Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween from our little Owl!  We had a fun night passing out candy at home, then visiting Dzia Dzia & Boppy, Grandma & Grandpa, and the Schwedler's.  Thanks to Megan for Macy's awesome costume!  She loved it and so did Mumma and Daddy!

Costume from the back

Best shot I could get of Macy from the front.  She did NOT want to stand still!

Busted!!

Macy liked Boppy's bat headband

With Boppy and Dzia Dzia in their silly costumes.

Rockin out with her Halloween loot!

Having a Fun Fall!

We have been busy as usual the past month or so, but we have had some time to squeeze in some fun fall activities.  We picked out pumpkins at the Mausolf's, traveled to Wisconsin for a weekend to visit Megan and Kris, played in the leaves, and carved/painted pumpkins.  Macy also had her half birthday...she is officially 18 months old!  She is even more fun and talkative than ever and is really such a joy to be around.  We are blessed!

Ready to pick out some pumpkins!

Look at them all!

This one looks good!

Picked one!

Macy was a really big fan of the little gourds AKA "balls"

Hanging out with Julia...best picture I could get of the two of them!

A more accurate portrayal of how the photo shoot was going.

We went to Wisconsin to visit Megan and Kris, and I was awful at taking pictures...in fact the next 2 pictures are the only ones I took!  Luckily Megan was much better at getting some great pictures!

Helping Uncle Kris build a chair

Not so happy!

And Megan's camera comes out...muuuch better!

Enjoying the Apple Orchard!

Macy loved the slide!

Family of sheep!

Feeding the goat!

Back home in Port Austin...running in the leaves!

Fun!

Macy loved "driving" through the leaf pile.

Here she comes!

Right through the leaves!

18 Months in her Minnie Chair and uncooperative with sitting!

Painting pumpkins!

My little artist

All we had were watercolor paints...Macy was as much into dipping her brush in the "wa wa" as painting the pumpkin!!

Finished Product!  Happy Halloween!



Busy Bees!

I am not sure the word "busy" really does justice in describing the last month and a half of our lives!  School is in full swing, we're still finishing up house projects, Michigan State football season is upon us, and the Polega's have been BUSY!  I haven't updated in so long that this post will contain lots of pictures in attempts to catch up a bit!

Back in August (yes I'm just getting to do something with these pictures I've been too busy to even get them uploaded onto my computer!)  my friend Stephanie took some family photos of us out at Port Crescent State Park.  They turned out AMAZING and we are so thankful to have this special moment in time for our family captured.  It is impossible for me to pick my favorite, so here are some of them.

Macy also recently turned 17 months....it is hard to believe we are already almost half way to two!  It really is true that time flies by so fast when you have a child...and even though we are extremely busy we are doing out best to enjoy every minute!
Macy is still talking up a storm, she probably uses at least 25 (probably more) different words now, and she recognizes some shapes and lots of animals.  She still eats everything in sight.  She has been struggling with separation anxiety dropping her at daycare, but it is improving.  We're down to a small wimper as opposed to the screaming and clinging we were dealing with for several weeks.  Mumma is definitely looking forward to this stage passing!

17 months in her Minnie chair on MSU game day (can you tell?)  When you ask her what Sparty says, she replies "Go Green!"  That's my girl!

We took Macy to the MSU/EMU football game last weekend.  She was a real trooper and made it to half time!

Family Tailgating Photo

I recently found my old teddy bear from when I was little in a box from moving so I washed it and gave it to Macy...as you can see she loves it!

We did a little photo shoot out at Lighthouse Park with Daddy's Corvette

Wild Hair!

Macy and her cousin, Julia, Kinde Polka Fest weekend.  You can't really read it but her shirt says "Made in America with Polish Parts."  TJ and I bought it when I was still pregnant and the smallest size they had was 18 months so she finally grew into it! 



I can't promise the next blog post will be any time real soon, but we'll try to stay as up to date as possible with the holidays approaching (hard to believe!)