Julia at 9 months

Julia at 9 months:



-Crawling everywhere...and fast
-Babbling and saying "mama" :)
-Pulling up on furniture and cruising
-Eating anything we put in front of her
-Has 4 teeth with 2 more on the way
-weighs almost 19 lbs. and 28 in. tall
-looks like Mommy
-loves bathtime but hates getting dressed
-can play "peek-a-boo", clap her hands and wave bye-bye (if she's in the mood!)
-has a sunny disposition but crys when we tell her no
-wants to be right in the center of everything!!

The reality of 1st grade....homework!

One this is for sure about 1st grade..more homework. In Griffin's words, the kindergarten homework was "baby stuff" but this year there is more work to do. He got in the car on Monday afternoon and said, "I have good news and bad news, I'm gonna give you the bad news first. We HAVE homework. Now the good news is... it's easy!!" I sure hope it stays that way for a while! At least he has all week to work on it before it's due.

While he was working on some of the math homework, he started writing some of his numbers backwards. I said to him, "You're a little rusty on writing your numbers arent' you?" and he replied, "Yeah, I haven't written ANYTHING in 77 days!! I'm still getting used to it!"

Oh my....

LEGO STORE grand opening

This summer we heard that a LEGO STORE was coming to Concord Mills. This had Griffin totally excited, especially after visiting the one at Disney! We thought that it was opening in October but found out on Sunday that it actually just opened and during opening weekend, all visitors could help build an 8 ft. tall R2D2!! So, after Sunday School, we decided to make a trip up to check it out and get in on all the opening weekend festivities! Griffin did get to build a brick that was part of the Star Wars sculpture and check out the store too. It was definitely a mad house but lots of fun to be there on opening weekend! Surprise, surprise, Griffin wants to do his birthday party there this year!!

So stinkin' cute!!

Girl, you are going to get away with sooooooooo much because you are so stinkin' cute!!

The world outside my window

Julia finally found the front window in our dining room a few weeks ago. She stood there for a long time, looking in amazement! It's the perfect height for her to look out, hold on to the ledge and lean up against the glass. She is growing so fast..I know that one day soon, it will be me leaning up against the glass watching her back down the driveway...



































But for now, I am happy to be the one outside the window that leaves and comes back to smiles and hugs and cuddles from my baby!

Snuggle time

It makes me so happy when Griffin comes downstairs in the morning and asks if he can snuggle with Julia in the bed! He loves her so much and is so attentive and patient with her. He has even gotten brave enough to pick her up when she wanders off and bring her "back to safety"!! This morning, Julia and I were up before Griffin so we decided to surprise him for a change...my two little bed bugs!

Julia's 1st trip to the beach

Julia had her first real beach experience over Memorial Day weekend. We took the boat to a little beach near Kiawah island and had a wonderful time. The only thing missing was Griffin! He was spending the week (9 days actually) with his Papaw and Mamaw in Kentucky! Julia loves the water and the boat so much..I think these photos really capture her personality so well! She is definitely the child who likes to explore and try everything, including eating the sand!

Co-Captain...falling down on the job!

This has definitely been the summer of the boat! Thank goodness for the Baby Bjorn.. Kenny doesn't even mind strapping Julia in while he is cruising around. She loves the wind in her face and helping him steer!


Unfortunately, she's not a very reliable co-captain as she falls asleep when we are going fast!

Standing up!

This photo pretty much sums up what Julia does any time we put her on the floor.. she crawls right over to the bar stools and pulls up to standing. She thinks she is hot stuff now that she can get around by herself and pull up on all the furniture. And did I mention that she is fast as lightning? There have been a few times that she has made it into another room while I have had my back turned..she is going to be a girl on the move!