Beaver Believers & Our Little Helper

Okay, so we kind of had a hunch that the outcome of the Civil War football game would be a University of Oregon win, but we still had fun getting dressed up for the day and cheering on the Beavers.  Belle has been given quite a few Beaver outfits, so it was nice to have a reason to play dress up and that it actually fit!

Our Thanksgiving holiday weekend ended with some Christmas decorating (more photos to come), but this little helper was wiped out from listening to of the caroling that Mom and Dad were singing.

Double Digits

Miss Belle has hit double digits with her weight!  Her two month checkup was this week and she was a rock star.  She is in the 90th percentile for height and 50th percentile for weight.  We call her our super model, tall and lean.

3 F's: Fall, Football & Fishing

FALL:  Beautiful colors seen on our weekend walk around the neighborhood

FOOTBALL:  Scott and I went to the OSU versus UW football game in Corvallis this past weekend.  Our first full day away from Belle!  It was so fun to watch them win a game, even if we were almost frozen by the end of the day.

FISHING:  Pierre, Raph, Scott and Kyle had a successful salmon fishing trip on Sunday.  Our refrigerator is now full of fish to be smoked tomorrow.  We really need to invest in a freezer for our basement sooner than later.

That Smile

Thank goodness for the iPhone camera!  I was able to capture two smiles this past weekend of Belle!  Her gummy grins make me feel so happy and loved and I need that reciprocation from time to time.  The second smile was captured while we were hanging out at Starbucks today and the patron next to us even had to comment on how happy she looked.

I can almost hear her saying, "Aww.. Mom stop tickling me."

Eight Weeks

Our baby is eight weeks old today.  I can honestly say we are starting to get the hang of things a bit more too!  We are going on more outings together, she only gets up twice at night now, I can sense we are slowly getting a nap schedule down and she is smiling and cooing, which melts our hearts.

This onesie was a gift from Grandma Bulloch

Scott usually finds us both napping on the couch when he gets home from work, I love my cuddle time

The first stages of a smile.  I haven't been able to fully capture a gummy grin yet.

Belle now has a play mat to spent quality time on.

She loves hitting that chicken

We attended our first wedding with her last weekend and she was pretty good.  Of course she let out a wale as the bride walked down the aisle and I was mortified, but we survived.

She was up way past her bedtime

And it is fall here in Portland, my favorite time of year.  It also means that leaves fall at a rapid pace in our front yard and each weekend we spend quality time outside raking, but we love it.

Laundry: Darks, Whites & Pink

I am noticing a trend in color with Belle's laundry...

Wiped out from her day

I love her baby blues!