A good nap

Annabelle woke up from a nap the other day with what Juju calls "personality." I think that was a GOOD nap!!

Beautiful Sunday

We had a great time today enjoying a beautiful fall day in Ithaca. After church and a little nap, we took a pictures in front of the pretty trees on our street. We drove a few miles south of town to an orchard where we had some apple cider donuts and enjoyed the beautiful scenery. Before coming back home, we stopped at a little farm store and took some pictures in their pumpkin patch. We finished the day up with some time playing in the leaves in our front yard and then sitting with momma on the porch. What a fun day!

Fall in New York

What a difference a year makes! We took our beautiful daughter on a hike in Watkins Glen State Park, about 30 minutes from Ithaca. She enjoyed being outside even though it was a little chilly! She filled her daddy's ear with lots of talking the whole time...given the proximity of her mouth to his ear with her in the backpack, he was ready for a break after an hour and a half of walking! It was a beautiful park and a perfect way to spend a Sunday with our little family!

Happy Birthday Annabelle!

How about hanging out with celebrities on your first birthday? Annabelle was wished a happy birthday by country star Trace Adkins on our visit down to West Point this weekend. She was such a sweet girl and enjoyed her cupcake, presents, and visit to her future home! When we got back, we opened our present from Nanny and Papa and loved it! You are such a sweet girl Annabelle, we love you and are so thankful for all of the joy you have given us over these past 12 months!

Shopping

Annabelle has many new tricks this week. The first one she figured out was how to push around her little shopping cart. She also is waving bye bye (sometimes, other times it is hello as well) , but much to Heather's dismay she has forgotten how to say ma-ma!

Laundry Day

Annabelle helping her mama with laundry...

GO DAWGS!!!

Here's our little dawg cheering on her favorite team with her daddy!

Monkeys jumping in the bed

Annabelle has been cracking us up lately jumping in her bed. As she gets winds down for her naps and wakes up from her naps, she's always a jumping bean!

Exersaucer

The exersaucer has been the one baby gadget that we cannot live without. Annabelle loves it as you will see in this video--good thing we don't have any downstairs neighbors!

Back in NY

Annabelle has been such a good traveler through all of our summer adventures. After a 14 hour ride from Atlanta to Ithaca, she is still recovering. Lee caught her falling asleep in this position during an afternoon nap this week--she can sleep anywhere just like her daddy!

Happy Father's Day!

Today was Lee's first Father's Day. He is the best daddy and husband that I could ever ask for and I am thankful for him every day. He is my partner in this crazy life and I can survive every twist and turn that life throws our way as long as he is by my side.

Today I think about my daddy and all of the memories that I have of him. He has always been good to me and I am so blessed to have wonderful, supportive parents!

Lee, Annabelle, and I are in Georgia for the summer and visiting our family and friends. We are having a great time, despite the oppressive heat, and enjoying the Robinsons' pool. Annabelle has turned out to be quite the waterbaby!

Here are some recent pics:

On the drive down from New York, we stopped in Lexington to visit a friend, Meredith. We were driving along a country road and saw a camel , buffalo, and some llamas in a field beside the road. Only in Kentucky!

AB's 8 month birthday on June 3...she's as big as her teddy bear!

Annabelle dipping her toes in the pool for the first time.

We love our ladybug float!

Stopping to smell the flowers

Springtime

Apparently Annabelle thinks she's a sheep...she's picked up saying "baabaabaa"

All dressed up and no place to go!

Annabelle loves bath time. She loves to play with her friends. Notice that she has the seal in her mouth with no hands. She's at the stage where everything goes straight to the mouth!

On May 3, AB turned 7 months old. And she's getting enough hair to put a bow in! Happy birthday, sweet girl!

Momma and Annabelle took a little trip to Georgia in April. Annabelle had fun with Juju and Poppy! Heather was just glad to be able to see Annabelle's arms and feet without socks and jackets on!

I think Skitty is happy in Georgia...

5 months old!

Here is Annabelle's "5-month mug shot"--we call it that because she is a bit camera shy and it is hard to get her to smile for a posed picture! She has been spontaneously breaking out in this little sputtering routine on this video randomly too--so cute!

Ridin in Style

So we are officially grown ups now since we bought a new vehicle this weekend--a family hauler!!! I think Heather is having some commitment problems:-) Annabelle was in her snowsuit and looked pretty comfy in that front seat!

Annabelle's first laughs!

So we've been the worst bloggers ever, but here we are to catch up. Annabelle officially laughed for the first time today...and we got it on video! She loves Mommy kissing her tummy!