Lots a Pix

I know, its been a while since I've last updated. We've been busy, but most importantly we've been busy being a family and frankly we're havin' a heck of a time. My family is my LIFE and I wouldn't want it any other way. God has surely blessed us and we are so grateful.

So here are a few.... No A LOT of pictures of Joey over the last few weeks/months.
Enjoy!

On our way to Grandma's

On a warmer day..

I found my feet!

Dancing around with Daddy

Sitting patiently

In a new crib

little piggies

FEEEEEED MEEEEE!!!!!

On our way to a birthday party

My party hat.

The naked cowboy

Trying my first baby food-carrots

My first attempt at a sippy cup.

-no he didn't get anything out of it yet.

My Easter outfit. -pls excuse the line of drool :)

My first visit with the Easter Bunny

The Easter Bunny visited

Ready to go to Church Easter Sunday

Me & Daddy are matching

First Easter Egg hunt

Momma helping.

What's in my laundry basket?

HEYYYYYY!

Taking a nap, outside of the positioner.

I have no idea how he got out of there...

Mmmm, grapes.

Over all, all is well.

Joey's now 7 months and a joy!

He has said his first word... Daa-daa Daaaaaa-daaaaaaa Daaaaa-deeee Daaaa

We're working on Momma, but when he's callin Daa-daaa at 4am I'm not complaining. I just nudge Richard and say, "He's calling you." :)

Joey is 19 lbs and growing.

He's got 2 teeth, as you can tell, and just this week he has another one just about cutting through on the top.

His hair is finally starting to grow back, and its medium brown and straight. I wonder how old he's going to be before he needs his 1st hair cut??? Because its so fine and thin right now.

Well I better go, its getting late.

Take care, and I'll be visiting yall's blog soon.

1st trip to the Houston Zoo

Entering Zoo

Geoffrey


Looking at the giraffes




Joey reading about the elephants

Striking a pose!


Looking at the Okapi

and the bears

Stealing a kiss

Getting some sun

Peek-A-Boo!

Snack time


Us by the duck pond

Loving the outdoors
(don't look to close... He's not buckled in... Bad momma, bad bad momma!)


Daddy & Joey by duck pond

"OOOooohhhh"


Playing with Daddy

On Daddy's shoulders
(believe me, it didn't last long at all -maybe 3 steps. Joey loved it, but Daddy was too nervous.)

Leaving the Zoo



Can you tell, someone had a good time?


Next day: Going to Grammy's house


Yesterday Richard and I had the day off work and since it was such a beautiful clear day outside we decided to make it a family day and venture out to the Zoo. It was a little on the cool side so we bundled up and headed out. I was thinking we'd probably be there an hour, before Joey would get fussy. Or it would be too cold outside to enjoy it... Or he'd be asleep through it all. We'll was I wrong. We got there around noon, and Joey was asleep for the first 5 minutes. The first animals we went to see were my favorite-the monkeys. Well they were being SOOOooo loud they woke him up. When his sleepy eyes opened, he was looked around like, "Heyyyyyy, I was trying to get some sleep!!!" Then he got this pensive expression like "Heyy, that's a weird sound... Nothing like I've ever heard before... What is that?" I can only imagine what he must've been thinking. But like the new parents we are, we snapped a million and one pictures of his first trip to the Zoo.
Around 3:30 Joey started rubbing his eyes and that's when I figured we better start heading home. Even though he was sleepy, he never fussed or threw a fit or anything. I am so proud of him. He sure proved me wrong. And let me tell ya folks, you better believe he slept allllll night.
It turned out to be such a great day, that we decided that at from now on we're going to take a Monday or Friday off work once a month and make it a Family-Fun-in-the Sun day.
--And I must admit, pushing my little sweetheart in a stroller around the Zoo was a pretty exciting time for me. Definitely another proud mommy moment!

On a side note: Joey got his 2nd tooth Saturday. Two weeks, two teeth!! At this rate he's gonna be a little toothy-shark-boy by his 1st birthday!

P.S. Be sure to check back, I'll be posting the Zoo pics tonight.