6 months

Happy, healthy and crawling!!! We have a very active little girl crawling all over the place. She even stood up on her own.. Eeek... We are really in for it now! Since its been so nice we have spent a lot of time outside, and even starting to get her used to the pool! She has been in up to her bottom. We will slowly get her all the way in. Can't wait for summer!! 

Holding on tight in the grocery cart

I LOVE jaeger!! I bug him every chance I get!

I really want that bone too! (Right after I took this picture they each had the opposite end of the bone in there mouth) gross but super cute!!

It was such hard work to tip my basket over.. Now I'm ready to relax! 

Rollin on the patio! 

I love her feet!! I couldn't resist! 

Super cute hat grandpa Payne got for Christmas

Troutlake Wa

We took the girls to Troutlake Wa for the long weekend to my mom and Mikes cabin! We had so much fun!! Took a RZR ride to the cheese caves and walked thought the caves, went to Hood river for a day, and spent a day relaxing and having fun around the cabin! They have a guest cabin so we were able to stay as a family there, but got to spend time with the parents as well! Melah did sooo good!!! She was so happy and did great on the car ride. Here are some pictures from the weekend in the ice caves, and around the place! A fantastic 3 day weekend! 

The garden leading back to the veggie garden

The outhouse

The cute path leading up to the guest cabin where we stayed

The super cute guest cabin

Haillee having fun with Jenga blocks

Haillee and Melah. Melahs shirts says "girls get dirty too!" Appropriate for our rzr ride that day. 

Haillee and Melah in the jeep with mike and grandma. Melah passed out! 

In the Ice cave

hood river

Melah passed out in her stroller! What a little champ

The hole to get down to the ice caves

Hector and I trying some beers at the new brewery in Hood river

Hector, Haillee, Mike and I getting ready to go down to the cheese cave

Ahhhh... Relaxing

Melah being Melah..

Happy Mother's Day!!

Melah is growing so big everyday... And trying new things as well! She is up on all 4's rocking back and forward.. She will be crawling any day. She is practicing her sitting which she is doing very good at, and she is an amazing sleeper!! We were outside over the weekend and I wrapped her up and laid her down on the patio, she rolled over and went to sleep! Not even a fuss! For Mother's Day the girls got me a bike and trailer.. And we love it!! Melah sits in the trailer and talks and talks and talks... Now that its super nice outside, we spend tons of time out in the yard in the jumpers and swings... Can't wait for all the new adventures we will have this summer!!

5 months

Today Melah is 5 months... And she is getting more fun by the day!! She is VERY active and looking everywhere, and wanting to be everywhere else that she isn't... She loves to stand up and she is just finding her own feet! She also likes to hold her own bottle... Which goes better sometimes then others! She has a mind of her own and isn't afraid to let ya know what she wants! Her favorite things to eat are peas, sweet potatoes, mangos and peaches. Mom is still making all her food at home and its so nice to know she is getting good food! Today we made squash and pears.. Updates on that to come. She is sleeping 10 1/2 hrs straight threw now which is great for all of us!!she has learned to roll over while being swaddled now, so that's the end of swaddling :(. She loves to be swaddled so its a hard adjustment on all of us! I just use a blanket to swaddle her so her arms can be free at night, but during naps I still swaddle her all they way and she loves is! She is 16 pounds (2 pounds more then last month!) It's so fun to see all the new things she is learning to do now! Getting so big!!

Melah and the goats

Melah got to see some goats for the first time this past weekend! She liked to pet them.. Thanks aunt Sue for letting us come out!

First Easter

Although we didn't do much for Easter, we still had a great day! Haillee bought her sister her Easter dress and it looked so cute on her! The Easter bunny delivered a basket and laid some Eggs for Haillee. My In-laws surprised me today with a picture of Melah with the Easter Bunny.. Haillee wouldn't go near it! It was a beautiful day with lots of fun!

WE HAVE A ROLLER

3/26/13-  she has figured out how to roll over! And she is so proud of herself when she does. LOL.. she lets everyone know all about it.  She is getting so big and growing up so fast!

Peas

The first bite of peas didn't go to well! But after a couple tries she now loves them!! She eats the entire bowl!! She is also so close to holding her own bottle. She reaches out for it and puts it in her mouth, but has a hard time holding it the entire time! Getting more independent everyday!!