(Last) Weekend in Pictures

Luke so sweetly asked to give Paige her bottle before bed.  This lasted about 2 minutes and then he was done, but it was adorable while it lasted!!!



Paige tried to climb!


We did a lot of yardwork and landscaping!  2 summers ago we had some landscaping done.  We had two areas in our backyard laid out, but decided to wait on the planting and try it ourselves down the road.  We still had the blueprint from the landscaper so we followed her plant suggestions and went from there.  We tackled one of the 2 areas this past weekend.  So here we are:

Before



During


After


Now we just need everything to grow, grow, grow!!!

Yardwork tired this little one out!


Mostly, we were outside as much as possible!

Can Someone Get Me a Blanket?

This grass stuff is itchy!

I can totally picture Paige saying that.  Some days she doesn't mind the grass, other days those legs go high in the air and she just holds them there - cracks us up!

Cubs Game

On Tuesday, May 29th, Luke went to the Cubs game with Grammy & Papa.  It was his first Cubs game since he was 9 months old.  I was a little worried about how he would do, but like always, he surprised me and was very well-behaved.  I am pretty sure Grammy said he is the "best little boy".  My parents were even complimented by others around them on how good Luke was.  He never asked to get up and seemed to really enjoy himself! 

I sent my camera with them so here are some pictures of their day!

My parents arrived at 7 AM since Wally and I both had to head to work.  I took Paige to Punky's and they made the decision to not sit around the house until it was time to go to the game and to leave early and hit up the Lincoln Park Zoo first!










As they were walking into Wrigley, so was the Billy Goat so Luke was able to pet him.











Grammy needs to work on her self-portrait picture-taking.  This was the one where you could at see some of everyone! :)




I think it is safe to say that they all had a great time!!!

Here She Goes!

I took these 2 videos on Paige's 11 month birthday on Saturday.  As of Sunday, she was taking even more steps and walking seems to be becoming her preferred way of getting around!

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Wrapping Up Memorial Day Weekend

We need to back up to Memorial Day weekend before I get to this past week and weekend!

Saturday we spent the day and night with our friends at the Happ house.  We did some swimming, grilling, playing, and visiting.  I only took a couple of pictures, but it was so great to see everyone and get the kids together again!

This was Paige's first time in a pool!





Sunday was HOT! And our plants needed watering!  We also finally got the pool opening process going.  Of course, we didn't quite make it in time to enjoy this hot weather.



Since our pool wasn't quite ready, we had to pull out all of the other water toys on Monday!  I also pulled out my camera and took a lot of pics!
































 

11 Months

Wow!  We are (too) quickly approaching your first birthday Miss Paige - it is truly hard to believe!

(And I have to say that I for sure thought we would be taking your 11 months pictures in summer attire, but this weather has been crazy and it was quite chilly.)



Let's first talk about food since that seems to be your favorite thing EVER!  Seriously, you love to eat!  You are eating most everything that we eat and even if we don't think you are ready for what we are eating, you will refuse whatever else is on your plate until you get to eat exactly what we are eating.  It is really funny!  Before you eat what is on your tray, you scan the table to see what everyone else has to make sure it is all the same!  And if it isn't, you just whine the entire time!



On a related note, you are drinking out of a big girl sippy cup now.  You weren't sure about it the first time I gave it to you at breakfast, but by lunch you were fine with it.  No more soft spouts for you!  Very shortly we will be filling that sippy up with whole milk and wean you from the formula and bottle all together. 



You have been napping so much better lately.  Your best nap is your morning nap which usually starts around 9:45.  It has been lasting for an hour and a half to two hours.  You then usually go down for another nap in the afternoon, but that usually depends on what we are doing for the day.  Sometimes it is another long nap and other times it lasts just an hour or it is a nap-on-the-go.



Speaking of being "on-the-go", you have no problem with it.  You really just go with the flow and are happy to be out and about. 



Bedtime is around 7:30 most nights.  You wake up between 6:30 and 7, but have been known to sleep in until 7:30 on some occassions (I wish your brother would get the memo that it is ok to sleep in!).  While 7:30 is your typical bedtime, you have no problem staying up later if we are out.  You don't want to miss a party!



You have started to take your first steps and are SO close to officially being a walker!  You stand by yourself a lot lately, and if we encourage you enough, you will take a few steps and then fall (and you fall very gracefully!).  I really noticed yesterday that you are starting to take that first step on your own without any encouragement from us so I know you are thinking about it.  But, let's face it, crawling is still much faster and easier for you.  And you are a champ at going up stairs!



(I managed to get a few pictures of you taking a couple of steps, but have yet to get it on video!)











You are such a big girl - not just in size, although you are around 23 lbs. and wearing 12-18 month clothes, but you act so much older than you really are.  At least we think so!  Maybe we've forgotten what an 11-month old does, but just looking at you and watching your actions you appear to be older.  I have gotten this comment from several people lately.




You certainly have a little bit of spunk in you!  If you don't get your way, you just go completely limp.  This happens often when we are trying to change your diaper or get you dressed.  I think you are just a girl that has no time to sit still.  There are far too many things for you to explore!



I wouldn't say that you are really saying any words yet correctly, but you definitely understand a lot (a few are: up, down, water, eat, more, bottle, yes, no).



You giggle and babble and smile and grunt and groan like crazy.  And you are crazy for your Mama still.  You whine and cry for me and tug at my legs.  You often end up walking with me (while holding on to my leg) from the one side of the kitchen to the next while I am making supper.  In fact, Daddy calls you my little shadow.  But, you are about to embark on your first summer home with Daddy so I wouldn't be surprised if the Daddy's girl in you starts to come out!



And we can't forget how much you love your brother.  You are just so interested in everything he does.  I have to keep reminding him that you are watching him so we have to make sure we use our manners and are behaving!



You are the perfect little girl for our family!  I can't believe we are approaching the big ONE!  We have a party to plan girl!



We love you so much baby girl!!!