Mommy and Me

We love pictures! Before Reese was born, Kevin and I invested in a nice camera and have been taking pictures every chance we get. For the majority of the pictures, however, I have been the one behind the camera, leaving me with few pictures of Reese and I together. My good friend Carrie has recently taken up photography, so I enlisted her help..."Carrie, can you please take some 'Mommy and Me' pictures for me?" Of course she said yes, so last Saturday morning we were able to get outside on a fairly nice day and have a "Mommy and Me" photo session. Here are a few of my favorites! Thanks Carrie!

Little Hula Girl

For part of her gift at Reese's baby shower in Midland in June, her Aunt Lori gave her this cute little Hawaiian dress complete with lei and flower for her hair. Lori had taken a trip to Hawaii and was so sweet to bring back a little souvenier for Reese. She is finally big enough to fit into it, so of course we had to take some pictures. I love my Little Hula Girl!

Country Apple Orchard

One of my favorite things to do in the Fall is to take a trip to the Country Apple Orchard. So far, though, our beautiful Fall days have been few and far between, so I haven't really felt much like going. However, we did recently have one relatively nice day so Kathy, Maureen, Reese and I decided to take a drive and head to the orchard. Even though Reese is still too little to get the full effect and appreciation of the orchard, she still seemed like she had a good time...and, we came home with some yummy apples too!


Auntie Maureen and Reese...and the cornstalk


Auntie Kathy and Reese playing in the pumpkins

Date With Aidan

What a cute couple Reese and Aidan make :) Aidan's mommy Erin and I got to know each other initially through our jobs. Then, we found out we were both pregnant and due only 1 day apart. Aidan was born April 7, 2009 and Reese was born April 10, 2009. We had so much fun sharing and comparing pregnancy stories, followed by the joyful labor and delivery stories, and now we're enjoying "Aidan and Reese" stories. We recently got the two lovebirds together for a "date," at a local coffee shop...they had a blast "chatting" and even got a little cozy by holding hands! We are defintiely looking forward to more outings with Aidan and Erin.

So Cute it's Scary...

Reese got this adorable outfit from our friends Emily and Ruthie and a cute little pumpkin from Grandma Barb's garden. We decided to do a little photo shoot to capture some spooky fun shots of Reese being "so cute it's scary" with her little pumkin. She loved it! Happy Halloween!

6 Months Old...Time to Start a Blog

Greetings from the Petoske family! Well, Reese is 6 months old so I decided it is finally time to start a blog! On Reese's 6 month (half) birthday, October 10, 2009, we were able to celebrate with Kevin's family in Midland for April's baby shower. We had a great time and April got lots of fabulous gifts. Reese is super excited to meet her new baby girl cousin, due November 13! You can probably tell how excited she is by the way she is sleeping on my chest :)


The Petoske girls...Amy, April, Reese, Emily and Lori


April and one of the many blankets she received


Reese and cousin Karlee getting to know each other


All decked out for a baby girl!!!