Updates

It has been a while since you last heard about our adventures. My excuses include the following: 1. Summer Vacations 2. Being very busy at work (one day we took 5 Seniors pictures, 2 sets of twins) 3. Tim going on Mission Trips/camp 4. Spending as much time with the girls from SPC before they leave for College 5. The motherboard in my computer crashed! Thankfully not the hard drive but this meant not being able to work on my pictures. So I have had to bring myself to shoot in jpeg mode since I have no Photoshop or regular computer, bummer. Anyway Alyse turned 15 Months, walking everywhere and is still in the 97% for height! We are making sure she watches the Olympic swimming, volleyball and basketball to get ideas and take notes! She does say Ball now so we are well on the way.

Speaking of words, we now have a few more to add on to the list: Car, Rock, Juice, Yea (one of my favorites). It is a new adventure everyday! Lately she has developed some skills that I hope will continue for a while, cleaning, taking care of her baby, feeding herself and little Miss Fix it!

Love at first sight

Two weeks ago we had the opportunity to introduce Alyse to the beach and spend time with family. We drove down to South Carolina after I got off work (Jo) and 7 1/2 hours later we were greeted by Uncle Billy, Grandpa, MeMe and Cousin Abbyanne. This of course made a little tired girl not so sleepy. Thanks to Uncle Billy we had a couple hours of sleep before someone was too excited to sleep and wanted to venture out to the beach (6:30 am). So to keep peace in the home Alyse (in her PJ's) and my keen sense of direction went in search of the great white. It was love at first sight and it made the lack of sleep worth it all! At first I felt guilty that Dad wasn't with us but we didn't go in the water so we would allow him the pleasure of enjoying that first experience. Boy did she love that too! We had no problem with the sand on the feet, the waves at our face and the taste of the "spicy water" (that is what Abbyanne called it). Speaking of Abbyanne, she also loved the water and had manycool rides on the waves. Her Dad was a great help finding the best waves to ride on and they had a great time together. Despite the long drive the trip was way worth it and everyone had a great time! Thanks Grandpa, MeMe, Aunt Ching, Uncle Billy and Abbyanne! We love you!

Hey mom, does it fit?

I never quite thought I would post my unmentionables on line but when Alyse got a hold of them (folding clean clothes) I couldn't resist! That is our crazy girl!

Takes the Cake

Alyse's 12 Month Portraits takes the cake!