Nine Months

Hard to believe Evan is already nine months old. The last month has been pretty eventful. Not only did we move, Evan is not ON the move. He rolls, scoots, and crawls, and is even pulling himself up to standing. He had his 9 month Dr. appointment the other day and he now weighs 20 lbs. 4 oz., and he is 28" tall. He is in the 60th percentile for both height and weight. Dr. thinks he's doing great (and so do we)!


Getting his monthly photo is becoming harder now that he is so mobile:


And some more outtakes...

Countdown to Christmas

We decided to start a new tradition and do an advent calendar this year. I figure it will be a good way for Bridget to better understand the concept of time, and how long a day/week/month is. Each bag has a very small gift in it, and it is serving as a great countdown to when Santa arrives.

We started today, Dec. 1, and she will open her last gift on Christmas Eve. In a few years we can start doing one for Evan too and we'll have two rows hanging. I have high hopes of making this a Foley tradition for many years to come.




Today's gift was a small notepad with Disney Princesses in it.

Eight Months

A few days late ... we've been a little busy! We are almost done with our move and the kids are already loving their new home.

Bumble Bee and Elephant

Happy Halloween! This year Bridget decided she wanted to be a Bumble Bee. She has been contemplating her costume choice for almost a full year so let's just say we were happy she finally settled on something and stuck with it.



We knew we would have a repeat of the Halloween pumpkin party at Bridget's school, and also another round of trick-or-treating -- so we decided to get Evan a costume too. He was an Elephant.



Daddy did a very good job picking out Bridget's costume and getting her ready for the party while Mommy was out of town (luckily I came back into town the night of the party and was able to make it for the second half).


Bridget's pumpkin is the second from the left, with the "sideburns."


Bridget and another Bumble Bee!

For Halloween itself we decided to pack up and head to a more family-friendly neighborhood. And we sure found one! There were kids everywhere and lots of fun decorations and candy all around. Even Bridget noted that she only saw 21 other kids last year, but this year she saw 811! (These are direct quoted numbers!).



Evan was quite a trooper as we went from house to house.


We are glad to have Halloween over with for another year. And we are starting to take bets on what Miss B will want to dress up as next year!

Seven Months

Our little goblin is seven months old already! He is "mobile" in the sense that he can roll to get anywhere he wants. He has been practicing getting up on his knees and we expect him to take off crawling any day now. No teeth yet.

Six Months

Weight: 17lbs. 4oz.
Height: 26.5 in.
Percentile: 45th (for both height and weight)
Cuteness factor: Off the charts!

Bridget's Birthday Weekend

In case anyone didn't already know, Bridget turned FOUR last week!!! This is the first year we went all out with a party where she was able to invite friends. We decided on a local art studio where the kids would be making clay sculptures.

We went with a Hello Kitty theme (mostly because I happened across a cute Hello Kitty themed invitation that I was able to customize from an artist on etsy.com).



We might have been a little ambitious with Bridget's party - we invited 19 kids. But the real shocker is that 17 showed up! The poor instructor definitely had her hands full. Luckily most kids' parents stuck around to help assist in the sculpture making!



Bridget got a little distracted half-way through and opted to color instead of continue with the clay. We certainly cant blame her - she had a lot of hosting to do! She is sitting next to her former (and Evan's current) caretaker, Nonna, in this photo:



What party is complete without cupcakes?! Bridget's Grandma Carol supplied the mini cupcakes and lemonade and they were a BIG hit!



After the party festivities, we continued the Birthday celebration at one of our favorite local restaurants. We had a big family crowd that included the Oregon Foley's, Uncle Pete, Nana, and Grandma Lyn. Dinner was delicious and Bridget's enery never faded. Even at the end when she was still able to whip out an "after-party" style pose:



And if the weekend festivities weren't enough, we still had a little celebration on her actual birthday. We even picked up an ice cream cake like she has had at all her prior birthdays.



All in all I'd say Bridget had a pretty amazing 4th birthday! We still can't believe what an amazing SMART, BEAUTIFUL, BIG kid she is becoming!