Since all of the grandparents were out of town for Annette's birthday party last month, Nani threw her a belated birthday party at her house.

She enjoyed opening presents,

and eating her homemade carrot birthday cake!

Last week we went to pick out some pumpkins for Halloween at a nearby pumpkin patch. The princess loved climbing all over them :-)

"Look at all my pumpkins!"

We have been remiss in updating our blog this month, since October has been keeping us busy! Annette turned 13 months old yesterday, and I turn slightly older (32 years!) today :-)

We have been getting out a lot and enjoying the beautiful weather. One day after school we went to play in a nearby park,

and then went out for ice cream! The princess made a big mess and thought that plain vanilla ice cream was a bit boring...

Annette plays out on our deck every day. She loves eating dirt and splashing around in the dog bowl :-)

She especially likes the weekends, when her Daddy makes her fancy dinners on the grill!

Annette loves playing with the camera! Here she is trying to take a picture of herself last weekend :-)

With the weather being so nice lately she's been taking walks in her little red wagon, a birthday present from Mormor and Morfar. Annette loves looking all around and throwing her toys out of the wagon!

Annette tried feeding herself yogurt with a spoon the other day. At first she was pretty good about using the spoon,

but soon decided that her fingers were more effective :-)

We went to the doctor's for her 1 year check-up. Annette's figured out that the doctor's office isn't as fun as she once thought - she had to get 5 shots :-( She's 22 pounds 10 ounces (75%) and 31 inches (90-95%), so is growing very consistently!