My purple plaid dress

Poor Violet. I think I put her in this cute, little dress my friend bought her at least once a week (please excuse the oversized bib covering 60% of it. V has what you would call a major drooling problem). I just think she looks so cute in it, I can't help myself. I fear she won't fit in it much longer though!

Violet is getting so big. It's hard to believe the doctor once described her as 'long and lean'. Now we are convinced she must be big boned. ;)

Violet has experienced many milestones in the past few weeks; first batting at and now playing with her toys, pulling with all of her might on her rings hanging from the big stuffed giraffe on her play mat , rolling from her belly to her back and trying so hard to do it in reverse, and belly laughing when we tickle her sides. It's amazing to watch her become more baby like.

Now if we could just get the little booger to go to sleep at night...

Tummy Time

Violet just started enjoying tummy time and she's also started carrying on extended conversations with herself and those around her.

Tummy time and chat with Daddy...

A little bubble...

Father's Day

From the moment she was born, I could see that Rich and Violet had a special bond. It's strange, sometimes throughout the day Violet will look at me and then look over my shoulder as if to say, "'Where's Daddy?" She won't sit quietly and play with me like she does with Daddy. They love watching hours of golf together (shhh..don't tell Dr. Spears), working on their laptop together and dancing across the kitchen counter (well, that's when Daddy's makes Violet's little legs skip along the counter and makes her smile). ;)

Unfortunately, Rich had to travel on Father's Day, but Violet was sure to give him a load of smiles before he left.

We love you daddy. Thanks for being a protector, provider, funny guy and best bud.

Violet's first 'camping' trip!

Okay, we stayed in our own little cabin (shown above) that had electricity, a baby monitor and it's own bathroom...can you consider that camping? One of my college roomates asked us to come up and enjoy her family's camp near Alex Bay. We had a wonderful time boating, fishing, sitting on the dock, eating s'mores and belly laughing about old times. Oh, Violet had fun too, between her 6 naps and almost 10 straight hours of sleep Saturday night! Must be all that fresh air. I think we need to move to the mountains.

There is nothing like returning home though. Here she is resting for a spell in her second favorite spot (yes, the changing table has been replaced by her furry, pepdo-bismol hued boucy seat).