Halloween

I'm a little slow.  I know Halloween was two weeks ago, but I'm just getting around to posting these pictures now.  I could say that I wanted to space out our blogs, and wanted to wait a while after Gena posted the last one, but that would be a lie, I'm just slow.

For Cora's first Halloween, we were invited to join my classmate, Jeff, and his family at their church's "Trunk-or-Treat" chili cook-off.  For those of you who have not heard of this before, it involves backing your vehicle up to the sidewalk around the church, decorating your trunks, and handing out candy to all the kids (and as in our case, the Dads carrying around their babies!).  The chili was delicious, the candy was plentiful, and Cora was my good luck charm in the pie-walk, where we won a peanut butter pie.  Also delicious.  We didn't want to spend money on a costume that would only get worn once, so Gena decided to knit her a pumpkin hat.  So I guess for Cora's first Halloween, she went as a drooley pumpkin head.  Here are a few of our favorite pics from the night.

Marshmallow pictures - Month 3

Another month older, another month cuter.

It is hard to believe that our little Coco is 3 months old now. She's gotten a lot bigger and changed quite a bit. Her motor skills are improving, but her spacial awareness isn't quite there yet:

She follows us with her head and eyes when we move around the room.

She makes a lot of direct eye contact, but she hasn't yet learned to mug for the camera. I think I like it better this way.

She's very expressive. 

She can hold herself up for a long time.

She notices and explores her surroundings.

She drools. A lot.

And she tries to eat things. A lot.

She's learning to use her hands more and more. She's got quite a grip, and it can sometimes be a challenge to get her to let go.

Her hand use also includes bringing things up to her mouth.

Mostly, though, she's just a sweetie who likes to smile and cuddle.