trick or treat!

Noelle went on her first official trick or treat outing. We got together with her buddy Dillon and his parents and went to downtown Walnut Creek where the local businesses were giving out treats for kids. Luckily the weather held out and we didn't get rained on!

modeling the flower costume... is that a bee?

ready for some serious trick or treating!

monkey buddy Dillon going in for some crackers

how come mom & dad aren't dressed up too?

little wobbly steps

Noelle continues to get better and better at walking. This weekend she has been preferring to try and walk to get somewhere rather than crawling. Of course she tends to get excited after a bit and her giggles affect her balance. I know that if I fell down on my hands and knees every 15 feet or so, I would be pretty sore by the end of the day.

wobbly walker...

Fun Times

Soaking up the sun in Pleasant Hill
Clayton Pumpkin Farm with buddy Dillon
My new goofy grin
I race around the house with my new toy

Walking

Noelle has been busy practicing walking. She doesn't get too far before she plops down, but every day she does better!

First Steps

Noelle took her first steps on Sunday. It was completely unexpected and she did it a few more times that day. She knew she was doing something special because she had a huge smile on her face, started laughing and then rolling around on the ground being giddy.

Sydney Lynn Iida

We are proud to announce that we have a new niece and Noelle has a new cousin. Darren and Kelli gave birth to Sydney Lynn on September 18th! Allison is now a big sister. We are anxiously awaiting photos but we hear she looks just like big sister.

Pumpkin Patch

We stopped at a couple pumpkin patches in Half Moon Bay on our way back from Monterey (popular spot for pumpkins).

Why am I sitting on this orange ball?

Monterey

Noelle took her second trip to Monterey. 6 months makes a huge difference! As soon as we walked into the aquarium she got really big eyes and started making the sign for fish.

This was a big weekend for Noelle. She learned a few new signs - flower, more and ball. She also started saying baby and flower. She is also getting good at walking while we hold her arms.

Enjoying the slides at the Denace the Menace Playground


The sand feels nice...let's go for a walk

Mom's Group 1st Birthday Party

Our Mom's group celebrated our babies 1st birthday together. It has been amazing to watch the babies grow up over the past year. We met everyone when Noelle was 6 weeks old.

Mass chaos - trying to get a bunch of 1 year olds to sit still for a photo
Itsy Bitsy/Poly Poly group