More family time

As I have said before, sorry it has been a while since we have updated our blog. We have had quite a bit going on lately. Anthony's dad will be having heart surgery this Friday. We had many of his family members staying with us last week while the doctors were running all of their tests to determine exactly what was going on and what needed to be done. They will be joining us again later this week since his surgery is this Friday. Please pray for healing and strength for the entire family.

In regards to updates on Ansley. She hasn't started crawling yet, but is perfecting scooting around on her booty to get where she wants to be going and into a lot of new things. She is also a big fan of Gerber puffs these days - the ones she likes so far are banana flavored and melt in her mouth. The last update is that she even pulled herself up to a standing position on our rocking chair the other day. I realize that I need to prepare myself for the fun of chasing her around the house from now on. Sorry for not including a picture - I will make sure to include a lot next time.

Beach Trip

Ansley took her first trip to the ocean this summer. We had a great time with Anthony's family in Daytona Beach and Ansley had a blast playing with her seven cousins. She even had a surprise visit by some of Christina's family from south Florida. Anthony and I were able to get away one night for dinner to celebrate the big one, my 30th birthday. Ansley especially enjoyed walking around the kiddie pool with her float and riding on mom or dad's raft in the lazy river. We think we kept the sand eating to a minimum, although it wasn't easy with her brand new teeth. She's already asking when we can go back...

Fourth of July

Okay, I know it has been way too long since I last updated this site. I promise to do a better job going forward. We had a great Fourth of July. Ansley had her grandma and papa come to visit her. We went to Marietta Square to see the carnival and crafts that they had. Then we came home and spent some time at one of our favorite places - the pool. We were able to "somewhat" see the fireworks downtown from our driveway and we watched them on TV. Amazing Ansley was able to sleep through the fireworks being shot in our neighborhood. All in all it was a good first Fourth of July for her.

First Father's Day

Well as you can tell from the title, we celebrated our first Father's Day. We went to church, had a wonderful lunch, daddy and Ansley napped, and then we went to the pool. Ansley absolutely loves the water and would probably stay in all day if we let her. Here's a few pictures to see how much she enjoys it. Hope everyone else had a wonderful Father's Day as well.

The first attempt at blogging was successful so I thought we should try this again. We would have posted again sooner, but we have had a very busy week. We went to the zoo with our friend Hudson and his mom, had a play date with our friend Emily, and ate lunch with mommy's friend Rebecca as well as her old friends at SunTrust.

First attempt at blogging

Hey everyone! Well I thought I should try and catch up with technology and so like many others before me, I have started a blog for our family. This way our friends and family (near or far) can keep up with how fast our baby girl keeps changing. Ansley is now 6 months old. She is developing a wonderful personality - loves to "talk" and giggle a lot. She is sitting up and loves to play while standing in her exersaucer. We spent Memorial Day with family in Kentucky. Here are some pictures from then as well as a couple of recent shots around our house. We will post something again soon.