Mmmm, this looks much better than 1st foods mixed vegetables!

dozing off...

Hanging out with uncle Shane

At the river.

Shane and Hailey at the river

This is Alivia with her Great Grandma Coleson, I'm so glad they had the chance to meet. Alivia is the 14th great grandchild.

summer vacation

So, I took a vacation to Michigan in August. Kevin could not come with me due to school so I brought my wonderful cousin Stephanie and 2 of her 3 kids, Salem (4) and Hope (2). So, on Sunday morning Alivia and I and Steph and her kids hopped into my new jeep liberty and headed up the road to Michigan. The trip up took us 18 hours!! Unbelievable... it normally takes 14 hours but obviously we stopped a bunch so the kids could stretch their legs. All in all, the trip up went ok... only 1 major meltdown from Salem (and then myself). :) The trip home was easier, we decided to get a room in Ohio which turned out to be a great idea. And, I have to brag... Alivia did absolutely perfectly the entire week! She's such an amazing baby! She slept well through the night the whole week and she really enjoyed playing with her 6 cousins all week. We really had a good time, it was fun to spend the week with our family.... and to enjoy the Michigan summer. The weather was beautiful. Kevin wished he would have been there with us.... but by next summer he'll be done with school. It was a blessing to be able to make the trip.

trying to crawl

cute little grin

playing with a new toy

Alivia received this toy from some good friends of ours and here is the first time she has played with it sitting up. She even cracks a smile for the camera.

sitting up all by herself

Here's a new picture of Alivia Kate sitting up. She's getting better at it every day. Now she is even starting to learn how to keep herself steady by using her hands for balance when need be. She's so cool. And yes, we bought a new rug. We got rid of our coffee table becuase it was broken and now there is a lot more room for Alivia to play. Plus it matches the color of our couch perfectly. Back to Alivia, just look at how cute she is!

getting stronger every day

ready for bed

just for Mardi

This one's for you Mardi!! One of my favorite parts of the day is jammie time... when we get all comfy-cozy in our jammies and snuggle into the lazy boy eating our bed time snack. It's such a fun time and she's so adorable in these cow jammies! I love them.

getting ready for bed

Just couldn't resist snapping a shot of this cutie pie getting ready for bed.

She works so hard she is getting a little tired!

learning to crawl

Alivia is trying to learn to crawl. She doesn't have the hang of it yet but she is starting to get her knees up and even rock back a forth a bit. It won't be too long before she's cruising all around the house. Guess we better start baby-proofing! Again, I can't help but be amazed at how far she has come and how much she learns every day.

Alivia is sitting up!

I can't believe it but Alivia is now sitting up on her own. After a minute or 2 she'll begin to topple over, usually if she starts to really focus on a toy.

Up Close and Personal

Just look at that beautiful face!!!!

yummy... squash

story time

It's story time... but Kev is not reading winnie the pooh, oh no.. he's reading Alivia Allegiance Fort Sumter,Charleston and the beginning of the Civil War! As you can see she is wondering why in the world her daddy is not reading her a story which has a bear, piglet, kangaroo and a little boy as main characters.

just waking up

watching TV

This picture is hilarious! It makes me laugh.. I had to add it. Alivia is trying on a new pair of shoes for the first time. Actually, it's the first time she has ever had a pair of shoes on... and there must be something very interesting on that TV. I wonder what in the world they are watching!

dinner time

Dinner is so yummy that she tries to eat the bowl! She usually finishes every bite!