Last night Belle tried to stand up while holding on to the corner of a wall. Her hand slipped and her forehead went full force into the corner of the wall. There was about a minute of crying and a bump that quickly grew about a half-inch out from her head, and then all was better. We took this picture this morning (bruise is on the upper right side of her forehead). It seems to be healing nicely. The wall might have won this fight, but Belle doesn't back down easily. :)
This is a kitchen stool at my parents house that Belle found to play in. She would crawl into it and just hang out there. She tolerated us spinning the chair while she sat there, but mostly she just liked crawling around in it herself. There is no need for her grandparents to have toys around... she'll play with the chairs!
I love this picture. Trev was hitting the beam and AB (held by grandpa) would copy him and hit it too. Smack! Smack!
Here's our little bumpkin on a crisp fall day.
She also gets excited when she sees water, such as waterfalls, which is what she was looking at here
Chatting it up with the penguins
Will and AB
Relaxing after all the hard work of being pushed around in her stroller
The whole gang!
Belle playing with her hand-me-down basketball hoop from the Walkers. She quickly figured out how to make a basket! Smart girl, that one.
Really, there is no need to buy toys. AB had a delightful time crawling in and out of this paper bag. It gave me a good chuckle too. :)
Me and AB taking a picture of ourselves in the living room
Last night I was taking pictures of Belle while she was eating dinner. Right before I would take the picture the camera would shine a red light right on Belle's face. Without fail, each time I took the picture (and I took seven of them), she would make this hilarious face. I don't know if she is learning to smile for the camera or if she just didn't like the light in her face. I did eventually let her eat her meal in peace.
