Halloween ladybug!

This year, Josie was a ladybug for Halloween. We took her trick or treating for the first time, and she was cute as a button! Amazing how much has changed since she was our little monkey last Halloween. This year, we went to three houses for candy. She got the hang of things really fast, trying to grab everything in the bowl :-) She didn't really want to wear her costume and wouldn't keep the wings on. She has a mind of her own now!! Here are a few pictures.

Words

For posterity, I wanted to write down all the words Josie says now, so that we can look back and see what her first words were. Most of these are "interpreter required", but some sounds clear as day! I think she is going to be really making sense soon.
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park
pumpkin
baby
milo
mama
dada
heidi
meemo
nonno
no
yes
yay
bath
grandma
grandpa
avocado
carl
kyle
Barb
poo
shoe
cheese
zoo
Josie
tea
toast

Family Portrait

We recently had our pictures taken as a family by our friends Jeff and Sally Honeycutt, of Sea Studio Photography . I am absolutely in LOVE with how they turned out! They perfectly capture the rainy pacific northwest feel, and Josie was so cute. I was going to save them to show once we had sent out our Christmas card so it would be a surprise, but then I couldn't resist.

Pumpkin carving

Last night we carved our pumpkins. At first, Josie seemed very upset that I was cutting into her "pahp" and was scared to put her hand in and scoop out the seeds. Eventually, towards the end of our project, she did participate a little.
I can't wait to dress her up in her ladybug costume this weekend! We are hosting October Thanksgiving here on Saturday, so the Grompe's and newlywed Moredocks will be here. Yay!

Pumpkin Farm

Today we went to a local farm with our church kids group. There were animals, pumpkins and mud galore. Fun times!

16 months

A few of Josie's recent adventures... stacking blocks and living room forts!

Grand Poo Bah passes on

My Grandpa Ted Peterschmidt died yesterday. I am feeling pretty sad about it, and decided to look back at some old pictures. The ones I am posting here are from earlier this year. He was a spry old guy, and loved getting together with family! I will miss him so much. I am so happy he got to meet Josie, even though she won't remember.