Wicked smart baby

I don't really know the exact details of when a kid/baby's supposed to be able to do this, but lately, we've been coming out into the living room to see things like this:



So now I've posted the picture, and it just looks like 3 plates. It's actually 3 plates, each with a matching saucer on top. She does it with the cups, too. I'm quite sure it's because she's brilliant!

Halloween

Here's the latest product from my sewing machine. I'm pretty impressed with the outcome, though frustrated with some of the measurements of the pattern. Either that or my daughter has a really tall head and a very broad back. I know her tummy's large and her cheeks are round, but that's not where the costume needed adjusting!

(The larger format is in honor of my mom's visit to Grandma this week. I think they've been able to pick up someone else's wireless signal there in the past, so hopefully Grandma will get to check out the blog!)

And these are the photos that we I when we tried to recreate the great shot of Hannah on the porch in her costume last year...