Birthday/Easter recap

Sometimes Chris is quicker than I am at updating the blog, but I like to use this blog as a scrapbook of sorts so I'm going back in time on some of these pictures.

For three days over spring break we went to Kerrville to see Mimi and we made a stop in San Antonio at the Alamo and the Riverwalk. Bash was kind enough to carry Piper in the backpack for a little bit. They also had fun playing with a ball in Mimi's driveway and watching some cartoons.

When we returned home Saturday night, DFW was covered in snow again. The boys had a snowball fight Sunday morning before Bash had to catch his flight.

We did a small group Easter Egg hunt at the school by our house. Of course once Piper had an egg in each hand that rattled when she shook it, she was done hunting.

Just looking pretty!

Here starts the birthday fun - she had a party at daycare and loved the cookie more than the cupcake or ice cream.

This is my new favorite pic of Piper. I made her a tu-tu and got her a fairy wand to go with it for her birthday.

On her birthday we went to the Arboretum. I loved it! The tulips were gorgeous and Piper warmed up to the place. This is such a cute father-daughter pic in front of the waterfall.

Me and gram by the snowball tree.

Pops and Piper - another fav!

Sitting in the grass

4 generations picture on my mom's side

Hunting eggs at our house with help from Pops. Of course Molly and Garrett really showed Piper how it was done.

This Dr. Seuss ABC book is her current favorite.

Easter morning with Grammy and Pops

Our Easter family pic (minus Bash, but we get to see him this weekend and cheer him on at the State Destination Imagination Competition!!!)

The ladies :)

One final pic with Grammy before taking her to the airport, at least we'll get to see her again soon for Memorial Day.

Being silly with Dad

Easter Weekend

Wow, what an amazing weekend! Piper turned 1, we visited the Dallas Arboretum, and we had family in town for the weekend. It was as always, lots of fun and Piper had the best time with everyone. I threw some pics together on Animoto and created this video, there are a couple of mistakes but I won't tell you where so enjoy :)

Spring Update

We've been busy playing - here are some photos to capture what we've been up to - Bash climbing the rock wall at a birthday party, Piper in pigtails - a very cute new way to style her crazy hair, and her 11 month shot with her lamb chair. On her 11 month birthday she finally cut her top two teeth and was running a 102 fever, then she caught a little stomach bug after that. I am so glad that week is over. The words she can say now are - mama, dada, uh-oh, and hi. She walks pretty much everywhere and climbs the stairs all the time. She can also stand up now without pulling up on something. She's a very good eater and does all adult food now, but we're still working on that transition to the sippy cup.

For Chris' birthday we surprised him with a little small group party. It was great because he truly knew nothing about it. Piper got to play with Mackenzie, David, Catelynn, and Kaleb. She loves being around people and as long as she's sure I'm not leaving will play and have a wonderful time wherever we go. I really hope this continues.

She really enjoyed eating black beans one night even though she ended up looking like Pigpen from Charlie Brown.

Smiling with Daddy

Piggyback ride

Oh such a sweet face to look at

Even though she can walk by herself it sure is fun to pull on mommy's pants as we walk around the house.

Napping

The faces of Piper - she is so silly

Evidence of her ability to crawl the stairs. She's really good at it, and she prefers to walk down, not crawl down, but I worry when she stops right at the top and pauses before finally making her way down the hall to her room. Also thanks for reading this long post and bearing with the crazy format. Chris tells me it's just the html code, but when I did my last post it wasnt' like this and he's done the previous three posts so I believe he changed some setting, but anyways :)

Spring Break

So, we went to the park the other day, it was a beautiful day but with a little chill to the air. We thought it was time to release Piper in the world just to see how far she would walk before she gave up. Well, here's the whole documented proof:



I also visited Lubbock in February to surprise Bash with a lunch date. He was so excited, as was I, and we embarked on a fun day of hookie, I know, I'm setting a good example. Anyway, after we had lunch at school we decided to visit my favorite coffee shop, Daybreak Coffee, in Lubbock. On our visit we walked into a particularly busy day at Daybreak only to walk in to a campaign stop for Governor Rick Perry and so my brave little boy decided he wanted a picture with the Governor so here's the result: After we left Daybreak we hit up Main Event in Lubbock for some video games, bowling, and neon golf. I then headed back home to my girls in Dallas. What a perfect day it was.

We are now on Spring Break visiting family in Kerrville, which is always relaxing. We are heading to San Antonio today to partake in a little tourist action at the Riverwalk and the Alamo, should be fun with Piper and Bash, we'll see how that all works out. More to come...

Waiting for the snow

Just sitting at home catching up on the Olympics we dvr'd from last night. I was doing a little work when Piper decided to start acting a little silly so here's a link to youtube:



I wonder how good the Wolfman will be??? More to come...

Achievements for all

Last week was a busy week for the family. I was at the Texas Computer Educators conference in Austin where I presented during a 50 minute session. I really had a great time and the best part was getting to hang out with mom and Marqus. I did miss out on the 12+ inches of snow Taylor and Piper were enjoying back in Dallas so it was a little depressing to miss out on the snow again. So, home on Friday and then to Lubbock to see the fabulous Sebashtian for a long weekend from Saturday to Monday. We went swimming at the hotel and Bash was swimming extremely well. I was so proud to see a great breaststroke from him plus we saw my good friend, Jason and his daughter Bethani. Busy, busy week but Piper figured out that she can move on her feet so to the amazement of both of her parents she has begun to take more and more steps:

So with Piper's steps, Taylor has completed all of her Master's coursework and now all that remains for her is graduation. Taylor's completion of her coursework is inspiring and gives me a little more focus and motivation to finish strong myself; 3 classes left but congratulations Tay, I am so, so proud of you!!!! I love you and I am happy you've completed this challenge!!

8, 9, 10 months

A few pics before the update story - Her hair after her first pony tail
A sweet nap with her bunny

Crawling up the stairs

So it's been a long time since I've updated Piper's stats. She is now 10 months old and very active. She doesn't look very different from her 3 pictures with her lamb chair, but developmentally she has changed a ton! 10 months

9 months

8 months

It's hard to get her to pose, or even be still for a picture and we usually take these pics at night so she's got on her jammies and sleepy eyes. She is a speedy crawler and follows us everywhere. She's also cruising along the furniture and walking while holding onto our hands. She can stand and squat, but still has yet to take those first few steps on her own. She weighs 17 lbs 10 oz, such a petite little thing. She's a good eater and pretty happy all the time. She still only has two teeth. She loves playing with other kids, but also enjoys time alone at home with her toys. She is so excited in the evenings to arrive home and crawl around our floors. She is sleeping through the night every night which is wonderful for us. She is still nursing a little bit. She has crawled up the entire flight of stairs and she climbed down the stair around our tub face first onto the tile floor. She was nervous about this and I was too, but when I saw her doing it, it was too late to stop her. She has a little anemia, but otherwise has been a healthy girl so far this first year. Chris says she has officially spoken her first word - "mama." She has done this for about a month now and is also now saying "dada" and "uh-oh." Piper likes to comfort her friend Trinity at daycare when she cries by patting her on the back and saying "mama." Trinity is 2, but they do have a sweet friendship. We love this little girl and she is such a blessing!