St. George Church Picnic

We went to the St. George picnic today at Grandma and Grandpa's church. They had lots of really great food and games to play. Paige had a fun time...they had a duck game that she really enjoyed playing. She showed the other kids how to splash the water...which wasn't really a good thing, but she had fun!

Showing off for Grandma...showing her that she is a big girl!! She was walking around and stopped for a break (and a smile) at this chair!

Playing the duck game.

Pick a duck!

She gets the prize on the bottom of the duck! Pick one Paige!!
She chose duck #2~ a pair of sunglasses!! Yay!

Swimming

Paige went swimming in her little pool at Grandma's house today. It was fun to watch her explore the pool (from the outside), eventually get in, and enjoy the water! Yes, I was in the pool too! I thought it would help her to be less afraid of getting in...I think it helped. Here is the experience through pictures!

Getting ready to test the water!!

One hand in!!
Two hands!!

All in...this is fun!!! Looks like swimming is a real hit for Paige!! Plus, there is nothing like swimming in the backyard and getting grass on your face!!

Eating Daddy's Ice Cream

Neil was eating an ice cream cone today, and Paige decided that she would like to try some. Neil tried to give her a bite of the ice cream, but she wanted to hold the whole cone. So he gave it to her.

Of course, it was a little hard for her to bite, but she didn't give up. She kept examining it and trying it over and over. She did manage to take some very small bites of the cone with her four little front teeth...determined little girl!!

Father's Day

Today Neil celebrated his first Father's Day. He truly is a wonderful father. Paige and I are so blessed and we thank God for him.

We celebrated this wonderful day over at Grandma and Grandpa's house. Paige made a hand print for her Grandpa and he loved it!
Paige just loves her grandpa and thinks that he is way too interesting to look at the camera!

Playing Outside with Daddy

Paige loves playing outside at Grandma and Grandpa's house. (Unfortunately, we don't have a very good yard at our new house, so she doesn't get to play in the grass much!) So, her daddy took her out to play and walk around before dinner. She really enjoyed it!

Walking with the security of daddy...she is not afraid of the grass anymore! No more flamingo stances with barefeet!

Here is the big girl walking all on her own!!

A Day with Macy

Macy (Paige's cousin) came over to our house for the day. Paige had fun hanging out with her and so did I. We baked cookies, made cards, and played a little too. It was a busy and fun day!

The girls took a little time to relax from all the activities!

Paige ate Beefaroni for lunch (for the second time) and I just couldn't resist taking pictures again! Look at how cute and messy she is!!

Walking Like a Pro!

Paige is on the move now! She is walking as if she has always known how to do it. She does get a bit wobbly every now and then (and has to do a balance check), but she is all over the place!!!!

Loving the Swing!!

Paige loves to swing, and we finally got her swing up at our house. She gets the biggest smile on her face when she swings...and sometimes really gets to chuckling a lot, too. She is such fun!!

We are going to have to move the swing though because the sun shines directly on her in the afternoon, and she can hardly open her eyes!

This is not the best picture of Paige (since her eyes are closed) but you can see her four teeth pretty good.

11 Months Old

Paige turned 11 months old yesterday! She is getting to be such a big girl...not in weight, but in ability and age...Wow! She took 12 steps consecutively yesterday and is really enjoying herself in this journey of learning how to walk. It was kind of like she just all of a sudden realized how to do it. 12 steps was the most that she took at one time, but she did it over and over for about 2o minutes. She was really proud of herself and so were we!

It is just amazing that she has been in our lives for eleven months now. Yesterday I was trying to remember how small she was when Neil and I first held her in our arms...and I barely could. It is weird how time plays tricks on the mind...it seems like just yesterday, but so much has happened that it is hard to remember all the little details. I guess that is why you have to live in the moment because once it is gone, you can't get it back!

I try to enjoy every moment with Paige, but every mom and dad knows that sometimes you get caught up in the work of life and raising a child. So, whenever I feel like I am getting bogged down with the everyday "stuff," I make a point to take a break to actually sit down and play with my little Paige. I love doing that, and that is what parenthood is all about...enjoying your kids! Now, if someone else would clean our houses, cook and pay our bills, we could all do that all day, huh?!

Here is Paige hanging out on the deck...I forgot to take a picture of her yesterday, so this will have to be her 11 month picture! Doesn't she look so big in her chair?!

Five Steps Today

Paige took five steps in a row today, and she is getting more and more confident about it! She could be a walker any day now...although, she knows that crawling is still way faster. So, that will probably be her first choice of locomotion for a while!

Back to Eating

Paige is back to her old self again. She slept all night last night and she is eating like normal today. She also stopped holding her lip out...which is really good because Neil said that she looked like she was holding tobacco chew in her lip...yuck! That is certainly not cute for a little girl...looking like a baseball player! Ha!