From the Mouth of Babes

Tonight we went out to dinner as a family for the first time in 6 months. We were brave and thought that we would take Navie with us. She did really well and didn't fuss until it was time to go. She loved the bread that they give you until your meal comes and wanted to feed herself. She got so mad at me when I had to take it way because she was putting too much into her mouth : ). We just gave a chuck and I could not believe how much she shoved in her little mouth! I had to do two finger swipes to get it all out. She's a little chipmunk!

Speaking of Navie's mouth, here is a little video.
We thought that everyone might enjoy hearing Navie babble : )

Memorial Day

I hope that everyone enjoyed the Memorial Day weekend : ). It was pretty nice weather for outside activities and cook outs! We went to Cris' brother's house and had a cook out with the whole Chick family. We had shish kabobs (forgive me if its spelled wrong, it was a long day and I'm pretty tired right now. Plus I can't spell anyways) and Susie brought pies for dessert : ). We also did some simple fireworks for funsies. It was nice to see Craig, Sharla, and the kids again since we really don't see them much at all. The only time we see them is when there is a holiday of some kind. For the fourth of July we are planning on having the Chick Family get together at our place. That way we can put Navie to bed at her usual bedtime. She had a hard time towards the end of the night. She was so tired.

I just love this picture! Its a typical Navie grin : ). I love how cute she is in the headband. I'm glad that she didn't bother it. She is starting to pull everything off that I put on her. I have to use it now because I dont' think that she will let me get away with it come the fourth of July : ).

Navie have fun trying to get the "fireworks" on the headband : ).

Look at Our Garden Grow

This year Cris and I are starting a little container garden. It is our first attempt at it and I think that it is going pretty well. In this picture (from bottom left to upper right) we are growing dill, basil, yellow bell peppers, red bell peppers, yellow water melon (we'll see how that one goes), tomatoes, hot banana peppers, beets, and green beans : ).



Here are our beets and beans! They really haven't grown much the last few weeks but now that we are having warmer temperatures everything seems to be taking off! Literally, last night you could only see the tips of the beans under the soil and this morning when we woke up this is what we saw! Wow they are growing fast!!


Our little Navie bean is growing so fast too! Of course we couldn't do a post without talking about her : ). She is starting to pull herself up now. We have to lower the crib mattress because she is able to pull herself up on her knees. As soon as she realizes she can get on her feet, it won't be long and she will try to climb out. We're not looking forward to that but we are prepared : ).


Here is just another funny position she got herself into : ). We think that she must have sat up after we put her to bed and when she finally got tired enough to sleep, she just flopped over. Poor little girl : )! We love her so much.

Like Father Like Daughter

Navie is so much like Cris : ). We found these funny looking glasses that Cris wore when we were dating to cheer me up. Of course we had to put them on Navie : ). She is so cute!!!


And now that she is crawling...... she has me laughing all day long. I'm sitting on the couch and all I see are these little blue jeans with white little socks sticking out the back crawling around the corner. It makes me smile now that I have to ask her where she is going : ). Its weird to ask her that as if she is taking the car keys and I need to know where she heading. She has really taken to crawling now. Its time to get out the outlet covers. She is still working on the speed but surprises me when I turn around and she is on the other side of the room. I'm loving chasing her around everywhere : ).

She's On the Move

Watch out everyone, Navie is on the move! Today she made some real progress on her crawling. She is able to crawl about 2 or 3 feet before stopping!!! I'm so proud of her! There isn't really any way to tell how long it will be before she has it down completely, but I think that if she keeps up the hard work than I wouldn't be surprised if in 2 weeks she has it down : ). I've been trying to put things in front of her to crawl to but she usually loses interest. The only thing that really grabbed her attention was my shoe : ). Sorry that the video is a little shaky. I was trying to walk backwards dragging my foot and keep Navie in the view of the camera : ).

Catching Some Z's

Every night Cris and I like to go in and check on Navie before we go to bed. I love looking at her when she sleeps. Well last night she had herself twisted all over the place. She likes to roll just like daddy : ). I had a hard time not waking her up because is was laughing so hard! We always lay her in the crib going the same direction as it and she completely flipped : ). I just can't get enough of her. She keeps me laughing.

Babies 4 Sale

Look what we found on the side of the road! We just had to have one so we brought the whole thing back. Just kidding : ). Cris was having fun with Navie today, pulling her around the house in the box. She likes playing in it : ).

Here are two new videos of Navie. The first is Navie drinking a little bit of soda, she wasn't sure about the bubbles. The second is her clapping. Hope you all enjoy : )

Pool Party

It is such a nice day out today! I figured that we would take advantage of the nice weather and spend some time outside. Navie really likes to be outside and studies everything around her. Today we spent time in the pool. There is something about the way a baby smells when they are wearing sunscreen; I just want to eat her up : ). When she wasn't trying to grab the grass, she was chasing her toys around the water : ).

Now for a little update, Navie can clap her hands! I love to watch her do it. We play patty cake all the time so I guess she finally figured out how to clap by herself : ). She still isn't crawling yet but getting really close. She pushes herself backwards and push herself up into a sitting position after being on her belly. It won't be long and I will be chasing her all over the house : ). I can't wait!

Family Portrait

So as you might have noticed by our new blog photo at the top of the page, today we had our family portrait taken. It was an experience, I can say that much. Thankfully we were the first appointment so we got right in. Navie wasn't too sure about it though. Usually she is really good for the camera but I think all the lights and the woman taking the pictures scared her a little bit. It was so hard to get her to stop crying. She has red splotches on her face but at least she didn't have a frown in the picture. I look hideous and like the odd man out since Navie and Cris look so much alike : ). We are planning on giving them out as mother's day presents so don't tell my mom that we put them on the blog (not like she won't check it anyway and see them before she gets her copy). We didn't get alot of poses because of Navie crying but I like the ones we did get. Here are some of my favorates... my very favorate is the family one at the top of the page : ).