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Check-up Check-in: AR @ 6 months old

Anna Ruth has grown up a lot recently.

 

She is 18lb. 6oz., 27 inches tall and completely healthy!

 

 

Anna Ruth loves to roll.  She rolls all over the living room.  Mostly she rolls with the purpose of getting in front of the television.  This kid loves the tv.

Anna Ruth is chewing on everything.  No teeth yet, but her chewing of things ranging from her own socks to other people's fingers leads me to believe surely there are teeth coming in soon.

Anna Ruth is still a good sleeper although her napping has decrease dramatically.

Anna Ruth started eating solid food (again) this week.  We tried 2 months ago and quickly decided rice cereal was not worth a fussy, gassy baby.  So this week we started eating oatmeal.  Huge success!  Tonight squash was added to the diet.

Anna Ruth loves Joshua.  He can make her laugh so hard we think she might hyperventilate.  She laughs and almost cheers when she sees him each afternoon after school.

Last Sunday night we were led in worship by the college students at our church.  As Anna Ruth sat in the lap of a sweet friend she swayed back and forth and sang/laughed/cooed along with the music.  She was quite a sight.

 

hanging out

She's cheeky in a good way!

Going out to camp with dad in the backyard last Friday night.  It was a lot cooler this time.

Happy Baby and I stayed inside our warm house and relaxed while the boys camped in the cold backyard.

Anna Ruth's Baptism

Halloween 2013

Anticipating the forecasted thunderstorms tomorrow, we made sure to put on our Halloween costumes tonight and visit a local Trunk-or-Treat.

Astronaut Joshua, ready for take off

 

Minnie Mouse, hoping Coach and Nana will take her to Disney World too

ready to go trunk-or-treat

(check out the other new post below)

Pumpkin Patch with the Grans

This year we were able to take Gran and Buddy to the Pumpkin Patch with us.  Not only was it a treat to share our pumpkin fun with the grandparents but the pumpkin patch owners turned it up a notch.

 

Tire Swing-May Pole contraption

As if Buddy wasn't tired enough from pushing Joshua on the tire swing, he had to push the tire horse swing too.

cotton truck

Farmer Joshua

Scarecrow Joshua

more time was spent "driving" the tractors than anything else

admiring the horse made of cotton plants

riding the range

pumpkin patch pose

cutest pumpkin in the bunch!

so grown up!

more tractor driving

relaxing with Gran after we got home

We had a great time visiting with Gran and Buddy. 
More pictures from the weekend and Anna Ruth's baptism to come.

pre-pictures on picture day

Last week as picture day at the daycare.  Joshua came home the night before and said, "Mama, I need to wear my best clothes tomorrow for picture day.  And Anna Ruth needs to look nice too."  I couldn't tell if this was a commentary on how I usually dress them to go to daycare or if Joshua was excited to be in front of the camera.

 

Joshua settled for wearing a new pair of blue jeans and a new shirt.  He was super proud of the way he looked and said, "I think this looks like something dad would wear!"

Anna Ruth wore her ruffle shirt and black leggings.  She also wore some sparkly pink shoes that Joshua insisted be apart of the ensemble.  By the time we made it to the school she had spit up all over herself but from all account her teacher was able to clean her up and she did great for the camera.

5-months old

Anna Ruth is 5 months old.

She is still one of the happiest babies I have ever been around.

She loves to sleep, laugh, pull hair, and coo.

 

Cereal did not agree with her tummy so eating food has been suspended for a while.

She is rolling over both directions but mostly just like to be on her back and play with her hands.

Anna Ruth is being baptized this weekend.  We are looking forward to spending some time with family.

~be sure to check out the other new post below...

Backyard Campgroud

Joshua has been talking about camping a lot lately.  So he and Dave decided that Friday night was a good night to visit the Backyard Campground. 

  

The fun started off with shorts and rain boot but the mosquitoes the size of hummingbirds sent the campers in for more anti-West Nile clothing.



Joshua kept saying, "I have never been camping before.  I'm so excited!"

The tent is up and the #1 camper is pumped up!

Joshua to Amelia: "Mama, you know you have to roast marshmallows and make smores when you camp.  That is what you do."

The "campfire" worked well for roasting marshmallow on shish kabob skewers.


The campers slept in their tent all night.  Joshua loved every minute of it and is already asking "when can we do it again?" and "next time we have to roast hot dogs."

Sports Center Update

 Tonight on your Sports Center Update: Joshua, the Boy Wonder, plays soccer.  In his first outing number 4 on the 94.1FM WLZA team scored 2 goals for the other team and one goal for his own.  He has shown improvement as he had 4 shots on goal (the correct goal) and made 2 of them, in last night's game.  If only he would watch the ball as much as he is dancing and waving to his adoring fans...he might just get MVP.

Coach Sean makes sure everyone is on the same page as far as game plan is concerned.

Number 4 in your program-Number 1 in your heart.

Team 94.1 FM WLZA vs. Team Starkville Park and Recreation

Thanks Coach for teaching good sportsmanship.

 

In other news, Anna Ruth, the Happy Baby, continues to train in martial arts.

Disney Photo Favorites

Here are a few of my favorite pictures from Joshua's trip to Disney World with Coach, Nana and Abigail.

 

 

 

 

I love the excitement in Joshua and Abigail's faces in these pictures.

Each day we hear about something else that Joshua remembers about his trip.

For him the highlight was participating in Jedi Training and fighting Darth Vader.

He also loved riding the roller coasters and watching the "light show and fireworks."

Dave and I wondered in amazement and the kid's ability to do as much as was reported back each night.  We then learned that Joshua and Abigail rode in a stroller the entire time.  In fact, Nana reported, "One day they wanted to get in the stroller before we had even left our hotel room."  So, Coach and Nana walked all over the parks (sometimes in the rain) while Joshua and Abigail enjoyed the comforts of a stroller with a canopy (so they stayed dry).

What a special time to make memories with his cousin and grandparents.

Thanks Coach and Nana, hope you can get some rest!