The Jenkins Family: We've been busy!

Hi, everyone!

It’s been awhile since we’ve blogged, so there is a lot to catch up on! Ariel will be three months old tomorrow, November 3.

She had her first vaccinations earlier this month and also caught her first cold. It’s been a tough month for her, but she also got to celebrate both aunties’ birthdays & her first Halloween. But before we get to that--I'll catch you up on the latter part of September.

David & I cleaned up the garden for next year. We had quite a few cherry tomatoes, some cucumber & rhubarb too. Our carrots didn't grow well though, and the bugs got all our spinach. Better luck next year!

My mom came over that day to help with Ariel, and brought her outside to see what we were up to. She looks so cute in her sunhat!

And of course Grandpa Alan has been over too to spend time with Ariel.

She also sees her Grandma Janeen quite a bit. She's a real hit among the grandparents!

Patrice’s birthday was October 15, and she turned 25. We dressed Ariel up in a cute white shirt with bell sleeves and pink pants for the special occasion.

We had dinner & cheesecake at Janeen’s house.

Angie’s birthday was October 20, and she turned 29. So close to the BIG 30! Crazy to think I’m right behind her—I’ll be 28 in December!! We went to Carino’s, an Italian restaurant, to celebrate and then played games & ate cake at Alan & Moma’s house.

We carved pumpkins a week before Halloween at our house with Angie & her boyfriend, Steven. Ariel was really fascinated by the pumpkins. We got little ones for her & Zada too!

She dressed up as a little pink leopard for Halloween, but she wasn’t too happy about it!

Her costume was a bit too hot, & she kept wiping off her whiskers & little pink nose that I drew on her face.

So, eventually David & I gave up on the costume idea & simply took a few quick photos!

We’ve also been enjoying fall here in Boise. It’s so beautiful when all the leaves change colors. We’ve been on the Oregon Trail quite a bit, taking in the scenery & getting some exercise.

Ariel usually falls asleep on our walks. She prefers naked time, looking at her mobile in her crib, or playing on her activity mat. ;)

And Ariel has been smiling every day now, and making a lot of cute baby noises—coos & squeals. You’ll get to see her in action in a little video we’re posting.