Catching up after too long

It's been too long since Daddy posted to the blog, so get ready for a lot of new pictures.

Meet my new rocking horse, Neigh! It was supposed to be a Christmas prestent, but I didn't get it until February. I think it was a lot more work than Daddy expected.

Mommy and Daddy finally bought me a potty after I asked and asked. I don't use it all that often, but I'm starting to use it more. It plays music when I do my business!

Easter Egg hunts ROCK!! I got all kinds of goodies. I've decided that I don't like chocolate all that much, but opening plastic eggs full of gold fish crackers is one of my favorite things.

Daddy made the mistake of showing me how to blow dandilions. Now the yard is full of them and there will be even more to blow next year!









































Even though I filled the yard with dandilions, I have started helping Mommy and Daddy with yard work. Putting mulch in the flowerbeds is lots of fun but mulch doesn't taste too good.

Being in the doghouse isn't a bad thing for me. It's actually a lot of fun to hang out there even though Ranger and Ruger don't usually use it.

Ruger is my best buddy! He even lets me sit on him to watch TV.

I love walking in Daddy's shoes. It doesn't matter if he's wearing them or not.

I went to Carolina Beach, NC with Mommy, Daddy, Gran, Papa, and Grandma James. I had a great time!

I got to touch a horseshoe crab at the NC Aquarium.

One day while I took a nap, it rained a LOT. Afterwards, Mommy, Daddy and I went walking through puddles. What fun!

Look Grammy, I like crabs!

Chasing seagulls and building sand castles were soooo much fun. I never got a seagull, but I sure tried.

After we got back from the beach, I got to help Daddy wash Ranger! I loved it, but Ranger wasn't really in to it.

I liked the ocean so much, I decided to have one put in our front yard. It's not quite as bit, but we don't have to drive for hours and hours to get to it.

Over the 4th of July weekend, the DC James gang came to visit. We took them to the zoo and had lots of fun.

I got to play vet at the Wee Play area, aren't you proud Aunt Terri-Lee?

Cousin Bayla and I also spent a lot of time in the sand box at Kids Cove. It was fun to spend time with them. I kept asking where they went after they went back to DC.

Another day of FIRSTS!!

Today was a VERY big day. Andie got to sled for the first time! She loved sledding in our front yard, to the point of not wanting to get in the truck to go to the park to really sled.

When we finally made it to the park, Mommy and Daddy made the mistake of pulling the sled past the playground. Needless to say, we only did a couple of runs before someone decided that we needed to play on the slides and swing.

When we left the park, we went to buy the big girl potty that Andie has been talking about for a couple of weeks now.

As soon as Andie saw the potty, she sat down on it. Daddy ask if she wanted to use the potty and Andie said, "Potty!" With a little help from Mommy and a bit of time, Andie used the big girl potty for the first time!! After that, Andie asked to potty over and over again.

The 3rd first of the night was eating Chinese food for dinner. She's been a fan of Mexican food for a long time, but tonight was the first time for Chinese and she really liked it.

As per Miss Amy's instructions, I'm updating the blog.

Just having some fun with Mommy, Daddy, and the dogs. Grammy and Pop Pop, use the other one.

Grammy and Pop Pop, click the one below.

Happy Birthday Andie!

Getting ready for my first cake.

Of course I grabbed for it as soon as it hit the table.

I'm so happy I can't keep my tail from wagging!

Just a bit messy.

Yippie, I'm gonna be so hyped up on sugar that Mommy and Daddy won't know what to do with me!

Thank you to everyone that helped make my first birthday so much fun!

Andie is CRAWLING

It has finally happened, Andie has started crawling with some enticement!

Grammie and PopPops click on this one.

Hi Speed/Broadband Version

Andie had a really big adventure this month!

She got to visit her great grandmother in Colorado and have her first ride in an airplane.

The trip was a lot of fun! Check out the pics below to see some of what we did.

Mommy and Andie on the plane.

Andie stood on Daddy's lap for most of the flight

and flirted with every person that walked by us.

The flight attendants said she would fall asleep

about 10 - 20 minutes before we land and they

were right. Just as we started to decend,

the little one sacked out hard.

Andie got to have breakfast with Grandma every morning.

She also got to play with Daddy's cousin Beth
the first day we were in Colorado.

Grandma took us all to lunch at the

Broadmoor's Garden Room. Very posh!

Thank you Grandma!!

We went to the "Pikes Peak or Bust" Rodeo Parade.
We got to see lots of really neat things like cowboys
riding longhorn steers.

And a horse on top of a trailer!

We went for a hike to Mueller State Park in the Rockies.

That's Pike's Peak behind us.

Riding the the backpack with Daddy

is so much fun and a great way to "hike".

It was a wonderful trip full of great sights, new people, and Mommy and Daddy figuring out how to adjust to time change with a baby.

Since Grandma is moving to Knoxville, it might be a while before we make it back to Colorado, but we will be back!

DaDa

Andie's first "word"!

Cousin Wren's Birthday Party

Andie and Aunt Teri Lee at Wren's Birthday Party at the Knoxville Zoo

Andie petting Rocket Man.

Andie and Grandpa looking at the animals.

6 Months Old!!

Happy Half Birthday to Andie!

3 days ago she turned 6 months old and at her checkup she weighed in at 14 lb 14 oz and 25 inches tall. Other than a nagging cough and case of bronchiolitis that just doesn't seem to go away, she is doing great. Other than last weekend, she hasn't really even acted sick, except when she coughs.

More pictures soon!

First Hike!!

Andie went on her first hike a couple of weekends ago. We spent a Sunday afternoon hiking on TVA land on the Hemlock Bluff Trail skirting Norris Lake.

Mom, Dad, Andie, Heather and Jen all had a good time hiking about 6 miles of the loop trail.

Andie LOVES riding in her pack!

And for those of you non-believers out there. We got a better shot of Andie's teeth. And this just plain cute one too.