in the kitchen

Lydda Grace woke up early from her nap yesterday afternoon just as I was in the middle of making several batches of baby food. I brought her into the kitchen and let her play with some kitchen gadgets while I finished up. She was so content to sit and play. She especially loved the potato masher, I think her eyes doubled in size when I brought it out, she was in awe!

saying goodbye to Finn

Just wanted to let everyone know that as of this weekend Finn will no longer be living with us. He's moving to live with Granna Wylie and Belle and Killer (his kitty friends). We are so sad that he is leaving but given several different circumstances it's the best option for our family at this stage of life.

Jon and I got Finn in January of 2006. He was 4 months old having been born just 5 days before we were married. As you can see from early posts (pre-Lydda Grace) on this blog, he is an extremely photogenic cat and has had lots of adventures!

I'm going to try to get some pictures of him and Lydda Grace in the next few days.

a girl could get in trouble

Wearing this around here....
Good thing Daddy is on her side :o)

warm weather

Praise the Lord for beautiful weather!!

Gran came for a visit and we had a great time with her! She kept Lydda Grace Thursday morning while I ran errands and then we went out for lunch and to the park with Lydda Grace. I am so excited to have discovered this beautiful park as I know we'll enjoy it over the years.

Lydda Grace doesn't know what to think about bubbles. She didn't crack a smile!

Outside the park.

Rockin' the shades! Gran brought Lydda Grace these sunglasses! She keeps them on surprisingly well. I laugh everytime I see them on her, it's impossible not to!

After a long day (and a refusal to nap on Lydda Grace's part) she finally quiets down to read.

This picture was taken today. It's hard to see from the picture but LG was a mess! She won't eat chicken well of the spoon, but if I mush it into little balls she will pick it up and eat it. Hands, hair, face, dress... chicken everywhere.

a picture I forgot

This was Easter morning but I forgot to post it! I love how they are all looking at the camera and smiling!

mountain weekend

We were blessed by a friend of Granna Wylie's who lent us her family's mountain home for a long weekend. We had such a nice time taking walks, watching the birds, and just hanging out at the house. Here are some pictures from our time there.

Playtime with Dada
Lydda Grace loved this stuffed bear!

This is a book about tracking animals in the Great Smoky Mtn. National Park

Dada, Lydda Grace and Mama

Granna and Lydda Grace

This is where we stayed, beautiful home.

This animal came walking down the driveway... bobcat? That was our guess...

more Easter pictures