HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

Two Halloween outfits for Regan's first Halloween! What to do you do but split the day in half and wear both of them! She's just adorable and loves to smile for the camera lately! No trick-or-treating this year, but we'll be handing out candy to those that brave the cold tonight!

House projects

Dad and grandpa Arnie worked hard two weekends ago on the new

tile and the finished product looks great!

Messy girl!

Meal times have become increasingly messy lately! Today she learned the game "uh-oh" and will drop her spoon on the floor repeatedly throughout her meal, only to wait for mom give it back to her :) As you can see, she now likes green veggies! It only took her 3 months to warm up to them, and they still aren't her favorite.

Look at my motorcycle hat!

Great Uncle Mike gave Regan her very fist motorcycle hat when she was born and it almost fits her now :) Next summer she'll be ready for a ride (or maybe just a seat!).

8 months old!

Seems unbelievable that Regan is 8 months old already! We are constantly reflecting at how much she's grown and changed since February.

No crawling or scooting yet, but she'll flip over when we aren't looking! She's been eating baby food like it's going out of style and has tried some "real" food too (banana bread, crackers, cheese, and even a french fry!).

So precious

Despite feeling a little under the weather, Regan's hanging in there. She sat in this chair in her room and was quite interested in the leaves blowing around in the yard outside.

Yuck!

Daddy got spit on! Ryan thought he'd play a little with Regan after her bottle.....not a good idea! She spit right down the side of his face and he swore it was going into his ear! Gross!

Fall photo shoot

We held a fall photo shoot in the front yard yesterday with the only leaves we have on our grass. There wasn't much, but we had a good time :) Aside from Regan tasting the leaves, all went well!

Regan and Nathan

Regan got to see Nathan Allen again last weekend (their birthdays are only one week apart). She was so serious in this picture...refusing to give mom a smile. Unfortunately they weren't able to play with each other because of the cold season; maybe next time!

What a week!

Nike called, they were looking for a new model,

I think they found her! This has been quite the week! Not only did Regan get her first tooth on 9/24, but her second one appeared just one day later! She also learned what "up" means and will now hold her arms out to be picked up, just too cute! Then Grandma Sheri babysat yesterday as daycare had to close for a sick child; I know they both enjoyed spending the day together!

First tooth!!

No picture, just an update....Regan's first tooth appeared yesterday afternoon! Now we know why she wasn't napping all weekend and not her usual self. Other than a low-grade temp last evening, she was happy as can be chewing on everything :)

7 months old!

It's just amazing that 7 months has gone by already! We took advantage of the last few days of summer-like weather and changed her clothes 3 times on Friday and twice on Saturday just to get more use out of her cute summer clothes! She got up on all-fours yesterday for the first time, now we have to work on the "rocking" motion :)

Day Care pictures!

Here are a few photos of Regan from day care. We send along a disposable camera and here are the results :) Looks like she's a happy girl! Here's the story behind the picture on the right: she loves to play with her pacifier and one day it landed on her nose and she couldn't find it!!

Regan loves her toes!

There is a new fascination with toes now! Last month, Regan managed to find her toes, and just recently, they've made their way all the way into her mouth! It's so funny to watch her and anytime she spots her toes, she wants at them! At the time of this picture, she was hanging out on mom and dad's bed and couldn't resist the urge to grab them!

Labor Day weekend at the lake!

Labor Day weekend was spent on Lake Darling with lots of family! Although it was cold, we managed to have a good time and Regan loved gazing at the lake. We fed the ducks and she experienced her first bonfire!! Too bad she couldn't have a s'more!

GO VIKES!!!

With the end of the pre-season and start of the regular season upon us, Regan got prepared by dressing in her favorite Vikings outfit! If she's anything like her mother, she'll be their biggest fan (despite their latest issues with the law)!!

Happy Anniversary!!

Mom and dad celebrated their 2nd anniversary on August 21st! Mom thought it was cute for Regan to pose for the picture this year instead!

Regan meets mom's college friends!

Last weekend we headed out to Elk River (aka: middle of nowhere, MN) for an end of the summer party! Regan got to meet some of mom's college friends and enjoyed all the attention she got!

Trip to the "great Minnesota get together"

Regan made her first trip to the Minnesota State Fair on August 25th. She slept through most of the day, but woke up enough to see what the state fair was all about!

Time with daddy

Regan gave dad the cutest face as he sat and ate lunch with her, we wanted so badly to give her a bit of something more exciting than pureed pears! Dad and Regan danced to a song later that night, and she was in her glory!!

This crib is a joke!

Regan has yet to actually sleep in her crib :) Although she's no longer sleeping in mom and dad's bed, she just laughs when we put her in her own crib. So for now, it's the pack n play. But at least she's sleeping!

The piggy says "oink"!

....or in this case, it vibrates too! Regan gets a kick out of her vibrating oinking pig. She sits so well that we have a hard time giving her tummy time lately. She loves to play with all of her toys.

Six months old!!!

Regan is 6 months old now!! If the next 6 months go as fast as these first 6 months did, she's going to be a year old before we know it! She's such a joy to us and we continue to learn something new everyday (for instance, we learned this week that she likes to fake cough to get attention!). What a sweetheart!

Sunday mornings with mom

Regan likes to sit and read the Sunday flyers with mom; guess we have another shopper in the family! She helps turn the pages but also likes to try and eat them!

Love that dress!

Regan got a new dress from grandma Sheri and it's just adorable on her :) She likes to sit in her glider and have her picture taken! It's so cute, she instantly will smile when mom puts her in the glider; guess she knows it's picture time!

Regan can sit unsupported!

Regan started sitting alone on July 26th but has perfected this task and can now play for about 3-5 minutes while sitting! She loves this new view of the world but occassionally takes a topple to the side so mom and dad are never very far away!

Busy playing

Regan loves to play in the activity center! She's getting good at pushing all the buttons (although occassionally still likes to push them with her forehead!). She can scoot aka: walk, herself around the table too, but it might take a few minutes.

Found her toes

Regan has found her toes and ever since, has realized it's more fun to play with her toes than take a nap!

Mama's little helper

Regan helped mom out this weekend with the laundry! Ok, so she more or less played in the basket while mom did laundry, but she was happy!!

Oh, so tired!

Regan was exhausted at the end of a long day playing! She actually fell asleep in dad's arms, and for those of you that know Regan, know that this isn't like her! He was in heaven being able to hold her and just watch TV!

First meal!

Regan got her first meal of sweet potatoes this week! She made some interesting faces and we thought she was going to jump out of her chair at one point because she was jumping around with each bite (we think out of disgust!). She's doing better with it now and getting used to those funny tastes! Next week we'll try a new meal!