Bubbles at Bath Time

I am sure I sound quite pervy, but I love bath time with Sloane!  It is the only time I get to see her cute buns-a-buns-a!  She is extremely cautious with regards to kicking the water and it takes her a bit to get splashing.  Videotaping the event won't happen (as I need to focus on her), so you will just have to see how freaking cute she is hanging in a dry tub.

Sloane requires a full belly for bath time.

Aren't I ADORABLE?!

I love the way Sloane looks at her daddy

Million Dollar Baby

Tummy time

Quite a challenge it is, to have your baby on her tummy, trying to get her to lift her head.  I just want to scoop her up and comfort her, but alas, it is a mothers prerogative to get their kiddo strong.  We have a small home with lots of tile, so there is not a lot of floor space apt for this task.  Apparently Carrera, our Golden Doodle, didn't get the memo this quality bonding time was for the baby, not quite a family affair.

Clever Aunt Cold

My family and friends are my drugs...  How intoxicating my sisters and nieces are, how tipsy my friends are...the euphoria I feel spending time with them.

To show the aunts how much we adore them, I sent an email declaring our love for them whether family or friends (along with this adorable picture).

Gotta love the responses from various aunties:

"This is the best card ever" - Aunt Deb
"What a precious picture" - Aunt Janet
"Beautiful baby" - Aunt Yvonne
"And we are all blessed to be your aunt" - Aunt Suz
"I found a typo" - Aunt Cold

Like I said, love my family...

I try...

My goal is to post once a week, so in other words, the site might be neglected for a while, then overwhelmed with posts.  What can I say?!  My brain is no longer functioning normally...

Sloane had her first professional photo session a few weeks ago.  Annie Sullivan, the sister-in-love of one of my dearies, Michelle, is an amazing photographer and secretly, the "Baby Whisperer".  I can praise her work, but instead, take a look for yourself.

Fall Break

Where did the time go?  Weren't we just in the throes of summer and now it is October?  Step outside and you'll quickly discover the summertime weather is still torturing us Arizonans...  What the heck, Mother Nature???  Your menopause is starting to really bear down on us.

I was dying to get outta town, so I jumped at the chance to go to my folks house in Colorado.  We packed up the mini van (yep, I now drive a Honda Odyssey), loaded up the baby and doodle, kidnapped Jocelyn (my 13-year old niece), and hit the highway.  We were VERY LUCKY in that Sloane slept for most of the trip.  Hallelujah!!!


Jocelyn babysat Sloane while Daddy and I went to the Gala (the town's "formal" event, leading up to the Apple Festival the next two days).  Then Aunt Lala, Brycie (my 10-year old niece) and Jocelyn's friend drove up on Saturday, so we could all attend Apple Fest on Sunday.  What fun!  We picked up a customized street sign for the baby - we figure it might not be often that our kiddo can find her name on something.

Over our week long stay, we played a lot of dress up with the girls, ate oodles of good food, and enjoyed the cooler weather.  Here are a few photos from the trip:

Aunt Lala offers a very cozy shoulder to sleep on...

Sloane's first time on the Grand Mesa - it was raining, so this is the closest we came to the outdoors.

Mommy's tribute to Olivia Newton John "Let's Get Physical"

If you look very close, Sloane has snow on her head from a random blizzard in Telluride.

Daddy dressed her.