Her First "Pair-pane" ride!

Julia went with me in July to my cousin Melissa's wedding in Pittsburgh...it was great to see everyone and to let everyone see Julia again (she's getting so big!). We took a plane to Pittsburgh and she was SUCH a great little traveler. In the first picture, she was still half-asleep since it was not yet 5 a.m. but I had to get a pic of her at the airport with the plane in the background. Once we got on the plane she was delighted that she got both juice and cookies during the ride (=

Visiting Friends...

My college friend, Dana, was in Tennessee visiting her parents for a bit before heading back to Wisconsin. It was great spending the day with her, her son, and her parents since I haven't seen her in such a long time. If you're reading this Dana, thank your parents again for letting us stay at their place before flying out the next morning!!

Just playing...

Julia's favorite mud puddle...

Sadly, our girls finds bugs fascinating...

and a good stick is her favorite toy (=

Julia's First Cardinals Game...

The Zoo folks has brought over a bunch of animals for the kids to see before the ballgame...Julia gets brave and pets a giant lizard. Julia's making her small screen debut (=

She has to share the spotlight with a parrot...

Couldn't fathom why the zoo brought a random dog with them...I guess kids just like dogs so they figured they'd toss him in next to the Red River Hog and the Armadillo?

She's great with the mascots, as long as they don't invade her personal space (=

Finally, the best part of the game, she says...

We spent July 4th weekend in Cincinnati with David's parents and his brother, Doug. Friday night we went to the Cardinals/Reds game and had a great time (Julia's first ball game included lots of pregame music and activities, a bald eagle flyover, a Pujols grandslam, a rookie's RBI in his first at-bat, a Cardinal's victory, some flaming paratroopers, and a great fireworks show...though her favorite things were the hot dog and ice cream in a hat). We all had a great weekend and Julia enjoyed spending some time with her Mamaw, Papaw, and Uncle Doug.