Pictures, Pictures, Pictures!

It has been a while since I have downloaded my camera (note, the random pics from my cell that I have posted in an effort to minimize the hate mail I receive). So, at long last I am going to post a few pics from recent weeks! Thanks for being patient everyone :)....

Here's Chase during his first attempts at crawling (he is now fully crawling and doing fabulous...check out video above)

Erin's Baby Shower was a total success - a beautiful day, setting, and mama to be! We had the shower in Erin's back yard - it was perfect for a garden theme! Steph went above and beyond (as usual!) with her handmade flower pot favors that we used as place markers - they were amazing! Thanks to Erin's sister Alex and Theresa for taking care of Chase so I could run around like a crazy person (what's new!) Chase met some great new friends!

Chase now feels very independent at restaurants and all but demands his food!

Sofia's 1st Birthday party....another perfect day. Monica did a butterfly/garden theme as well and it was just perfect. She did so much planning and it turned out beautiful! Sofia was a very lucky girl and got lots of fun gifts!

I love her profile...Chase was decked to impress!

Our music teacher came and did a "birthday class" - so much fun!

Birthday girls Nicole & Sofia doing their own dance off!

Chase got his first boating experience this past weekend thanks to Theresa and Kyle. He slept through both of the boat rides and woke up in time to enjoy/hate the beach...just like his daddy, he hates to be dirty!

He also did not love his life vest so much.

But, he did enjoy checking out the sand while trying to sneak some into his mouth.

More exploring time for Chase

My two beach bums...

While Chase was not a huge fan of the beach water, he LOVES his bath water! He "splash splashes" on demand and tries to nose dive into the bubbles every time! This is a fuzzy shot, but poor miss Rigley is getting a little older and has hurt her knee. She is taking some time off from catch and enjoying slow walks these days...