Six months and winter fun!

I have been overcome lately by remembering how much I love the 6-month baby age.  The laughs, smiles, rolling, sitting, flopping around the crib at night, scarfing down baby food (new for us!) and just being so content to sit and play.

I know he will continue to grow at an alarming rate - so we better enjoy the immobile fun now! ha!  He was 90% for weight, 92% for height and 70% for head circumference at his 6-month appointment.  Big Boy!  That was even before starting baby food.  He loves Hadley, loves to grab for anything we have in our hands (books especially), loves to roll and find a way to his favorite toy and still likes the jumperoo.  He has a new car he loves to play in, has this crinkly book about tails that's a huge hit and thinks his new John Deere tractor is pretty cool when Hadley goes blazing by pushing it.  Baby food is a hit: peas, asparagus and fruit especially!

We've had lots of winter fun - a neighborhood sleigh ride, a ride down the slide at Jolly Days at the children's museum, checking out the trains at Jingle Rails at the Eiteljorg, building a snowman with Anna (young girl across the street who Hadley loves), Hadley's 2nd IU game with Mommy & Daddy, scoping out the gingerbread masterpieces at Conner Prairie with Sam & Taylor and most recently being holed up in the house with mommy - ha!

Enjoy the photo dump!

Brady and I "cuddling" on the family sleigh ride

Anna & Mia teaching Hadley now to eat snow

clearly the lessons worked!

Brady watching the girls have all the fun. 

Getting a ride around the yard from Daddy!

Earning the fun with some chores.  Loves her shovel!

Family photo opp at the sleigh ride

all the Glenns coming down the slide! Jolly Days!

Daddy & Hadley zooming down fast!

Riding a horse at the Eiteljorg

A yellow train was on this track - can you tell how intent she is on waiting for it?

Mmmm popcorn.  Hads and DG ate this entire bucket!  

Hoooooosiers!

Loving his peas!  And being in the booster seat at La Hacienda..yum!

The car!  Hadley "waiting" on her turn.  She's pushy.

Hads & Sam at lunch after Conner Prairie - look, a leaf!

Brady now enjoys the high chair or our booster when at restaurants!  Go Brady!

Snuggling up to the babysitter - overnight at Grammy & Gramps!

Cheers! I turned 32!

We love Bakersfield and the chance to sleep in!

Brady being tormented during his first overnight at Grammy & Gramps house

Hadley insists on sitting next to Gramps in his chair.  looks comfy!

The masterpiece!

Waiting patiently for the icing and goodies!

Brady is 6 months old!!  

looking too big in that chair already!

"Brady - you share your sticker with me??"

love

A whirlwind week

As David and I are relaxing tonight - its hard to believe we are on the other side of the crazy week we had been talking about/preparing for since the beginning of November. So, please excuse the many many photos below. It was simply easier to upload all at once to share!

Our week o'fun started with a trek to B-Town on Sunday with Matt (Bo) and Sarah (MoMo). David and I ensured they had a yummy brunch at Village Deli and a drink at Nick's before the game. It was actually a great game vs. Evansville. Big crowd, energetic visiting fans and better seats once we snuck down during the 2nd half. (p.s. this is David's favorite quest - where can he find the best seats!)

da boys at Nick's



The sara(h)s at Nick's

Then, we actually passed on Tuesday night's IU game (for the sake of sanity) and had our next evening of fun on Wednesday. A loud and fun group of 10 of us went to ZING for dinner then off the to SNC concert. It was so fun!

David and I before the show

mom and dad (sorry about dad's eyes - it was one or the other with their pictures! ha!)

Ryan belting out the tunes

Then, came Thanksgiving on Thursday. I decided to get a farm-fresh turkey this year. David and I are trying to be better about how our environment impacts us, and how we impact the environment. So, that meant no butterball turkey for us. I found that Joe's Butcher Shop in Carmel had farm raised turkeys at a reasonable price. So, on Wednesday I picked up our 20 pound bird. Yes, 20 pounds. I brined him and could barely lift him off the counter with his own weigth and the water. We had more laughs when I realized that a heart and neck were still in the cavity for me to remove. ew and more ew. But, we laughed.

mr. turkey about to get brined.

apparently we need to get David his own apron :) The bird is about to be carved! David did a great job cooking, basting and carving the turkey!

Then, Friday was another IU Game! We did start the day with a nice brunch at patachou (hello guilty pleasure broken yolk sandwich!) and then meet up with mom & dad for dinner at Yogi's and the game. Another win for IU!

david and I at Yogi's

Saturday - Oaken Bucket Game! We tagged along with our friends - Kelly & JP, and Kelly's family, to Purdue for the Oaken Bucket game. This was our first time tailgating at PU and while we are not fans of the school/teams/stinky town, there was NO tailgate traffic, we pulled right in by their parking lot (where they had a pass) and got right out of town after the game. None of those things happen in Bloomington. We snagged 3 of their tickets and had a great time inside for the first half. We decided to go back to the tailgate for the 2nd half - so we missed the big interception > fieldgoal > win sequence.

4 out of every 5 girls say "the knit flowered headband is the best!' Apparently we need to get Sarah Mo one :)

David and JP

The boys. Kelly's entire family went to PU, except for her. And, now all 3 kids have married or are marrying IU grads. Makes Randy mad :) Here is david covering up Randy's PU jacket!

Jordan was there tailgating with the Huffmans! Even though it was only for a few minutes - it was so great to see her and chat! She was also surrounded by PU fans. I bet they hazed her the entire ride home on the Belle :)

awesome seats!

David and MoMo

Sara(h)s at the game

Then on Sunday I finally was able to meet Olivia! She is such a "Luoma" and so tiny and sweet. Compared to other 2010 babies I have cuddled, she is the most petite little thing. So sweet!

big hands + small baby = weird photo shot

We were also invited to enjoy the Colts game with one of David's vendors. So, we pulled up our bootstraps, found some energy (somehow) and went downtown for a short tailgate and the game. We did leave early (yikes! what a game!) so we were in bed around 12:30 a.m. Not too bad :)

David and I before the kickoff

So, there you go. A whirlwind week. Now, its back to reality - with lots to do, a house to decorate, books to read, work to finish, holiday events, etc. But, we are enjoying the couch - for tonight at least.

come away with me...

...in the night


We had a great time at Norah Jones on Saturday night! It was a fun date night. We started at ZING for dinner and then onto the show. She performed a great mix of old and new.

We even ran into some familiar faces :) Lins, Kendall and Pauley also enjoyed the show!