7 months and counting

In all the hustle and bustle surrounding the baptism, I forgot to mention that our not-so-little girl has two teeth and is crawling. She is busy exploring the house and tasting everything!

Running with mommy in the Lubbock Race for the Cure.

Trying out a mum-mum for the first time. Yum Yum!

Her new chew toy. Look at that belly!

Reading daddy's medical journals.

Swinging...again. Looks like we need to come up with something else to do with our afternoons.

Getting her car looked at by Poppy and Winston.

Presley's special day

Presley was baptized on Sunday at First United Methodist Church in Lubbock. What a special day for her and all of us. She did much better than I expected seeing as I had her in a dress that was close to 4 feet long. She was very quiet as the pastor asked Jon and I our commitment questions but as soon as the water touched her head, she let out a loud, dramatic cry. The congregation laughed and her bottom lip stayed puckered out until I had her safely back in the pew. I am so proud of our little girl and look forward to sharing memories of this day with her when she's older.

Getting her dressed. We waited until we got to the church to put her in the dress because there was no way she could fit in the carseat with it on.

All dressed up.

Out of that silly dress and into some comfy clothes.

Feeding herself at lunch. This was the first time she has ever done this.

Being funny with mommy.

Crawling around on the table after dinner.

so long summer

Since the weather has not yet decided to stay cold, Presley and I have been enjoying lots of time outdoors. Our new favorite thing? Swings!

I held out as long as possible, but broke down earlier this week and decorated the house for Halloween. I have often referred to Halloween as my Christmas because I enjoy anything and everything about the holiday. Luckily, most of my decorations are out of Presley's reach except for a few furry friends.

an apple a day

There is an apple orchard about 30 minutes from Lubbock, so a friend and I drove out there only to be told that due to a freeze back in February, there were no apples on the trees. What?!? This would have been great information to put on ones website so folks didn't make the trip expecting to pick apples. It was beautiful day, so we strolled around the apple-less orchard for a while and then bought some apples they import from another orchard. Here are some pictures of Presley in her special apple hat with our purchased bag of apples.

up to no good

Actually,we have been up to a lot of good things lately. With fall approaching, my appetite for pumpkins and costumes is rapidly growing. I am making myself wait until October to bring down all the Halloween decorations but I am already on my second bag of mellowcreame pumpkins. I love this time of year.

Our new move & crawl ball. It doesn't work that great on carpet but goes crazy on the tile floor.

The Balloon Festival. The weather was bad and only 2 balloons went up.

A semi wink.

Trying out the sippy cup. Not quite ready.

GO HOGS!

I always cut off the top of Jon's head in pictures.

Hanging out with friends at Jump 'n Jungle. Playdates are wonderful!

Rockin' the sweet legwarmers.

the great pacifier round up

I thought this was a cute video of Presley and her attempt at using a pacifier.

After waiting for the doctor for over an hour, again, Presley got a clean bill of health for her 6 month check-up. She weighs 16 lbs. 13 oz. and is 25 1/2 inches long.

happy 1/2 birthday

Presley turned 6 months old yesterday. I sound like a broken record when I say I can't believe it's already been 6 months since our precious little girl was born. It seems like she does something new everyday. I have to keep a close eye on her just so I won't miss one of her new tricks.

Just because you put a shoe on it, doesn't mean she won't eat it.

Breaking out of daddy's swaddle and learning to sleep like a big girl.

Finally showing some interest in a pacifier...okay, she just likes to throw it across the room and watch mommy fetch it.