A visit from Auntie Bethany

Auntie Bethany is Mommy's Lil Sis through Big Brothers Big Sisters. She came over last week for a visit. She hadn't seen Natalie in quite some time so they had a lot of catching up to do. Nat was very intrigued with her braces (she's never seen those before!). And Bethany made her laugh so hard for an hour straight. They are quite taken with one another. Here are a few pics of the two of them together.

Easter!

Natalie enjoyed her first ever Easter this weekend. Grandma and Grandpa Walters came to visit and we went to Sunriver for a tasty Easter Brunch with the Bunny himself. Nat-Bug looked absolutely adorable in her little Easter dress and sweater (thanks, Auntie Romy!). And while the rest of us dined on delectables from the buffet, Nat was content with Cheerios and a bottle. She even ran into a few of her friends including Aidan and Kellan (she plays at their house a couple times a week!) and Stella who is just a few days older than she. She wasn't quite sure what to make of the Easter Bunny but she didn't seem too afraid of him. Here are a few pics:

Jeramy and I took advantage of the grandparent visit to take our second date in 8 months. We caught a movie (yes, at the theater!) and had dinner. We were out until nearly 10:30 (gasp!). It was very nice and we hope to do that a little more often.

Tomorrow marks Nat's 8-month birthday and I just can't believe how fast she's grown into a real little person. She really wants to crawl. She gets on her hands and knees and rocks forward and back, and then usually takes a face plant into the carpet. Rolling is her preferred method of transportation and she's very good at it. She is extremely strong and trying new foods all the time (today was macaroni & cheese thanks to Grandma!). Oh yeah, and she loves to make all sorts of fun sounds and silly faces with her tongue. The girl has a lot of energy these days and is very inquisitive about anything and everything. Her fun little personality is quite possibly my favorite thing in the world.

Since Grandma and Grandpa took approximately 180 pictures of her while they were here, I thought I'd share a few more of the really cute ones. I think she's looking more and more like her daddy every day (with the exception of those fabulous ears!)... xoxo

More pictures of guess who...

Natalie had another "swim lesson" this weekend and she did great again. She's loving the pool and we must get there more often!

Just a few fun snaps I got while we were playing in her room before bedtime last night.

LAST week in pictures...

I've gotten a little behind in blogging lately, so here are some pictures from last week. Some are from our quick trip to Pendleton to see Peter play Sherlock Holmes in "Hound of the Baskervilles" and there are a few other quirky snaps of little miss you-know-who. She's really become a ham when a camera is pointed in her direction... Enjoy!

Posing in daddy's baseball cap...

With Great Grandpa Walters

Being silly with Uncle Peter
"Wide Eyes"