Fun in the Fall

Hello, everyone!

Ariel is 14 months old now!  She has 12 teeth, including three molars already, and is getting more & more hair with little curls starting in the back.  Her personality is full of drama & lots of energy—she’s so much fun!

Fall has officially begun here in Boise…  The weather has definitely been cooler lately, compared with 94 degrees a few short weeks ago!  We’ve been enjoying spending time with family & working on yard projects.

David’s high school friend, Stehvn Tesar, got married over Labor Day weekend in September.  The wedding gave us a chance to get dressed up & go dancing while Janeen babysat Ariel.  Here’s a snapshot of us in our backyard.

 

Ariel really enjoys the park these days as she is more & more mobile & independent.  We’ve been exploring lots of different parks.  Here are a few shots of her:

She definitely enjoys visiting her grandparents.  Janeen made some delicious gingerbread and gave Ariel the beater to enjoy. 

And in return, Ariel performed for us all with her “upside-down baby” move.

My parents bought her a little toy car to ride in, which she likes quite a bit & makes the car sound while she’s in it or pushing it.  Her car sound is basically a good tongue roll—so cute!

David has been hard at work in the garden creating a patio.  With the help of my parents, we’ve created a larger retaining wall for the bushes in the corner of the yard so David would have a place to put all the extra dirt from the garden patio project.  Here are some of the photos of our progress:

 

Ariel always enjoys helping with yard projects too! 

Ariel attended her first little birthday party, as her friend, Malik, turned one last month.  She really enjoys interacting with other children.  We see Malik & his four-year-old  sister, Kaya, weekly.  She has another friend, Olivia, who we see weekly as well. I need to get some recent pictures of the two of them for the blog! 

Here’s Ariel & Malik:

 

And Ariel with her friends, Kaiya & Kaden.

 

We are looking forward to Halloween.  Ariel will be a little ladybug this year.  We’ll post pictures for sure!  And both our sisters, Angie & Patrice, have birthdays this month, so there will be pictures from those events too.

Hope this update finds you all doing well! 

Lots of love to you all! 

Tammy, David, & Ariel