heading out to chicago and bloomington, illinois for a few days!
when do we take off mom?
wow...look at the clouds!
hmm...i think i like chicago
shopping along michigan avenue
i love the touch and feel books!
mom...how long do i heat up my food?
my first college visit!
i am already giving the kisses out to the boys!
playing in mom and dad's bed at the hotel!
cousin mia
congrats daddy!
joe gave his acceptance speech to a crowd of 1000 alums, friends and family after winning his award
look what i found mom...a pumpkin!
enjoying the flowers and pumpkins
wow...we actually got a group photo!
nev got to have a play date at ann and cp harding's house (parents to daddy's friend, nick harding) along with the kids of daddy's college friends. boy...there was a lot going on! pictured from left: abby ellis, ashlyn ellis, nev, nick ellis and axia anderson. it was too bad that the harding boys, nicholas and liam, were missing...but understandable since liam harding is only one month old
the leaves are different colors!
watching football together...go colts and bears!
is this a real turtle?
playing with a motorized turtle
i love to hang out in bed
heading back to the airport to return home
daddy...will you hold my hand?
on the plane flying back to phoenix
look at my cute hat!
i love to play in between the chairs!
i love my grandpa cal!
who is that cutie in the mirror i am kissing?!?
playing in the bath!
true love
duckies!
waiting my turn for my 9-month check-up
out for breakfast with grandpa and mom
this was the first time nev ordered off the menu...she got silver dollar pancakes!
fast asleep in my favorite jammies!
we are ready for halloween now!
trying to grab the camera!
what a cute lobster!
do i get to eat candy grandma?
grandma and grandpa are ready for the trick-or-treaters!
what a sweet princess!
pippi longstocking and a witch showed up for halloween!
yikes...that was a scary costume we just saw!
grandma marsha playing peek-a-boo behind the ottoman!
come on daddy...let me have the food!
looking out at the airplanes with dad
looking out the airplane window
i can see the sears tower and trump tower!
joe, nev and i stayed at grandparent herzog's condo downtown chicago!
playing in the condo with daddy's old toy
i am either working on standing up or doing the splits
playing at the hotel in bloomington, illinois
look at the monkey on my shirt...mom calls me a little monkey a lot!
hanging out with daddy and his friends
joe's friends from college and his business partner came to bloomington, illinois to see him win the outstanding young alum of the year for illinois wesleyan university. pictured left to right: chris ellis, nev, joe, chris nieto, andy "bumper" anderson, nick harding
look at my cozy new hat!
come on dad wake up...let's play!
daddy is making me laugh by dancing around the room!
getting ready to swim with aunt beth and cousins mia and elle
cousin elle
playing with my cousins
playing with axia anderson
at the iwu football game
nev meeting the illinois wesleyan titan mascot!
hanging with the boys
pictured from left: cp harding, nick harding, joe and nev
enjoying the autumn midwest weather
can i go swimming?
admiring the pool at the hardings house... unfortunately it is not as warm in illinois as it is in phoenix
relax baby relax!
nev just woke up from a 2.5 hour nap at the hardings house...now why can't she take a nap that long at home?
come on mom...don't put this up on my website!
too irresistible not to post!
eating lunch at the airport
let me out!
nev loves to be outside (hmm...sounds kind of like mom) and now that the weather is nicer we try to spend more time out of the house!
chasing the red ball
do i get to eat this food grandma?
i am getting the hang of a sippy cup
trying to drink the water!
drunk off breast milk and passed out!
playing at the doctor's office
come on mom...let's exercise!
nev loves when i hold her and we bounce up and down on the exercise ball!
my new babysitter...claudia!
where's waldo...oops...i mean nev? can you find her?
uncle mark, daddy, and grandpa carving pumpkins for all of us to enjoy!
playing peek-a-boo with the curtain to mommies closet