Silly Conversations

Bria has a little card table that is just her size that she uses for her kitchen, coloring projects, and various other activities. Today she went to sit at her table and this is the conversation that took place:

Bria - "Ugh! I'm frustrated."
Me - "Why are you frustrated?"
Bria - "She's sitting in my spot."
Me - "She's not real, so I think it will be OK."
Bria - "No. She is real." (Said while she is starting to sit in the chair.)


Some other funny things Bria says:
"...at that point"
"...that's the situation"
"If I have to tell you one more time."

These are probably only funny because we know exactly where she gets these phrases from. She has heard all of them "several" times.

Two Months Old

Bentley is two months old now, and her growing is right on track. She is 24 inches long (95th percentile) and 11 pounds (50th percentile). We can tell she has really filled out in the last month. It is always fun to see all of her other development, she smiles tons and is finding her hands.

Even though she smiles a lot it is hard to get a picture of her smiling.

I also had fun playing with our new camera while taking her pictures. The camera is more advanced than anything I have had, so it is going to take me a while to get used to it.

More Farming & Family

This last weekend and the early part of the week we spent at J's parents. J's sister and her boyfriend were back, and J's dad needed some extra help with harvest. There is always lots of activity when we are there, so here are a few of the pictures.

Aunt T and her boyfriend with Bentley. Grandpa snuck into the picture too.

The afternoon was filled with "Ring Around the Rosy" and "Duck, Duck, Goose" (or "Duck, Duck, Grey Duck" for those from Minnesota).

Riding in the combine with Grandpa is exciting, especially when the fields are as wet as they are. They almost got stuck. The other combine actually did get stuck while we were there.

Bria riding a short distance with Uncle N, who was operating the grain cart.

I wanted to get some pictures of Bentley out farming, but she slept the whole time we were out in the field. Hopefully, there will be more farming opportunities over Thanksgiving.

Farming

Yesterday, D helped some friends from church with their harvest. Because of the rainy/snowy fall, harvest is running a long ways behind and everyone is looking for all the help they can get. D loves to farm, so he takes every opportunity to help that he can. The weather was gorgeous, and we all enjoyed getting out of the house. This is Bentley's first farming experience. There will be more farming to come this weekend as we head to my parents to help with the harvest there.

Smiley?

Bentley has been very smiley these days. Bria and I were playing with Bentley and she was smiling a lot, until I got the camera.

Bria's attempt to make Bentley smile, that means getting right in her face.

I couldn't even get her to look at me, let alone smile. She's a cutie anyway.

In the last post I mentioned that this last weekend was Bentley's dedication, however, we don't have the pictures from the church because they are on grandpa's camera. That's what happens when you have two kids, you forget your own camera. Thank goodness for digital cameras and computers, which means we can get those pictures next time we see the grandparents.

What Bria Wants

This last weekend we had Bentley dedicated at church, so all of the grandparents and a couple of J's siblings were at our house. That means that Bria can get plenty of attention, and everyone will play what she wants to play. Some examples...

Grandpa playing basketball while lying on the bed.

Bria pushing Uncle N off her bed.

B making the Grandpas, Uncle N, and Daddy run around the leaf circles that she, Grandma, and Aunt D made earlier.