Satchel the Stacker

One of Satchel's favorite pass times: stacking blocks. Here's some photos of her doing what she loves (as is surprisingly good at).

CAKE!

First of all, welcome to Isaac born Sept 22nd. We're all so excited to have him as a new part of the house family and he's beautiful!

To celebrate Isaac's birth day, we had some cake which Satchel very much enjoyed. Cake is one of her favorite things and generally results in quite the mess. Below is the mess that ensued after this particular evening of cake. You will notice that it had blue icing.

Don't think we forgot about you, cats!

So, the other day for the first time in what is probably a year, I took a picture of Birdie and Sammy asleep together on the bed. There was a time before Satchel was born when we had many a photo of the cats sweetly curled up together. Somehow our attentions have been focused elsewhere. So, here's one for the cats!

Satchel at the County Fair

So, here in the city, we had a "county fair" of sorts at the Garfield Park Conservatory. One of the attractions was a farm animal petting area which Satchel loved. At one point she got sandwiched between two sheep that were quite a bit taller than her and it didn't even phase her at all.

Look at that happy girl. Lately we've been struck by how she no longer looks like a baby, but looks like a little girl.

Checking out the bunny.

Trying her best to boss the goat and sheep. She tries this with the dogs and the chickens at home and it never works.

Fall Days at the Park

Cooler weather has meant that it's more pleasant to go out for long walks and spend time at the park. Satchel begins to get excited and "talk" emphatically as soon as the park comes into view and she is never ready to leave when it's time to go home.

First we always hit the swings.

Swings are followed by a lot of chasing after Satchel to ensure that she doesn't walk off the edge of the jungle gym. Notice how tired Matt looks.

She really never stops moving, this one.