Saturday, May 30, 2009

Aly's First Birthday

We went to the zoo the day before. It was her first time!
She liked the aquarium the best.
We had her party on Friday night. We started with opening presents. She got a lot of fun new stuff!

We cooked out and then had yummy cake!


The Birthday Girl loved the attention!


Cake is good!






Crib and Bedding

We got the crib on Wednesday and put it together that night. We were pleased with how it turned out. It's looking more and more like a baby's room but part of us will always consider it Tommy's old room:)

Sunday, May 24, 2009

More progress on Payton's room

Jeff was able to paint Payton's room on Friday. The color is called Pluto. We were ordered the crib and bedding this week because Penny's was running a free shipping promotion, score!

Wedding Weekend

Stretching our legs during the reception.
Getting ready.

Too much going on to sleep!


First motel room, chilling on the bed with Aunt Meghan.



Getting comfy in the red, red van van!


Aly and I traveled to Bryan,OH this weekend for a family friend's wedding. It was about 3.5 hours away, Aly's longest car ride yet. We left Friday night with my parents and sister and Aly did pretty well. She only slept for about an hour on the ride. When we got to the motel (her first time staying at one!) she was ready to go. She had to stay up to greet everyone as they stopped by to say hi. She finally fell asleep at 11:30, 4 hour later than normal! She slept through the whole Mass and was great at the reception. We headed for home after cake and a little dancing. She got a little fussy on the ride home, she couldn't seem to get comfortable, so the trip to Myrtle Beach could be interesting this summer! All in all it was a very fun time!





Thursday, May 14, 2009

Getting Ready for Baby

We are cleaning out the extra bedroom to make way for Baby #2 so we are having to find new spots for lots of things (we should invest in Rubbermaid at this point). Aly likes where we put the bench, it's the perfect spot to sit and put shoes on.

Watching Dad Mow

Aly and Shadow love to look out the window. She was watching Jeff mow in this picture.

Walking

Aly is getting better and better at walking! She tries on her own and whenever she falls she gets right back up. It's still not her main mode of transportation but we're getting there. She is the first of her class to start (they all have Birthdays within 6 weeks of each other and she's the oldest) but Sydney has started to try too!

Saturday, May 9, 2009

Half Way There

I am now half way through my pregnancy. We had had an appointment on Wednesday and all is looking good. We had an official ultrasound and baby is measuring right on target. I found out that I have quite a few restrictions for when I go to the beach! Oh well, it's worth it:)

Monday, May 4, 2009

Taking Steps

Aly started taking steps about a week ago. Just a day or two after she got her new shoes...coincidence, I think not:) She can take 4 or 5 steps in a row right now and is getting better each day. It won't be long now until she is running all over...