Beach Baby, Sort of

On our trip to Houston in June we went to Galveston and walked on the beach. Lena was wrapped tight and didn't see any sun thanks to a specially tied blankey (a knot at each corner to make pockets for feet and arms) and the head covering attachment on the Ergo Baby Carrier. In the pictures you can see I'm pulling the cover back to show Lena. She slept through the entire walk so I'm not sure if my effort to introduce her to the ocean was successful or not. Hopefully she smelled the salt water and heard the waves.

Girl in Green and Gray

Here's Lena looking model perfect in her cream dress with green and gray flowers at her grandparents' house on Todd's birthday, June 17. Thanks to Elayne for the adorable dress that you gave me three days before she was born!

Made it to Clear Lake!

Todd's mother Gail and her sister Karen with Lena, fresh off the road

We finally made it to Clear Lake to Todd's parent's house. The next day was Todd's 41st birthday. We had a party at the house with lots of fried seafood. His sister Amy and nephew Ryan came along with his grandparents, Bettye and Van. Lena fell asleep in Amy's arms. Way to go Amy!

Lena and I stretching our legs outside after the car ride.

Lena in her party dress.

Todd and Lena, her fingers perfectly laced

"Oh Dad!"

Amy and sleepy Lena

Amy and Lena

Todd's grandparents, Lena's great-grandparents

Lena on great-grandmother Bettye's lap, while I slept on the couch.

Visiting My Uncle (Lena's Great-Uncle)

Finally, I'm posting more pictures from our trip to Houston (lots more to go!). Here we are on Thursday, June 16, at the beginning of the trip getting ready to head down to Houston. We stopped in north Houston at my uncle Jarold's house. This was his first time to see Lena. We had a great visit. Afterwards, it was time to finish the drive south to Clear Lake, which ended up taking 1 1/2 hours thanks to Houston traffic. We were beat when we finally made it in.

Anne, Lena, and Jarold

Jarold and Lena

Jarold and Lena

Water Baby

Lena and I have been going to Emler's swim class on Wednesdays. Sydney and Misty are in our class. Misty took this picture. Lena likes to splash and kick in the water. We sing songs and play games. Lena is enjoying her baths in the big baby tub at home too.

I'll have more photos from Houston up soon. I'm having some computer network and connectivity issues that hopefully will be resolved soon.

First Father's Day

We went to Houston to celebrate Todd's first father's day and 41st birthday. We have tons of new pictures to share, but I'll start with this video shot by Todd's sister Amy of Lena in Todd's mother's lap. It was such a nice trip, even though the drive back took 8 hours to drive from Houston to Dallas because of wildfires along I45. I'm glad we made it home.

Funny Bunny

Todd took this series of photos on Sunday. I've been referring to her rabbit as Funny Bunny. She likes to look at it. As you can see her eyes are still really blue.