A Wish For Mom

"Here you go make a wish mom".

Not Just A Sandwich Board

So the other day we're walking to the car after a lovely morning session at Little Gym when Dylan spots a sandwich board.

Next thing I know it becomes a fort - ha! So proud of herself.

D's New Ride

Pappa Matt showed Dylan a new place to sit in her stroller so now it's the only way she likes to travel. We get some funny looks when people don't see a kid riding in the front and then a good laugh when they spot her in the back. Of course she loves it!

Out For A Fall Walk

Out for a walk the other day enjoying the beautiful fall weather. Stopped by our neighbor Katherine and Olivier's house - Dylan loves to play on their steps, so we made a pit stop on our walk.

Piggie Tails, Sunglasses, Stroller ~ Oh My!

Sunglasses were all her idea! Totally makes the outfit don't ya think?

Walking The Dog

Steps

For some reason Dylan LOVES our neighbors steps & rocks. She will sit on those steps playing for 10-15 minutes straight.

An Evening Walk With D

Every evening we've been trying to get out for a family walk around the neighborhood. The other night we had a special guest appearance - G-ma McBride. Dylan impressed her with her walking skills. She even wanted to hold G-ma's hand to help get the walk started.

Every night our walks get a little longer as miss D discovers more and more things along the way. We stop and say hello to all the woof-woofs, pick up EVERY rock, some times the direction gets changed and then changed back, wave hello to all that pass by - car or walking, and check out everyone's front steps. Dylan LOVES our neighbor, Olivier and Catherine's front rocks, no getting pass that one without stopping for at least 10 minutes!

Making a wish with Auntie Beans.... or spreading more dandelions, depending on how you choose to see it.

Trying out her new learned skill.

Then the evening ended with a fun new toy from G-ma McBride. RRRRRRAAAHHH!

A Walk With Nan

All bundled up for a walk with Nan. Yes, those are socks on her hands, uh, what's the big deal.

Maggie and the girl

fast friends riding in the van together.  

Maggie and Dylan all ready for a walk around the block with mom.

Many people have been wondering how Maggie is taking all this "kid-dom" coming to her house. I'm sure, from a dog's perspective, it could be a bit overwhelming. All of a sudden, your rank drops down a spot in the family unit with the appearance of this little screaming, farting, pooping, attention grabbing thing. On top of that, you get relegated to the dog bed instead of the family bed to make way for the kid. Dang, it really does sound kind of like a bummer, but Maggie is taking it all in stride. She seems right at home with the baby and has taken to the new schedule really well.

Dylan & Maggie getting a little tummy time. Maggie is showing her how to do it...

On the bright side, she does get some perks: Lots of walks, she sneaks a lick of Dylan now and then, and the big one is she'll get to lick up the scraps Dylan drops from the table when she moves to a high chair. Maggie doesn't know about that one yet, but she'll be excited.

Maggie keeping an eye on the girl. Too bad we couldn't use her as a babysitter.

Maggie has always been good with kids and I'm sure this will be no different. It'll be fun to see Maggie deal with Dylan's different phases of growing up.
The family on our first outing after getting home from the hospital. We got mobbed by the neighbors all wanting to see Dylan.