A Glimpse into the Freihaut World: A fall weather preview

This week was a pretty low key week in the Freihaut household. Getting into the swing of things has been somewhat of a challenge for us. Adalyn is still getting use to the 45 minute drive with me to work and we have decided the Mondays jsut really aren't for us. Addy is very clingy each Monday and usually remains grouchy and tired for the remainder of the day. She is also cutting teeth with only adds to her discomfort and crankiness.

Adalyn continues to learn new words each day. She is saying please (pease) when she wants something and says "Oh my" when she sees something shocking or when my braking on the highway isn't the smoothest. She has also taken a liking to her puzzles and can put them together and name many of the animals. When putting together her name puzzle she calls each letter a "b" or a "y." Addy has also gotten big into blowing kisses. Anything she likes or gets excited about gets a kiss. This evening on our walk she found the moon in the sunlit sky and started yelling "moon, moon" and then proceeded to blow it a kiss.

This weekend we took advantage of the beautiful fall like weather by going to the nearby hot air balloon festival. They have scheduled time when they take-off from the airport and have a balloon "glow" each night at dusk. We have been attending this festival for several years, as it is my favorite festival. Last year we took Adalyn and the loud noises from the propane and the heat were enough to scare her. This year she loved the balloons and laughed, pointed, and clapped for them as they took off. One group of balloonists took an old balloon and inflated it with a huge fan and let people walk inside the balloon, which Adalyn really enjoyed. During the balloon glow, you are allowed to walk around the balloons and view them from up close. You don't realize how huge those things are until you're up close and personal.