Six month pictures...at 7 months!

Finally made it in for pictures today! Got a lot of nice shots and it was difficult to narrow it down from 117 to 14 and then choose a package. She laughed, she pooped, she cried and then gave away only a few half-hearted smiles!

Memorial Day

It was a gray and rainy Memorial Day this year and so we didn't do anything particularly festive. We went for lunch and then checked out the garden center at the newest Menard's in our area. We all napped the afternoon away, Patrick and Jasper upstairs and Margaux and I in the livingroom with a 90210 marathon on SoapNet. Mike, Abby, Nick and Anna stopped by with the dogs on their way back to Madison and Kim will be spending the night with us tomorrow on her way back through.

Weekend At Heather's

Maggie, Heather & Margaux
Maggie & Margaux

Margaux & Max ("Bam-Bam")

Triple Trouble ;-)

Little Miss

Bex, Margaux and I made the roadtrip to Kingsley, MI to visit our friend Heather this weekend. Had a really nice time visiting with Heather & Ryan and their adorable kids, Maggie & Max. They are truly as nice as they are cute...kudos to H&R on that! We watched Twilight on Friday night (we'd all seen it at the theatre), toodled around Traverse City yesterday and enjoyed a nice fire complete with s'mores last night. The time flew by all too quickly and we headed back home this afternoon.

7 Months Old!

Not a lot of smiles left in her tonite after a long day in the car!

Still a friendly and funny little girl who loves to snuggle and be held. She rolls all over the place and has the power to sit up on her own but prefers to be supported! She loves dogs and other children. Her new thing this week is to fake cough for attention...it worked like a charm when out and about this weekend!

ATTN:Chicagoland Parents!

Just thought I would share an excellent link that was given to me by my friend Lori who heard about it from one of the midwives at work, Maja. A weekly updated resource of kid-oriented events in the city & burbs + some great shopping/boutique info!

http://www.windycitytot.blogspot.com/

Mutt Show

Daddy, MVP & Jasper at The Great American Mutt Show in Berwyn, IL this past weekend. (Mommy had to work.)

First Mother's Day

It was my first Mother's Day and it was wonderful! I slept in a little bit and awoke to nice cards and beautiful flowers from my little family. We recently purchased a membership to Brookfield Zoo and so we headed there for the day. I have always been skeptical about zoos but this one is really pretty neat...and large! The sunshine and Mother's Day brought out a lot of people but we still had a great time. While we enjoyed seeing the exotic animals, we had the most fun with Margaux in the petting zoo area...she loves goats! The little baby goats were adorable and one of them even sucked on my finger! This evening Patrick made a delicious dinner on the grill. Thanks to my sister Sue for the nice card, to Addy & Ryan for the Hibiscus plant and to everyone for the nice messages via e-mail, text and Facebook...I felt really special.