Kiley's Wedding

Paige is taking a looong nap now, so I have time to catch up on posting some older pictures.

We made a trip to Carthage with Sheila on July 25th for Kiley & Craig's wedding. Paige was so cute that even Darren wanted to hold her! (This was Paige's second wedding to attend.)

Darren is singing "Loosen up My Buttons" in this shot

A visit with the Trees

Paige and Mom went to see an old friend from high school on Tuesday. (Christy isn't old, but I guess I can say "old friend" now that we've been out of high school for 10 years!) Ellie is three and Eli is six weeks younger than Paige. Ellie provided lots of entertainment for both babies!

Ma Ma Ma ~ First Word

This video makes Mom & Dad smile!

:)

Corn on the Cob ... without the corn

Summer Fun

At Clayton & Mary's annual pool party & BBQ with Bonnie Preston

With Jan Asbell

Shooting hoops in the pool with Mommy

Cousins Laura and Brayden stayed with us Sunday - Tuesday

Brayden trying to teach Paige to read

Five Months!

Paige is now five months old. She's growing and changing every day. At our last doctor's appointment, she weighed 16 pounds 2 1/2 ounces and was 25 1/2 inches long. She's been eating cereal for a month, and we recently added squash from Grandpa Herb & Grandma Wilma's garden to her diet. Over the last few days Paige has begun to "sit" unassisted for up to 30 seconds or so. She puts her hands down by her feet and steadies herself that way. As usual, we've taken some pictures of Paige with her teddy bear from the hospital to show her growth. It's getting harder and harder for her to sit still with the bear, but we did the best we could. Enjoy!

June/July

Paige made it to her first Eminence campout last week. We stayed in a house with Dan & Rita, but before we know it, she'll want to sleep in her own tent with her friends....

Paige & Eric

On the river with Mom & Dad... Like my shades?

Paige finally got to meet Casey!

Grabbing a fish Eric caught in the Jack's Fork

Trying on Grandpa's hat

Asleep on Daddy's chest during Tom Woody's class on Tuesday

Ben & Paige with cousins Kelly & Alexandria

This is Paige trying to escape from her Boppy chair. We have to buckle her in now.

Catching Up

We've been busy the last week or so. Paige, Nora, Karen and Mom went to Mountain Home, AR to visit a friend from Hungary on Monday. On Tuesday Paige visited Nora while Mom had her hair cut. Paige went to Branson to visit Daddy Thursday, and Paige and Mommy went to Joplin for a 5K race on Friday. Mommy did pretty well considering she had a baby only a bit over three months ago! We've also been taking care of a friend's pool in Clever. Paige loves the water.

Caleb (fom Hungary), Nora & Paige

Playing with Nora

Swimming in Clever

Kiley, Erica & Mom after the 5K

First Solids & Laughs

Grandma Linda brought a box of rice ceral to church last night for Paige. We've been talking about starting her on cereal for a while now, so we thought we'd give it a try. Here are some pictures and videos from Paige's first experience with solid foods. In a couple of videos we caught some of her first laughs as well!

At home with Daddy

Today Mommy had to go back to work. I was sad when she left but Daddy is staying home with me today and tomorrow and we are having a lot of fun.



First, we ate breakfast.

Then we watched TV and Daddy let me play with the remote. Did you know that Daddy can watch three Tv shows all at the same time?

After the fourth episode of Law & Order, I decided to take nap.

Three Months

I turned three months old on the 14th of May, and I'm growing so fast! Here's what I've been up to....

I can sit up by myself in my Bebe Pod while Mom and Dad are eating at the table. I roll from my tummy to my back (and once or twice, I've rolled the other way). I smile and try to laugh. Right now all Mom and Dad hear is a huh huh. I've been sleeping upstairs in my own room for three weeks. (I've slept through the night for well over a month now.) I grab rings and blankets and eat them. I go on walks/runs almost every day with mom and dad or Karen and Nora in my big girl jogging stroller. I also like to stand up with some help. I love pushing up on my legs and kicking!

Here are some pictures Mom and Dad took of me at three months old....

First Mother's Day

Daddy brought Paige downstairs to snggle in bed with Mom on Mother's Day. Doesn't she look comfy?

We took these after our Mother's Day lunch. It was a pretty cool day for May~about 60 degrees. Paige helped Mom and Dad make lunch for Grandma Linda. We had T-bones from Grandpa Mike's farm and the best strawberry pie Mom has ever made. Just ask Tad and Eric how good it was!

Last Friday night we went to Nora's house to watch her while her mom and dad went to Nixa's graduation. Both of us were really good girls!