Alivia 11 Months

Yep she is 11 months old. She is a pro at walking now and is starting to move really fast. She is such a happy little girl. She is still going through the stranger anxiety stage. Alivia loves eating all kinds of food or at least she will try anything at least once. Her brother & sister are spoiling her by giving her anything and everything she wants. Which is sweet but doesn't work great when it comes to sharing with other kids. We love our little Alivia she is a great happy baby but again we are still hoping she starts sleeping a little better.

10 months (only a month late)

She loves carrying things around especially Ella's purses.

This is way behind considering she is almost 12 months. But when she was 10 months here is what she was doing. She started walking. Also she started preferring actual food versus baby food. Smiling is just about her favorite thing to do. She loves playing with her brother and sister and is still very ornery. She will give you a little smile when she is doing something she shouldn't be doing. I think it is kind of cute now, but I know that she will be always keeping me on my toes. What a joy and blessing is our little Alivia!

Camp Gramma Colorado 2011

Mountain View from our meeting roomThe kids listening during our twice daily meetings

Me on the ZiplineJohn jumping off the zipline doing the supermanA deer right outside our room

We had Camp Gramma this year in Estes Park, CO. The kids were on the go all the time. Even though we didn't get many pictures of Alivia she was a great happy baby, even though she didn't get naps. It was a great time with lots of great memories.

4th of July 2011

SaturdayAlivia playing with her little friend AddieHudson playing with poppers

Our two sweaty kids

Ella loved the sparklers

Some of the kids sitting still to watch fireworks (but it didn't last long).

Sunday

Running after parachutes

Caught oneSprinkler fun at our Second 4th of July PartyMonday

4th of July at World's of Fun

Alivia loves fireworks. She would giggle and clap.

The kids watching the fireworks

Fireworks at World's of Fun

We had a busy but fun 4th. We started the weekend with our first party on Saturday at my Grandparent's. The kids had a blast running around their big yard, playing with their cousins and shooting off fireworks. Our second party was at our friends house. The kids had fun running around through the sprinklers. On the 4th of July we spent at World's of Fun. We had never stayed when it was dark so it was fun to see everything all lit up at night. So we stayed to enjoy the fireworks. Well by the end of the weekend we were exhausted but we all had fun.

Fun at the Pool

Our girls both love to swim but Hudson just loves to sit on the stairs and play. But Uncle Roger convinced him to let him take him around and Hudson loved it and became Uncle Roger's little swimming buddy.

Father's Day 2011

We spent our Father's day relaxing and showing John how much we appreciated what a great Dad he is to our family. We love you!

Alivia 9 Months

Eating a French Fry

Crawling around with a pizza crust

She loves to put everything in her mouth & then crawls around

Alivia is now 9 months. She is growing up too fast crawling and getting into everything. Very close to walking and she has taken a couple of steps already. Loves to stand on her own and walk around the furniture. She loves to eat whatever we are eating and doesn't really care for baby food anymore. She has become a big beggar and will come over to anyone who has food. She still has only two bottom teeth. Loves to jabber and talk all the time. We took her swimming for the first time a couple of weeks ago and she loves the water. Her big eyes and big smile can just melt any one's heart. She is so sweet and precious.