites:

the preppy polo

the jogging suit the she wears at least 4 times a week 

she is probably the most stylish baby on the block

as of late

did i mention we moved? 

well, we did.  it is a lovely little basement apartment. 

we love it.  i'll have to post pics when we are a little more put together. 

i'll also share a fun little story sometime soon. 

until then, i thought i'd post a few recent pictures.

minnie is at a really fun age.  

she is learning to pull faces, 

stick her tongue out and sit in a big girl high chair at restaurants. 

last sunday minnie and christian looked like they just stepped out of the 1950s.

lastly, she decided to start taking guitar lessons from her dad. 

we may have a little bluegrass star on our hands.  only time will tell.  

minnie's first race

minnie, christian and i ran a 5K together. 

it was for the river heights apple days celebration. 

uncle tyler joined us too. 

minnie cried for the first little bit.  she was pretty tired.  

i thought i was going to need to stop and feed her, but she pulled through. 

she fell asleep at the top of the hill, right when we got to the top. 

i had planned to stop and feed her at the top of that hill. 

she slept the remainder of the race. 

she is such a good little baby. 

right after the race.  we're all coming off our race high. 

turns out, tyler won a trophy for his age category.
i won a $10 gift card from the raffle.
and, we all scored ourselves some apple pie and ice cream.
this is the kind of race i can get behind for a number of reasons:
1) the entry fee was only $3
2) they allowed baby strollers
3) it was a perfect temperature
4) it started at 9:00 am
5) they had pie and ice cream after the event

hooray for race winners, inc.! 

p.s. the goal was racing to finish...and we did just that.