Sick day :(

Little miss Vieve has survived her first illness. Monday, she was throwing up but had no fever or other symptoms. Poor little thing was sick all afternoon/evening. She got puke on everything, as you can see by the outfit in the picture. By Monday night it was the only long sleeves/pants combination that was still clean. She also ended up with her first case of diaper rash ever. She is feeling much better now and is ready to resume her activities and playdates!

A day in the city with Auntie Sarah

Last Saturday, we spent the whole day in Denver hanging out with Auntie Sarah. We had so much fun. First, we went to the Denver Art Museum where we covered 2 whole floors. Predictably, Vieve was far more interested in the people there than the art. The only exceptions were the exhibit of a red room filled with grey foxes and the African drum noises play area. After that we went out and had breakfast for lunch while Vieve ate sweet potatoes. This was the first time we have attempted to feed Vieve in a restaurant. We spent the rest of the afternoon at a paint-your-own ceramics place where Vieve and I collaborated on a 1st Halloween Jack-o-lantern. It was a great day!

Hanging out with Auntie Sarah in Denver.

First lunch in a restaurant. Yum, yum!

Not so sure about the paint on her foot. She has already mastered that skeptical, you-have-got-to-be-kidding-me look. Is it just me, or does she look just like her papa ;)

The bottom of our Jack-o-lantern. Hope it turns out well!!

More foods!

Okay, so eventually I will stop posting pictures of Vieve eating various foods - but not yet. We have started using the teething feeder with the mesh bag and putting frozen banana slices in it. She LOVES it! Unfortunately, it is the messiest thing in the world! We always seem to end up with sticky banana goo everywhere. Some other new foods we have tried recently are prunes and yogurt - though nothing compares to sweet potatoes and bananas!

Prunes! She loved the first 5 bites and then decided she didn't like them anymore. This pic is after the 4th bite. Now that I look at this, not sure she actually got any of the first couple of bites in her mouth...

Working hard to make sticky banana goo!

Vieve the plumber?

Okay, someday Vieve will be mad at me for posting this, but I couldn't resist. The little plumber pants action is just too funny!

Lions and Tigers and Bears...meh

Vieve's first trip to the zoo!!! We spent a great day at the zoo with Amanda, Connor and Kensley. According to Vieve, Connor was the best thing there by far - first crush maybe? Much to my surprise, she didn't care AT ALL about any of the big animals. Elephants, tigers, zebras, and other exotic animals got almost no reaction from Vieve. My little princess loves fish, snakes, lizards - basically anything scaly or slimy. She did seem to enjoy the train ride though. I foresee lots of zoo trips in our near (and distant) future.

Connor trying to keep the girls in line.

Asleep in the stroller. Oh well, we'll just have to see the monkeys and birds next time.

Choo choo!! Ready for our train ride.

Vieve ignoring the elephants.

Vieve ignoring the zebras - see the pattern here?

These are a few of my favorite things...

Some of Vieve's favorite things at 7 months are...

Finger puppets!! and the songs that go with them.

Jumperoo activity center - she has more fun with this every day than the day before.

Rings on a post - best $1.50 I've ever spent.

Sunflower Farm

We recently went to Sunflower Farm for Vieve's first introduction to real live farm animals. We saw cows, horses, pigs, goats, sheep, turkeys, chickens, and lots and lots of other little people. Vieve's favorite was the rooster, I think it had to do with him being the loudest animal there. This was also our first family playdate. Jeff came along as well as Cooper and Austin with their parents. There were a lot of activities for older kids there too, like swings, pony rides, and a mini-zip line. Should be a fun place to go for several years. Here are a couple of shots from our beautiful, sunny afternoon on the farm.

Vieve and Papa relaxing by the wading pool. Vieve, of course, is more interested in her pants than anything else.

Vieve and Mama checking out the horses.

6 month photo shoot

Okay, so it was closer to 6 1/2 months, but that is just how things are these days. We spent an afternoon checking out Auntie Sarah and Uncle Rob's new home - very nice! While there we went to the park next door and Auntie Sarah took a bunch of cutie pie pictures of little Vieve. She was not thrilled with the wardrobe changes (I didn't even make her put on the other 7 outfits that I brought because I couldn't make up my mind). A few of my favorite photos are included below.