Amelia Has An Announcement!

She's going to be a...

We are beyond thrilled to be adding to our family. We are due March 21 tentatively (I haven't been to the doctor yet)!

Fun With Auntie Mere!

Today we went to Aunti Mere's house. We had lunch and enjoyed some girl time. We even helped her with the laundry! Amelia always enjoys her time with Aunt Meredith! Here's some pictures from our fun afternoon!


Exploring!


Getting around fast! Excuse the baby cleavage!



"Aunt Mere, would you puh-lease put the camera away!"


Lunch time at Auntie Merediths! She made a mess, that poor dining room table will never be the same!


Then Amelia helped fold some laundry. She got a little distracted with the socks!


She was loving this, until she tried to crawl away with the socks on, they really slowed her down!

This is what happened when we took the socks away. What can a say, she just loves clothes, especially socks!

That's all, just a quick one for tonight. I'm trying to stay on top of this now!

Until next time...

Summertime Fun

It's been an exciting summer so far. Trips to the pool, friends from Russia, trips to Shipshewana and the 4th of July (also Amelia's 8 month "birthday").

Pool Party
My parents have a pool so we spend lots of time there in the summer! We weren't sure if she'd like the water but once we got her in, she loved it. (she's not a fan of having to wear sunscreen...must take after her grandpa!)


All ready to swim


Practicing her standing with Grandma's help


Waiting to get in!



OOOOOh that's cold on my feet!


Swimming with Grandpa



Loving the water! Thankfully my parents are pretty close! We go swimming a few times a week! I think this girl is going to be a fish like her mommy!

4th of July
We went to the Grandville parade on the 4th. We weren't sure how she'd do with the noise, but like everything else, she did just fine.


Playing with daddy before the parade


Her famous face, the sun was a little bright (the only time all day, otherwise it was pretty rainy)

YAY! I'm 8 months old! Showing off her pretty dress to grandma and grandpa!

I have lots more pictures coming that I need to upload so stay tuned! Hope you are having a wonderful summer!

Until next time...

Father's Day!

HAPPY FATHER'S DAY!

I know I promised lots of new pictures of Amelia and our new house but today is a special day. It's Tim's first father's day and I want to look back at some fun times with him and Amelia! We were so lucky that Tim got to stay home with us for the first 5 weeks of Amelia life. He was a huge help and I don't think I could've adjusted to mommy life without him! He works so hard so that I can stay home with Amelia and just worry about being a wife and mommy!

He is THE BEST daddy Amelia ever could've asked for! WE LOVE YOU!!!

Snuggling at 2 weeks! Tim even got to do the first bottle!

Just playing and snuggling! Amelia LOVES her daddy!

More snuggling!


Getting ready for Christmas pictures! Daddy makes her smile!

Tim is a wonderful diaper changer! Although it takes twice as long because it turns into play time!

Kisses from daddy are the best! Amelia thinks she's too cool for us! They love to hang out and go for walks!

Say a special thank you to the father in your life, or the father of your kids! They do a lot of things that go unnoticed. They work so hard and don't always get the thanks they deserve!

And I promise, NEXT TIME will be full of fun pictures!

Playing Catch Up!

I finally found the camera and got around to uploading Amelia's 6 month pictures, which don't really mean a whole lot since she's now 7 months but hopefully they'll work until I can get around to taking some 7 month shots. I promise, next time we'll post new house pictures and lots of Amelia pictures... she's so busy now!!!


This was the most difficult photo shoot to date! Enjoy!


Sitting pretty, oops, kinda falling over!



What is this paper for? I want to play with my toys.


I'll just put this over here if you don't mind.


There, now I can see my toys.


Seriously mom. Get this thing outta here!


You think you've outsmarted me... I know that darn paper is up there.
(She really does LOVE her new carseat!)


Ha Ha! Now whacha gonna do!


Good call, just let me play. Now can you please put the camera away?!


Hey, I said please!

Until Next Time...

New Post Coming Soon...

Well we are all moved into our new home! And Amelia is changing every day. I promise a new post with lots of pictures... just as soon as I find the cord to the camera! Sorry for the delay but it got packed early on and has yet to turn up!

Stay tuned...

Eating Pumpkin!

"Mommy, this bowl tastes so good!"


"Ewww I got it on my hand..."



"I can do it myself!"

We've had so much fun watching Amelia grow. This is a whole new phase... FOOD! So far we've done banana, green beans, and pumpkin. Pumpkin is by far her favorite!!! Next stop avocado!


Stay tuned for the next post! Pictures of the new house!
Until next time...