Rock Star

Our little one certainly has a lot of personality! She had a fun Saturday, dressed in her pink camo, hanging out with daddy, and sporting a crazy hairdo (I took her hat off and her hair was wild!) She looks like a little Rock Star :)

What a sassy face

And then later, watching football with Dad. Ready...Set...Hike!

Stuffed Animals

Adelyn has just started to notice and want to play with her stuffed animals. She has 2 in particular that she really loves, a white fluffy lamb that the Rices gave her and a big white bunny my dad gave her (she seems to like the big ones the best). Steven was playing peek-a-bo0 and some other fun games with Adelyn and the lamb and she just couldn't stop laughing. It was so cute!

What a funny face!

Nothing better than a smile like that!

Missing the Rathbones

Last week, Megan and Noah Rathbone came to visit. Adelyn was happy to give up her room, and I was even more happy to spend time with them both. It has been hard since they left Northern Virginia because I had gotten used to spending lots of time with the Rathbone family. We had lots of fun walking together, playing, watching praise baby, and having dinner with friends. Even though it has been less than a week since they have left, I am already really missing having them around.
Here are some precious pictures of Adelyn and Noah. They loved watching Praise Baby and Baby Einstein together,

Adelyn lost her balance and fell over on Noah...whoops!

1st Halloween

For Adelyn's first Halloween, we dressed her as a very pink bunny rabbit! I am not a huge fan of the Holiday, but I think it is cute when little kids dress up in costumes and fun to watch them run around so excited to get candy. Although Adelyn won't remember this Halloween, she certainly looked cute for it! We went to a party in our new neighborhood, and all the kids paraded around to different houses. Most of the children were 3 and under, so it was a great way for Steven and me to meet some other families in our neighborhood. It was lots of fun!

Adelyn loved sucking on her carrot rattle.


All the kids lined up to get their picture taken before we headed out to get candy.


She is so tiny next to the other "big" kids!


I guess I was enjoying all the sweet kids.


Adelyn actually enjoyed reaching for the candy (and I benefited from it too :) )

Precious little bunny!

Someone was throwing candy from her balcony. I thought it was funny to watch the kids stand there and try to catch it.

After the party we went over to our neighbor's house, and all the kids played together on the floor. It was Adelyn's first experience with that many kids, and she was definitely taking it all in. The older kids kept steeling her toys, but fortunately she is young enough that it didn't bother her. She just liked sitting and watch all the chaos.

Watching Football with Dad

Adelyn and Daddy watching the game together...


"Adelyn, do you think they should go for it on 4th and one?"


"Of course, Dad."


"Al Groh, why would you run a shot gun on 4th and one? We miss it every time!!!"


"Come on guys!"


("Should we let them know we are just watching praise baby?...nah")

Sam and Dee

On Wednesday, Sam and Dee, Adelyn's great grandparents, came to visit on their way back down to Florida. It was great to see them, and Adelyn loved showing off her new skills!

5 Months Old

Adelyn turned 5months this week, and she has decided to make this month a big one! We could tell she has been teething recently b/c she chews on everything (chew toys, clothes, noses, chins...anything you put in front of her) and on Monday, her first tooth broke through! It is on the lower right side, and you can only see a little bit of it, but it is definitely there. It was really bothering her and she had been unusually fussy, but since it broke through she has been much happier. It is a little early to have teeth, and fortunately she hasn't tried to bite me yet :)
She also has learned to sit. She can sit in the tripod position for about 10mins independently, and occasionally can lift her arms up and play with something. It is so cute because she is such an adorable little thing sitting there all by herself!
Adelyn got shots yesterday and she did pretty well. She was not happy about it at all but she forgot about them after a few minutes. When we were at the doctors office, I put her on the scale and she weighs 13lbs 14oz with her clothes on. Such a little peanut!

Adelyn chewing her teether toy and watching Praise Baby. This was on Monday and she was having a rough day, so we turned Praise Baby and she was much happier.


Watching Praise Baby and sitting by herself!

Such a happy baby!