The sweetest things in life are.....

MY BEAUTIFUL FAMILY!!!!!!

Nanny and her babies!

The last picture cracks me up! If you knew my mother in law, this picture is priceless. He laugh is one that can light up a room! It is the best laugh and I am so glad she is doing it! She has quite a bit going on in her life and she is being such a trooper about it! I know that we miss her so much!

Big Brother Love!!!!

It is not always like this, but when it is, my heart melts! Ford is all boy and is very rough! He and Jolee wrestle like no other! He is one tough and rumble little boy, but in moments like these in these pictures he is too sweet! He truly loves his sister and has become very protective of her! I hope it is like that when he is older!

Finlee is almost one!!

I cannot believe our baby will be one in a month! It was really hard for me when Ford turned three. They are just growing way too fast!!!! Here are some of the big girl things she can do.....

1. She refuses to eat baby food. We are now officially eating table food. She will not let you feed her much, except applesauce. She loves that!

2. She babbles up a storm. She is always talking. She can say mama, dada, no ("na"), baba, bye, and hi.

3. She can wave bye bye, shake her head no, clap, dance, stand on her own, get up from a sitting position to a standing one with nothing to hold onto, walk around things, and crawl as fast as Ford runs!

4. She sleeps from 7 to 7 or 8 with two naps.

5. She is a complete daddy's girl! If he is in the room you can forget it!

6. She adores her brother more than anything!

7. She picks on Ford more than he picks on her. She loves to pull his hair, giggle hysterically at him, and loves to have shouting matches with him.

8. She can climb stairs.

9. She is a fish in the bathtub and the pool.

10. We also started mixing her formula, with half formula and half whole milk. She does not seem to mind. One more month and no formula!

Fun, fun, fun!

We have been keeping busy this summer. We have been to the zoo, the pool, and had lots of play dates! We are having such a good time! I love being home with them all the time. They are jsut getting so big!

Finlee's Baptism

Finlee's baptism was this past Saturday. It was scheduled during the 9:15 mass. However, the mass was changed and we were not called. The mass was at 8:30 and we were late! I began to panic, but luckily the priest did a private ceremony for Finlee after that mass. It was perfect and she was great besides one little spell. It was the perfect day! My mom flew into town and we had a blast! My wonderful in-laws stepped away from their duties at granny's to come and we were so thankful! And ofcourse my grandma and aunt came as well as Aunt Missy and her sweet Willa!!!! It was a great day filled with family! I am usually so good about taking pictures, but was a bit frazzled. I did not get one single picture of Finlee with Nanny and Papa and it is killing me!!! I am so bummed about that! Overall the day was wonderful!

Houston

We had a great time in Houston! It was SOOOO great to see my parents and my brother and his family! Ford was thrilled to see Mimi! He loved the plane ride. Finlee was so loud on the plane and refused to sleep, but she did fine. We did lots when we were there. We went to the Zoo, the aquarium, to see one of my best friends!! We were busy! It was such a great trip!!!!! I cannot wait to go again!
Lexi

Me, Brooke andher sweet baby Michael

Ford loved this ride!

My brother and Ford

Meeting their new cousin

My dad and Ford