Dancing in the rain

We were on our way home from dinner the other night when the skies openned up and the rain really came down. It was such a hot day, that I thought we should cool off a little in a warm rain. I think Patrick thought I was a little nuts and poor Annika didn't know what to think!

hot hot hot

Summer is officially here. We got to enjoy it a little before fall set in again this past week.

lazy weekend

We did a lot of this this past weekend. Everyone was tired. Included Annika with a high fever that turned into Roseola.

on the move

Annika is working on her steps. She still needs mom and dad to motivate her a little, but she is so stinking proud of herself when she takes her first independent steps.

At first it was just standing solo (if there is something in her hand, she feels a lot more steady!)

nope, sitting down sounds safer!

I think I can...


Let's try another day.

forward motion!

Dad finished his hard work.

Baby girl walks!

My little girl is walking. Well, not steady yet but she is taking steps on her own!

And here she is with her first pigtails!

Fun playdate

Patrick and Shay have been hanging out at Gymnastics every week. They are now finished up, but we enjoy our time together. So this means playdates!
3 is such a funny age. I don't know if it is a boy thing, but Patrick has to be moving all. the. time.

Shay and Patrick had a blast jumping on our chair. This is why we don't buy expensive furniture!

the little girls enjoyed their time as well. Although I think Annika enjoyed the car rides a little more than Alyssa!

10ish months

I should have just done her 11 month photos early!

oh my this girl is awesome and smart. This month she has grown in leaps and bounds. She now waves, plays peek a boo, loves on anything soft she can get her hands on, talks on the phone and now her newest skill is pointing.
Here is her 10month photo compared to her 9month one


This month she is fighting her 5th ear infection, but I am hoping we are finally healthy after a very long winter season. Bring on the sun and Vitamin D!

She is so ready to walk and will walk with us, with barely one hand holding on. She has no interest in crawling and will only do so to get to the next place to stand up and walk. She pushes anything she can find. She is so loving as well. She'll put her head down and snuggle with just about anyone. At night she loves to snuggle in for a while then squirms towards her crib, lies down and goes to sleep without a fuss. This makes for some much lovelier night times.

She has slept through the night this past week, which was amazing, but regularly gets up about 1-2x's. Ryan espcially loves that he just has to lay her back down after eating.

She is so sweet with her brother, and him with her. She gives and gets lots of hugs and kissess. When she has a baby doll or soft item in her arms she'll curl up and pat it's back. So adorable!

I can't believe we'll be preparing for her 1 year party already. wow!



oh and she is weighing in at around 17.2 lbs. little thing!