Tuesday, September 17, 2013

Juni, oh sweet Juni

 First rolly polly
 Sending kisses to Aunt Lisa for her rainbow skirt
 Her drawing of Juicy. Zach didn't believe me. In all fairness, I'm not sure she even know for sure what happened b/c when she points to Juicy's ears, she points to the outside of the circles, but she did it all on her own, while I was in the other room.
 Cuddle time with Papa
 She has decided the OCCASIONAL little barrette is okay, especially if it is windy outside
 Not sure if you can see the details, but Juni drew her own banana, rainbow, and butterfly that I labeled
 I think this one is one of my all time favorites. So much Juni is coming through in this shot.


 So much sweetness is hard to handle :)

 Puzzles, puzzles, and more puzzles. She can now do a few of the 30 piece puzzles on her own. Zach and I were out trying to find more for her, but are having trouble finding those in that range of not 5 pieces, but not 50. Let me know if you come across any!
 First steam train ride. CHOO CHOO!!

 Bubbles with Papa

Painting with Mama. She is really starting to enjoy the finger/messy part! I know other moms don't like the mess, but I'm so thankful my loves-to-be-clean girl, is learning it is okay to explore and get her hands dirty sometimes.

Baby news

 18 weeks 9/1/13 and ready for a little run. Those running clothes are getting quite snug!
 20 weeks 9/15/13

It's a... GIRL!!



When Grandma and Grandpa Williams came to visit

 Juni's first mani/pedi courtesy of Grandma
 Eating sweets at the ice cream shop
 Cupcakes in Napa... I think those flowers on top (of ALL of them) lasted about 1.5 more seconds :)
 breakfast outside at our Bed and Breakfast
 Playing in G&G's room at the Bed and Breakfast

 Juni is a Grandma's girl, so Grandpa was relishing in his Juni time! (and Juni was loving it too!)
 Puzzles with Grandma
 The fam, even with Juicy in the window


Thanks, Grandma, for our pretty toes!

When Grandma came to visit

 Juni's new painting book from Grandma
 Playing with Play-Doh and wearing her Play-Doh ring and bracelet
 A picnic by the boats


The sidewalk chalk that Grandma left for us to enjoy

Sunday, August 11, 2013

Mama's 30th birthday party/parties

Zach had told me, back around the day of my birthday, that he had an idea he wanted to do, but he just didn't see how he would have the time to do it. He had just taken a new position and was trying to tie up ends with his old position, while diving in head first to the new position. It was a time filled with stress and little family time together. Knowing the stress he was under, I sadly told him not to worry about it. Now that things have settled back down a bit, Zach and Juni surprised me with a super fun 30th birthday party.

My hubby knows how much I truly love holidays, and celebrating them, even in little ways, to make the day fun and special. He and Juni spent Friday morning, while I was at work, setting up a different holiday/party in each room of our house. Here is a glimpse of the fun which also included bubbles, poppers (the little fireworks you throw at the sidewalk), stickers, themed books, and more!

 Christmas, including a full stocking
 4th of July
 Valentine's Day
 Halloween

 Thanksgiving

 treats for all :)
 New Year's Eve, complete with Juni raging in the fireworks and blowing her whistles
 St Patrick's Day, complete with scavenger hunt for gold coins
Easter, complete with Jello mold

Saturday, August 10, 2013