Two-Steppin'

Hope is officially 9 months old!! Hard to believe so much time has passed! I never really had a concept of time until I had her. You don't realize how quickly each day passes until you see it in a growing child.
She is really starting to understand words now and she is even signing back to us. She knows how to sign "eat" or "hungry" and "more" and of course "bye bye".
Last week, Hope started taking her first steps on her own. Two Steps at a time!!
Friday was Wayne's birthday and Hope started calling him "Da Da". What a wonderful birthday present!!
Then on Saturday night, Granny and PoPo came over to watch her while Mommy and Daddy had a night out and she took Three Steps for them!!!
Each day is something new and wonderful. I literally thank God everyday for such a beautiful, healthy and happy baby. We have much to be Thankful for this year.
Happy Thanksgiving to all of you too!

Pirates!

I just had to share this photo of my sister, Shelley, and her daughter (my niece) Christina, at her Project Graduation fundraiser dinner. Not that I am biased or anything, but aren't they both BEAUTIFUL!!! (Inside and out!)

Happy Halloween!!

Well, our first Halloween has come and gone! Mommy had a good time and was so excited all day. I think Hope could have cared less. She is too young to really know what it is all about, plus I think she wasn't feeling well. She got her second tooth on Friday and ended up running fever Saturday and Sunday.
Hope was a little Duck and her friend, Jaley, was a little chick. Jaley's mother, Jenny, and I decorated the wagon to resemble a nest and we went trick or treating on the downtown square. We got so many "oohs" and "ahhs" because they were just so darn cute!! Look at the photos and judge for yourself!! (Click on each photo to see an enlarged version)