Trying to catch up...

Oh my. I am behind on my blogging again, aren't I? I have been very busy. Busy with things that I will blog about very soon. For now, here are a few new pictures of my sweet Audrey. She is 8 months already!

This one is precious... my little snugglebug. One of my faves.

Yams, yams, everywhere....

Bundled up for a walk when it was
"somewhat nice" a few weeks ago.

She loves to swing. :)

Sasha is very protective.
Audrey isn't sure she needs to be THAT close.

Psalm 46

I read my favorite Psalm today during my quiet time, as I often do. My life has been a bit of a whirlwind lately. A little stress, a little financial uncertainty, a lot of looking to the Lord for guidance and trusting that our life as we know it is part of His master plan to glorify Himself. Psalm 46 put everything back into perspective for me. The Lord has everything in HIS perspective. He sees all, from the public news of politics and world turmoil to the deepest and most private meanderings of our hearts. This world is not spinning out of control as it may seem at times. It gets more and more chaotic, but He never ceases to be in control. He does not stand afar off. And so I get quiet... I will not fear though the earth be removed, though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea. Be still, and know that He is God. The Lord of hosts is with us... The God of Jacob is our refuge! There is peace.

Here it is, in the New King James version.

Psalm 46

God is our refuge and strength,
A very present help in trouble.
Therefore we will not fear,
Even though the earth be removed,
And though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea;
Though it's waters roar and be troubled,
Though the mountains shake with its swelling. Selah.
There is a river whose streams shall make glad the city of God,
The holy place of the tabernacle of the Most High.
God is in the midst of her, she shall not be moved;
God shall help her, just at the break of dawn.
The nations raged, the kingdoms were moved;
He uttered His voice, the earth melted.
The Lord of hosts is with us;
The God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah.
Come, behold the works of the Lord,
Who has made desolations in the earth.
He makes wars cease to the end of the earth;
He breaks the bow and cuts the spear in two;
He burns the chariot in the fire.
Be still, and know that I am God;
I will be exalted among the nations,
I will be exalted in the earth!
The Lord of hosts is with us;
The God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah.

MORE new pics of Audrey!

As if it is possible to have enough pictures of my little munchkin. As I have mentioned before, our good friends Dave & Katie own a photography company (shameless plug: http://www.lairdsphotography.com/), and let us utilize their photography studio. I am their assistant, and help with shooting weddings whenever they need me. It pays to have photographer friends, let me tell ya! In the past few weeks, we've taken some new pics. Click for big versions. Enjoy!

I took the ones below.

Picture Update!

Picture update time! My wonderful girlfriends from small group and I threw Katie a baby shower a few weeks ago. Here are Jill (holding Cassie's baby Loulea), Cassie, Katie, Laura, me, and Audrey:


My family and I don't celebrate Halloween. However, we did dress Audrey up this year and got together with some friends to eat and watch the kids play.

Audrey and Nolan had their first lesson in sharing:

Audrey still has much to learn. :p

Look at my adorable little horsey!

Steve (Nolan's Dad) was embarassed because he thought the goldfish costume looked feminine... I say it looks unisex except for the ruffles on the sleeves! Either way, Nolan didn't like it one bit:

Abby and Nolan (I think she's trying to
make up for Nolan's unhappiness here...):

Audrey didn't mind her costume as much.
The back had a cute little mane and tail!! So cute.

More soon! I feel a heart-to-heart post coming on....

New List

I know I've been a poor excuse for a blogger lately. We've all been recovering from being sick and otherwise busy. It is definitely time for a new list of current favorites, and more pictures of the world's cutest little girl! (Note: Keep in mind that God, Eric, and Audrey top my list of current favorites at all times in that order. I don't list them because they're just, given!)


1. Twilight. Thanks to my sister Kim, I am irreversibly hooked on this series of books by Stephanie Meyer. The movie made after the first book, comes out on November 21st. Whenever I get hooked on a book or movie, I research every possible tidbit about it online, and this is no exception. I'm waiting with bated breath for the library to have a copy come available of the next book in the series, New Moon!
2. Grey's Anatomy. I started watching it from the beginning, Season 1, and I am totally hooked. Despite all of the "who is sleeping with who" drama! Sad, I know. The characters are endearing somehow, and I want to keep watching to see what happens to them. I'm in the middle of Season 3 at the moment.
3. Hot apple cider. With a dash of cinnamon.
4. Walks in the beautiful fall air with my friends Abby and Laura and all of our kiddies, Nolan, Ava, and Audrey of course! :) I also love my walks with just Audrey, in the stroller or backpack. Here she is bundled up last week:


5. Making Audrey laugh. It's hysterical to play peek-a-boo with her, tickle her tummy and her toes, and watch her giggle. She is sitting up very well now, which is great. She loves to be upside down too, as you can see.



There are more, but I need to sleep! Here are some more cute pictures though, just for fun.

First real bath in the bathtub!

Sitting in her high chair, waiting
for some yummy rice cereal:

Aw.

I'm tired, so I'm just posting a picture. It's too cute to not post. I took it earlier today - she is 6 months old already! I just love my little girl.


I will post again soon, I know it's been a very long time and I'm sad about that. Also, happy "100 posts" to me! :D I'm such a proud blogger!

Real food... Sort of!

The time has come for Audrey to venture into the vast world of solid food. I thought I'd share the process of her first meal with you, my blogger friends! Eric snapped pictures while I helped Audrey get rice cereal all over her face.

Anticipating her first "meal"...

She was fairly sure she wouldn't like it.

Here goes...

Hmm, not too bad...

Give me more, Mom! As a matter of fact,
I'll take the spoon and feed myself, thanks!

The finished look. Not as messy as we had anticipated! Yay!

Here are a few random pictures.
Spending some quality time with Daddy:

Reclining comfortably.
All she needs is a Mt. Dew and the remote...

Here is a short video I took with my cell phone. She had been doing this all weekend and after awhile it was just... funny. Am I mean to think so!? Heh. I think she was about to eat right here, and she was getting impatient.. you might need to turn up your volume a bit.