Summer Fun

Our summer days in pics...

Pool time!

Swinging at the park!

Playdates with our bestie!

Moving Day

We started looking for a house back in the spring, and thought it was going to be a fairly easy process.  Well, not so much.  The market TOOK OFF!  If Travis and I heard "It's such a sellers market" one more time, we were going to lose it!  It got crazy fast.  So, we found a house, spent forever in the option period, and then closed in just days.  We literally had 72 hours to pack and move out of our old house!  It was insane.  Here are some cute pics of our little helper...Wish we had taken more pics of ourselves in the process!

11 months

How in the world are you 11 months old!  I'm not ready for you to be one yet!  We are loving this stage right now.  You are so busy exploring and talking and just taking it all in.  You had some big milestones this month.  You took your first steps!  Could not believe it.  You are loving your new found skill.  You are slow and steady with each little step.  It's so cute!  You are standing up all by yourself and just stepping away.  The only way I could get your picture this month is if I distracted you with books!  You just can't sit still!

You are mimicking more and more of what we say and sounds we make.  You said "bye-bye" to Grammy, and are saying "dada" more and more.  We love the cute sounds and noises you make.  You love carrying on long conversations with us.  We don't exactly know what you're saying yet, but you definitely have a lot to say!

You do this cute thing where we say "bounce, bounce bounce" and you bounce up and down on your bottom.  And when we say "shake, shake, shake" you shake your head back and forth as fast as you can.  I don't want to forget these cute things you do!!

Food is still slow moving.  We're doing more and more solids.  Green beans, avocados, plums (you LOVE plums), and puffs....you could eat puffs all day long if we let you.  You like to share things with people.  You usually take it right back, but you share for a second.  ;-)

You love opening and shutting whatever you can!  Definitely exploring everything!  In fact, you are no longer containable in your little baby gated area.  You have figured out how to open the gate.  So smart!   It's so fun seeing you learn and grow.  Everyday there is something new!  

CUTEST

BABY

EVER!

And we're busting out!

Freedom!

Visiting Daddy at work!

We love the computer!

Phillip and John

Travis and I got a rare night out on "the town" to see Philip Phillips and John Mayer.  We are HUGE Phillip Phillips fans, and were so excited!  It started out with just 2 couples, and ended up being about 10 people.  So fun!  Can't say John lived up to his last performance I saw, but LOVED Phillip!

Happy July 4th!

It was a great July 4th.  We celebrated in Houston with Travis's parents.  It was  Annabelle's first vacay poolside!  She loved it.  Such a water baby.  And I have to say, there's nothing cuter then a chunky baby in a bathing suit!  Here are some fun pics from the trip.

10 Months

What a fun month!  You are doing so many new, BIG things.  We did a lot of traveling this month.  What was intended to be a 10 day trip to Nashville for a couple family weddings, turned into 14 days, your first 2 flights, and traveling to Missouri.  It was a long, fun, but hard two weeks, but we survived!

You're babbling and making all kinds of new sounds.  You love pulling yourself up onto anything and everything possible.  You're getting pretty daring and using just one hand.  You get so excited!  You are up and down up and down, squatting (with perfect form I might add) ;-) . You are even beginning to stand by yourself.  You look like such a big girl!  I can't believe it!

We are trying to add more foods to your diet.  We still have to be pretty careful with all of your food allergy issues.  You are liking avocado, bananas, and pretty much anything that comes in a pouch.  You have some texture issues when it comes to food.  You're not a fan of anything with skin on it, or anything too cold.  The face you make is priceless.

You are in all out explore mode.  You love opening and closing anything that will open and close.  You'll sit there and do it over and over and over and over again.  ;-)  You have a Baby Einstein table you love playing with.  You also love when Daddy and I start to chase you.  You always stop to make sure we're following you.  Just the cutest!

Couldn't resist...We had a little breakdown at the end of our monthly photo shoot...poor baby

Summer Days

Some summer fun happenings...

One of my long time childhood friends, Christy, came into town, and got to meet Miss Annabelle.  Christy and I went to church camp together for many years, and she ended up marrying one of my good friends, Cody.  They now live in Colorado with 3 wild and crazy boys.  Travis and I have tried to make our way to that beautiful state, but God obviously has other plans.  I was soooo excited to see her, and let her meet my little one.  Can't wait to go visit you guys soon!

We had a fun pool day with Grammy!  You are such a water baby...you loved it!  I absolutely love all of your expressions.  You have such the personality!!