Big Sister, Big Help

Amelia's dinner was a bit of tag team effort this evening. I started and Dustin took over so I could work in the kitchen. Then Dustin got up to do something when Amelia quit eating and left her food sitting on the table and Amelia in her high chair. I looked up from what I was doing and found this...













So I pulled Amelia closer and let her give it a try...





She did a pretty good job. She even helped clean Amelia up when she was done.

Aunt Patsy

My Aunt Patsy is in Plano for a week and stopped by for a quick visit today to meet Amelia for the first time.













Thanks for coming! Hopefully we will be your direction soon!

Another Fabulous Morning Do

Daddy had fun combing this one out!

Look Who's Standing!

Look who's standing up! Amelia started pulling up early last week and has now nearly perfected her new skills. This means more trouble for Ainsley who was not happy tonight when Amelia tried to climb in the chair with her and daddy had to intervene. Amelia is very happy with her new accomplishment!

Road Trip Post #4: The Wedding

Our little road trip ended with Michelle's weddng (Isabel, Anna and Emily's aunt) in Temple. With only 20 minutes of naptime on Saturday (and that certainly was not at the hotel), Ainsley made it through the wedding ceremony...barely. She perked up for the reception which was held at the Temple Santa Fe Depot where Dustin's dad worked when they lived in the area. Ainsley danced and danced and danced and waited patiently for the "cake" to be cut. The "cake" was actually cupcakes. When she finally got the go ahead to grab a cupcake, she took one bite and went straight back to dancing. She even got a chance to dance with the beautiful bride. Amelia relaxed at our table and took it all in. The girls both stayed up until 10pm and needless to say passed out in the car on the way back to the hotel.

Road Trip Post #3: Naptime in a Hotel Room

Here is what naptime in a hotel room looks like for the Caughron girls:

Road Trip Post #2: Lunch with the Sherrys

Saturday we drove down to Georgetown to meet the Sherrys for lunch. They recently moved to Austin. Unfortunately my camera had a temporary meltdown on autofocus while we were there so the only clear picture I got was of Ainsley outside the restaurant by herself. I promise Liam was there cute as ever! Maybe his mommy's picture of Liam and Amelia turned out.













Thanks for driving up to meet us for lunch! We love you guys and are so happy you decided to move closer to home. Chicago and DC were too far!

Road Trip Post #1: Cameron Park Zoo

The first stop on our weekend trip was the Cameron Park Zoo in Waco. If you haven't been there and are passing through Waco, I highly recommend it. It's a great little zoo and you can see a lot of animals up close. We were highly impressed. Ainsley loved everything, except the snakes perhaps and can you blame her? I'm not a big fan either.

She loved this slide that actually went through the otter exhibit. Unfortunately the otters were napping at the time.















She thought this one was a puppy...













She loved playing in the tipis while we took a break to feed Amelia.

















Here are some pictures of animals we saw to give you an idea of how close up you can see which is one reason we enjoyed this zoo so much. Keep in mind I don't have a great zoom on my camera.

















Does anyone else think of Buckbeak when you see this bird? It's called a Kori Bustard and its bigger than you might think. The picture is deceiving. Probably still not large enough for Harry to ride on, but it still makes me think of Buckbeak none the less. (non-Harry Potter fans...ignore this commentary).

7 Months!

Miss Amelia is 7 months old today! It is incredible how much she has changed this month! She learned to sit up on her own, started crawling, learned how to sit herself up, cut her first two teeth and now she is pulling up! At this rate, she may be walking by 8 months (let's pray that doesn't happen, mommy's not ready yet)! She and Ainsley are interacting more than ever and I love seeing them make each other smile!

Like Father, Like Daughter