Kauai in October

We were lucky enough to travel to Hawaii again last month and this time we went to Kauai. Grandma Myrene, Glenn, Auntie Krissa, Uncle Brian and Cousin Kailey were able to go too. We had a lot of fun and many great memories. Here is some pictures from the trip:

Carving a Pumpkin on Nov. 3rd

Since we were in Hawaii until the day before Halloween we didn't have time to carve a pumpkin until last night. We figured that Jenna wouldn't know the difference. Heck, we celebrated Easter on another day because Jeff had to work and her birthday is going to be celebrated early this year. Maybe we will start a new tradition, and celebrate all holidays on a different date!

Love her face here!

 She was so unsure about what we were doing and why daddy was cutting into that orange thing. Jeff gave her some of the insides/seeds to look at and touch. She examined the pile thoroughly before finally touching it. She did like chewing on a piece.

We now have a pumpkin carved and on our porch...better late than never!

Halloween

 It was Jenna's first Halloween and we decided to dress her up as a Lobster! 

A not so happy lobster

We were invited by Michelle (Jeff's co-worker) and Brian to come over to their house to have dinner and let our babies play. They have a 9 1/2 month old, Gabe. He was dressed up as a lion. 

I have noticed that Jenna gets very shy around new people and is very unsure about other babies. She usually stares at them. This was the case when we got to their house. She was like a turtle that went back into its shell to hide. She stares and holds on tight to me. Meanwhile, Gabe was so happy to see her that he crawled right over and grabbed onto her. This did not end well and there were many tears. In the end she did warm up a little and we went to a few houses to trick-or-treat. The babies were so cute and someone even asked us if they were twins. Later we put Jenna in a cow costume that came from cousin Kailey. I think she liked it better because she could move around.

Gabe likes Jenna...Jenna not so sure

The 1st Halloween was a success! I look forward to next year when she is running around :) and knows what candy is.  

Little Baby, Big Pumpkin Farm...and a Camel

Last weekend we took advantage of the nice day and drove to Roloff Farms, which is the home of the TV show "Little People, Big World." Since they have a pumpkin farm, we decided Jenna needed to get her first pumpkin. 

As you can imagine, the farm attracts lots of people. Jeff and I first went there in 2009 and it was pretty crowded, but we had a lot of fun (a few pictures from that trip below):

Zach Roloff

Jeff 2009...picture for Grandpa Myron

It wasn't as busy this time but still lots of people; especially because TLC was there filming Matt Roloff's 50th Birthday (if you see that episode on TV, you can think of us). Since most people were crowded around where the cameras were, we took advantage of the empty pumpkin patch and took some photos of Jenna.

"This is the one!"

"You're not going to make me sit on this right?"

"Instead, you two make me sit on a big pile"

Too busy looking at the grass for a family picture

That's right...a camel at a pumpkin patch

Yum...hay!

 After taking some cute pictures, getting our pumpkin and seeing a camel our day was complete. Stay tuned for carving pictures and the best Halloween costume ever!

Olympics in My Future?

 

In the spirit of all parent's thinking their child will be a pro of some kind of sport...I am joining in and convinced I have a future Olympic swimmer on my hands :) As I have mentioned before, I take Jenna to a weekly swim class. It isn't swimming lessons; but the teacher does encourage us to show the babies how to paddle, kick, climb out of the pool and flip from back to tummy. We sing songs and do some of those motions.

Yesterday, I had Jenna on her tummy in the pool and put a toy in front of her so she would try and reach for it. To my surprise she started kicking and did a little paddling to get to the toy floating ahead of her. The teacher (Lisa) was just as surprised as I was that she was doing this. I did notice in Hawaii (see video that was posted) that when she was in her floaty toy she was kicking to move around, but this was new to us. She is usually pretty serious while in the pool and only really cares about chewing on a rubber duck and will smile when I blow bubbles, so it was nice to see her "swimming" and getting excited. I look forward to try again next week and then the Olympic trials! No pressure Jenna :)