The playgroup trio...

Every Tuesday, Julia, Kaitlyn, and Vincent all meet at someone's house to play together and to show off whatever new tricks each one of them has learned. They really seem to enjoy one another's company and it's nice for me, Amy, and Dora to get a chance to chat with adults during the day (=

Julia at the Playground

Julia loves to swing at the park even more than in her own front yard...I think because she can feel like one of the "big" kids even though she can't run and play with them yet. She's started throwing little tantrums when I try to take her out of the swing and she's even fallen asleep in them a couple of times.

I can do it myself!

So, Miss Julia has decided that she wants total control over mealtimes...even though she still hasn't learned to control her spoon (which she's holding in the hand that's under the table). I guess things are just going to have to be messy for awhile...

Visit from Mamaw and Papaw Wright...

Julia was happy to see her Mamaw and Papaw Wright and I know they were happy to see her.

Who needs spoons anyway?

Julia has always loved breakfast...and she loves it even more now that she realizes how much fun food can be (=

A Terrific Two Year Old!

We were happy to get to go down to Georgia for Andrew Riley's 2nd Birthday Party...it's hard to believe he's such a big boy! Julia enjoyed watching all of the big kids and had a good time (despite sleeping through the birthday cake portion of festivities). I had fun making Andrew's birthday cake (and yes, I realize now that I misspelled "Birthday") and it's always fun to get the family together.

A day at the fair...

Today was the last day of the Tennessee Valley Fair and we hadn't been yet, so we headed out to the fairgrounds at Chilhowee Park. It was pretty early on a Sunday, so it wasn't crowded at all and we actually had a good 90 minutes of breezy weather before it got unbearably hot ( = Julia enjoyed looking at all of the sights and sounds and her Mommy won her a big, pink bouncy ball after failing to win the sought after giant Care Bear (you'd think with a bucket of 20 ping pong balls she could manage to get at least one in a bowl, but you'd be wrong). Julia took a spin on the carousel and actually quite liked sitting on the bench carriage, although she looks dubious in all of the pictures. She doesn't like to sit on the actual horses so we just took a couple of pictures after the ride stopped ( =

Go Vols!

Since this was Julia's first UT home game, we had to break out her cheerleading outfit for the first time this year (even though she was just cheerleading in the living room). Although she started out strong, she's now sound asleep on Daddy's chest and apparently feels the sluggish UT offense can hang in for two more quarters without her support...her parents aren't so sure.

Baby Vamp...

Since her top middle teeth are starting to come in now, I thought I'd better snap a shot of her "baby vampire" look before it's gone. It gives her an adorably goofy grin and it seems like I'm torn everyday between wanting to freeze her in time and looking forward to what the next milestone will bring. Her swing's the best place to get a toothy grin since she always laughs out loud while swinging.

It's a tough life...

when playing with your toys is the busiest part of your day (= I was trying to record evidence of Julia saying Da-Da but in classic baby fashion, she refused to show off her new trick once the camera was rolling. She did decide to show off an old trick though and waved hello and good-bye.

Julia's First Word

Julia said her very first word today...and it was Da-Da. Once she said it, she couldn't be stopped and said it repeatedly all day (despite Mommy's best efforts to get her to give Ma-Ma a try). When Daddy got home and I told him the news, he changed his clothes in about three seconds flat and laid down on his stomach next to her saying "Daddy? I'm Daddy! Say Daddy..." until Julia finally put him out of his misery and uttered the word (=