Red Poppy Festival

Melanie's parents and brother came to town for the annual Red Poppy Festival.  We enjoyed having them with us!

Julia was very interested in the parade.  She did well considering it was during her nap time.  Notice the red poppies on her dress!

Mamaw, Papaw, and Uncle James

Our Family

Chillin' with Uncle James before going to bed.

Gigi & Pop Visit

Kyle's parents came to stay with us a couple weeks ago.  It was a short one-night visit, but we enjoyed the chance to see them. 

Recent Photos

After months of being in her car seat while we shop, Julia finally gets to sit in the cart like a big girl.  This was her first time to ride in a shopping cart and she loved being able to see all around her.  I couldn't get her attention in this picture because there was too much going on in the parking lot. 

Playing in the front yard - so much fun to watch the cars and people go by.

Daddy decided, since it was his turn for bath duty, that Julia should sit in the big tub since she is such a big girl.  She didn't know what to think of it and just looked at the water around her feet.  She didn't even reach for the cute bath toy. 

We took Julia to her first baseball game to see the Round Rock Express (minor league team for the Astros).

Julia was a big help to Daddy when he had to assemble the new vacuum cleaner.  Here she is trying to get close to him to see what he is doing.  How cute that she crawled out of her left pajama pant leg.  :)

Julia's first Easter.  After church, we went to lunch with our friends, Richard and Kassy.  Julia thinks Richard is funny, which is why she is laughing in this picture.  Click on this picture to enlarge it and see her two bottom teeth!

Kyle was collecting trash one morning last week and put Julia in this bag and carried her around the house.  She thought it was lots of fun.

Of course, Julia loves magazines.  She usually isn't allowed to play with them because she destroys them and usually finds a piece to chew and dissolve in her mouth.  But I let her go at it this time for fun.  This is another good shot of her teeth.

Houston Visit

Just catching up on some pictures...We spent the last weekend in March in Houston for Dad/Papaw's birthday.  It was a fun weekend for us all.

Julia was so excited to see Mamaw and Papaw!  Plus, while we were waiting for a table at the restaurant she was the center of attention and had lots of people tell her hello.

Julia really enjoyed this wooden rocker, which her Mamaw sat in as a baby too!  Melanie's Uncle Mike recently refinished it and it looks as good as new.

A good group of family and friends came for dinner to celebrate Dad's birthday.  Upon Dad's request Mom made feijoada, Brazil's national dish, which she learned to make while living in Rio de Janeiro.  It is a delicious and hearty black bean stew filled with pork chops, sausage, and ribs - served with white rice, kale, and oranges.  

Julia enjoyed her food too!

Beautiful wild flowers growing in the backyard.

Julia sat on Papaw's tractor, but was more interested in watching Acie and Abbie run around the yard.  I'm sure she'll love riding on the tractor when she gets a little older.

Julia: 7 Months

These are some of our favorites from Julia's recent photo session with our friend, Sarah Havard, the photographer who also took Julia's birth announcement pictures. Sarah posted some on her blog, along with some from her newborn session as a comparison. It is amazing how much Julia has changed. Enjoy!

Recent Videos

Julia loves Acie and Abbie. She smiles and kicks her legs when she sees them.

A couple of weeks ago Julia started making these shrieks. This time I think she was telling me she wanted out of her swing. I'm happy she moved onto different sounds after about 2 days.

Into everything!


She loves to be tickled!