Jabber Jaws

Here's the video we promised!

New Couch

Well, it has been quite a while since we have posted any new pictures, so here ya go! Blake has three bottom teeth, two top teeth (neither of them the front two), and the front two look like they are going to pop through at any moment.
We did some rearranging in our living room, and Blake got her very own couch.She hasn't quite mastered crawling or walking, so she isn't climbing all over it yet.She does seem to like the view up a little higher when you sit her up on it, though.The cushions also fold out to make a little bed that I'm sure will come in handy for a nap or two every once in a while. Otherwise, we've been pretty boring here...just the usual work, eat, sleep, play with Blake routine. It seems like she is just getting SO big, SO quickly. And, she is quite the little jabber jaws. We have a video of her talking that we'll post a little later on today. Blake has also recently become fascinated with saying, "da da" and "dog". It's hilarious because we can't really figure out which one she is talking about...if she even knows what she's talking about. She has also started saying, "apple". We have a little puzzle that has an apple, a banana, and some grapes on it. She seems to also say "ball" every once in a while, but she's been saying "ba ba" for a long time...so maybe that's what she's getting at. At any rate, she is a ton of fun at almost 11 months old now...time sure flies! Hope all is well with everyone, and have a wonderful 4th!!!

Another OK Visit

Lauren got another chance to head to Oklahoma...thanks to extremely low airfare and a little time off work. Of course, Grandma & Grandpa were greats hosts, and they may have even enjoyed having Blake around...not sure though :0) It's been a busy couple weeks, so here's a bunch of pictures...ENJOY! Bathtime at Grandma & Grandpa's... Blake posing for pics...and GUESS WHAT?!TURKEY BUTT!!! Blake got to see the wild turkeys in Grandma & Grandpa's back yard.

Grandma and her grand babiesCousin Collier

Grandma, Grandpa, Collier & Blake...YES, we do realize that Blake looks like a little Chris in this picture. Lauren even looked at some of Chris's baby pictures while she was back home, and it's a little scary how closely this picture resembles some of those.Lauren & BlakeIt was great to get to see everyone, and if we missed ya...SORRY! It's been an extremely busy couple of weeks, so we'll keep this short and sweet.

Memorial Day Weekend

Sorry to be a little late in posting pictures lately, but holiday weekends and warmer temperatures bring busier schedules. We headed up to Fort Peck over the Memorial Day weekend. We had a lot of fun hanging out our friends, Jonathan and Jennifer, and their kiddos, Kaydn and Emma. We ended up staying in a motel next to the lake...we decided NOT to rough it with this being Blake's first weekend out for the summer. Blake did GREAT, and it was nice to have a quiet space for the pack-n-play...not to mention the luxury of a real bed, toilet and shower :o) Here's a picture taken from the front porch of our room. We were really close to the water.And, here's little Miss Blake hanging out on that front porch.

Our happy camper......and our not-so-happy camper...check out the cool camping chair that Bob got for our little girl. It is just too cute, and it matches daddy's old chair.Emma and Blake hanging out at camp

And, the cool kid hanging out in her shades

Bob fishing on the boatEmma driving the boatBlake driving the boatBlake and Maddie sharing some quality napping space on the boatTwo tuckered out kiddos...and Maddie, of course. It's too funny. Maddie gets so excited to get on the boat, but all she does is nap.

Bob and Kaydn showing off the weekend's catch

And, last, our little goober hanging out in the motel room...what a sweetie!