Go Cornhuskers!!

In order to help Justin celebrate the first televised Nebraska football game of the season....

...Haley got all decked out. Unfortunately the Cornhuskers lost in the last seconds of the game. Hopefully we will bring more luck next weekend!

PS...I hope no one from Nebraska assumes in any way that the battle for what college Haley will attend has been decided...Just wait till the first Aggie game.

Happy Birthday Mommy

I hate to put this in writing but what the heck...I turned 28 last week! I celebrated the end of my mid-twenties with dinner and a cookie cake...and a few margaritas. It seems the years are passing so much quicker than they used to - I am going to be thirty in just two years! (sob sob sob). For what it is worth I still feel young. I don't feel like I am old enough to have a baby or be married or have bills or own a home or even a car for that matter. Having said that I wouldn't change one bit of it!

27 was one of the best years of my life and I can't wait to see what 28 has in store for me!

Jumperoo: Action Shots

It is so much fun watching Haley grow from a little newborn blob into the cute-as-can-be baby who smiles and plays constantly. Right now she is totally into her Jumperoo. She just jumps and jumps and jumps some more. Every now and then she will take a breather and play with some of the little attached activities but they are an after thought to the jumping.

A Visit with Grandma & Grandpa

To celebrate Haley's 1/2 year birthday her grandparents from Nebraska came down for a visit. They hadn't seen Haley since she was just 3 weeks old so it was a real treat for her to have them around. We spent most of the visit just sitting around the house playing with Haley and visiting. We did take a a few short jaunts around the area...to the beach one day and then Justin's softball games on Sunday (surprisingly they won them both-we must be lucky charms!!) Thanks Sonya and Dean for making the trip! We always love having ya'll!

Upgrades

Haley can now mark sitting off her to-do list. Way to go stinkerrella!

With the beginning of this new chapter in her life we decided it was time to pack up the bouncer and swing and upgraded her to a jumperoo (watch for videos to come)! She loves it. There are all sorts of fun activities for her to play with up top and then she gets to kick and jump with her legs. She is still a little timid with the jumping but I am sure she will have that contraption soaring in no time! Also with the sitting status comes an upgrade to her food selections. In addition to her standards like peas and squash she can now have delicious things such as peach cobbler and apples-n-cherries! What a happy little girl she will be with all these new choices!

Fishing

Justin went fishing this past weekend with his buddy Matthew. The trip was very successful! They caught a whole mess of keepers and from the way Justin explains it it may have been his best trip yet. They fished till almost 3:30 in the morning with the fish biting almost constantly. I am so glad that he finally got to have his "storybook" fishing trip. Hehe.

As for Haley and I, we stuck around Pearland and did a little fishing of our own! Check out the photos I took of her first catch!! Apparently she was very hungry.

Solid Foods: Green Beans, Squash, Sweet Potatoes...Oh My!

So we have successfully completed all the vegetables without any food aversions. Aside from not liking some of the textures (seriously who wouldn't) Haley has mastered them all. Here are some shots from dinner time. I am loving the close up pictures as they really capture the grossness that is feeding a baby!