September 2011 Highlights

At the beginning of the month we traveled to Columbus Ohio for Chance's sister's wedding.


It was great to see everyone, including Chance's grandparents and 2 aunts who had traveled from Utah. They were able to spend some time with us and even visited our new house in Indy. Here is Penny with her Great-Grandma Tarbox.


Penny got all tuckered out at her Grandma Walser's house


September also brought cooler temperature which means new outfits for PJ!


She seems excited about it too...


Chance's mom got her a couple fall/halloween outfits.



My sister Rachel got her a Halloween outfit too.


Penny was also excited for the start of football season. Her team spirit is exhibited below.


As I end this post I realize that all of my highlights revolve around what Penny is wearing...not what she or anyone else is doing. Maybe I'll try and work on changing that for next month.

My Baby Eats! (well, kind of)

This week Penny had her 4 month doctor's appt. I can't believe she's so big! She weighs 16 lb 8 oz. She is getting close to doubling her birth weight. She is at the top of the charts for weight, and off the chart for height. We've got a big girl on our hands! Her she is showing off her massive thighs in her new leg warmers...

We also introduced Penny to her first food this week! Rice Cereal, Yum!


She didn't seem to enjoy it.



But Chance and I thought it was amusing.

Indiana State Fair

August means the state fair around here. And my family goes every year to gawk at the world's largest pig and to sample the fried fare. And now that we are living back home again in Indiana...I can go! We ended up going the night before the big stage collapse, crazy. Friday was WRTV6 (Chance's station) Day at the fair so my mom and brother and Penny met up with Chance at the fair after be got done working at the fair. He got to show off Penny to all of his coworkers.

Here is Penny checking out the pride of Indiana: Reggie, the World's Largest Hog

Delicious food we tried this year:
Fresh Indiana corn...sooooo good
A Krispy Kreme Burger (uses donuts for buns)...surprisingly tasty. I love the salty/sweet combination
Fried Twinkie, just ok. Won't try this one again.
Corn Dog, state fair staple, always a good choice
Pineapple Whip, I don't know exactly what this is, but it is yummy
Some kind of cajun chicken skewer
Elephant Ear, another classic
Fried Snickers...yummo!

*Please Note* I did not order all of this for myself, I promise. Luckily my family was willing to share everything so I could sample sample sample!

Chatty Cathy

Lately Penny has come to really enjoy the sound of her own voice. She just talks and talks and doesnt seem to care if I'm listening or not.