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Holy cow it's August. I just realized that today. Where did July go? I guess the days just disappeared in the chaos that encompassed July. So much has happened. Fourth of July, finals for Clinton, Andy(Clinton's brother)'s wedding, moving back to Blackfoot, getting situated in a new place (again), etc. Life has been crazy. But then again, what's life without a little bit of insanity?

On the Fourth of July, we went to JcPenneys to get some family pictures taken. Rebecca, who is normally a happy baby, decided that that would be the day to be grumpy. Of course. On the day I want to her smile and be happy and super cute. We got one picture where she looks like she's thinking about smiling. For all the other pictures she gave this blank stare. Not quite the look I was going for but it was going to have to do. At least she wasn't screaming. Afterwards, we went over to Griffin and Mackenzie(Clinton's old roommate and his wife)'s apartment for a BBQ. What's a Fourth of July without a BBQ? Then Rebecca decided to smile and be happy. Classic.

Griff and Mackenzie are having a baby in January. Rebecca played with some of the toys they've gotten for the new baby. Rebecca thought the JumperRoo was great.

The rest of the month was non-exciting. Finals were survived. The wedding was fabulous. We packed and moved back to Blackfoot. And here we are. Trying to not die from the heat.

Summertime Fun

 On Saturday, we took Rebecca to a little water thing in Porter Park called the Splash Park. It's a little jungle gym that squirts water for kids to play in. It also squirts water from the ground. Rebecca loves taking a bath and being in the water, so I thought that she would like the Splash Park. Plus it was super hot so I thought that she would enjoy playing in the water and cooling off at the same time. I couldn't have been more wrong. I sat her down in the water, she looked up at me and started crying. I picked her up and she calmed down. I tried to set her down several more times but every time she touched the water she started crying. So we abandoned that plan and decided to go play on the swings (that's why she's wearing her swim suit). The swings she LOVES!

 Watching the other kids play on the jungle gym. She loves to watch other kids run and play.

Here we are together. Rebecca was a least looking at the camera!

 And I promise we aren't sunburned. It was just really hot!

Going to the Park One Day. In the Merry, Merry Month of...June?

On our way to the park. It was such a beautiful day!

 

Becca's first time on the swings. She was loving it!

 I've been waiting to put her in this dress for months. It's so darn cute on her!

Her new favorite toy: an Icebreakers mints container. She likes the sound it makes when she shakes it.

Overall she's just a happy, happy baby!

California Sun and other happenings

During Spring Break, we took a trip to California to visit my family. We spent 2 days in Disneyland and then spent the rest of the time in Chico. It was a great break from Rexburg. It was sunny! And warm! It was also Rebecca's first time on an airplane. She did so well. She pretty much just slept or played with her toys.

Waiting for the plane to takeoff

Watching the carts with luggage go by

Waiting for the Aladdin show to start

Waiting for the Parade down Main Street

And yes, I had just gotten done nursing in both of these pictures. Hurray for nursing covers!

Playing with cousin Audrey at Grandma Stacy and Grandpa Mark's house

Even though it looks like Audrey is about to attack Rebecca, they really did have fun playing together!

Since our California trip, Rebecca has achieved a new milestone... SITTING BY HERSELF!!!

And a little bit of falling too...

P.S. It's just a coincidence that Rebecca's wearing the same outfit in this post. She really does have other outfits.

New Things

We have tried some new things in the past few weeks. The first one is the Jenny Jump Up. It's one of those jumper things you put in a doorway. Rebecca likes being able to "stand up" on her own. She can't jump or bounce herself yet but she does spin herself in circles. The best doorway to put it up in is our front closet/pantry. It's the only doorway besides the bedroom and bathroom doors. Plus it's the only doorway where I can be in the living room or kitchen and still be able to see her.

Bambi must be pretty epic when you're 4 months old!

We have also started feeding her SOLIDS! She wasn't too sure about the rice cereal at first but now she's feeling pretty ok with it. She likes it thicker and not thinned out a ton. That took some experimentation to find out. She's only had rice cereal up to this point but now that she's got the hang of it, I'll be trying some oatmeal baby cereal. We'll see how that goes!

Last but most definitely not least, IT'S WARM OUTSIDE! I can dress Rebecca in some of the new clothes we got for her to go to California. It's been too cold to put her in them up to this point. But yesterday and today, the temperature has been up in the mid 60's. We can play outside and not have to stay cooped up inside all day.

Ok so these aren't pictures of her outside. I forgot my camera. Oops. But these photos do showcase one of her spring outfits!

Some More Playtime

Since it's cold outside, we pretty much stay inside for the most part. So here's a look at what we do all day.

These are for Grandpa Mark. Plus, she looks just like Clinton did when he was little in these pictures with Minnie Mouse.

She loves to play on her play gym. She likes to kick the ladybug in the middle.

We bought her a little high chair that hooks on to a chair and some spoons so she could get used to them before we start her on solid foods. We put her in her high chair when we eat so one of us doesn't have to hold her and eat at the same time. She likes to sit up on her own. She's a very independent little person.

She's just so darn cute!

Recent Fun

Here are some photos of some recent playtime adventures:

Ok not playtime. But she fell asleep and I rolled her over onto my arm hoping it would wake her up but it failed.

Eating her rattle

Eating her hand

Can I fit both in my mouth?

Smiling at the camera

Just being cute

These are from earlier today:

A little blurry but still cute

Oh and by the way...HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!!!