Summer Fun

The hot weather is here in 'Hotlanta' and we're having fun! This is Julia's little pool which is so small that Thomas and I laughed but then again it was only $5.00. Even though we have a pool in the neighborhood we thought it would be good to have a little one to put on the deck for some quick swims.


The other weekend we took Julia to the real pool but the water was still a bit cool and she didn't like it too much. I just took her two days ago and she loved it now that the water is warmer. We brought some toys to the pool and had loads of fun!


What would summer be without bubbles? Julia loves the bubble machine that we have, it spins out so many bubbles at once. Summer is the best season and we're looking forward to getting the playground setup soon.

More Walking

Here's Julia doing some more walking. It's amazing but she'll walk around the island in the kitchen so many times just smiling...you can tell she's so proud of herself. We love looking at her little legs when she's walking...they look so cute! Enjoy!

Tons of Walking

Here's another video so you can see how good Julia has gotten with her walking! She's been doing a ton of walking lately. Last week we went to the park and she walked a ton and then yesterday we went to Target and she walked all around the store...she loved how there were so many things right at her level. At home she'll be holding onto a chair and before you know it she has let go and starts walking on her own. It totally freaks me out especially when she's on the hardwoods but I remember not long ago it scared me when she was just standing and holding onto something if she was on the hardwoods. I'm sure before long it won't worry me and there will be something else for me to worry about. She's fallen a bunch but only got hurt once so far. It's so exciting to see how proud she is of herself!

Memorial Day

Happy Memorial Day! Hopefully everyone enjoyed their day off...we sure did! We had a cookout with some friends and enjoyed family time.


Julia and Daddy looking at the neighbor's dogs. Julia thought it was great but when they barked it startled her a bit.


Julia and Scout loved playing with the Kangaroo Climber that our neighbors gave us. I should have taken the picture from farther away so you could see the toy but oh well. They had a blast opening and closing the door and going down the slide.

Sleepy Head

Twice in the last week Julia fell asleep while I was making her lunch. We're in the process of changing from two naps a day to one but she can't always stay awake until her nap around noon. Does she look tall in this picture or what?


Here she is again just a few days later. I have no idea how she could get comfortable sleeping on the hardwood floors but she did.

Saturday Fun

We were going to go strawberry picking on Mother's Day but they were closed so we went today. It was a hot day with the temperature about 90 degrees but we still had heaps of fun. Since it was so hot and we had little love bug we only picked one bucket of strawberries. The strawberries are so good...so much better than what you can buy in the stores.


Little Julia was helping daddy find the perfect strawberry. She did a great job of holding the bucket too! She picked a few and then she started smashing them in her hand so Thomas fired her and we just walked around instead.


After strawberry picking we used daddy's GPS to find a park close by so we could have a picnic lunch. We were all very hungry!


Little love bug gets cuter everyday...I don't know how she does it!


Daddy was smart enough and remembered to bring extra water and a knife so we could enjoy some strawberries with our lunch. Julia loved them too!


Mommy and Julia having fun on the cute little bridge after lunch.


Julia liked looking at the stream that was below the bridge. She loves water so we're excited to do lots of swimming this summer at the neighborhood pool.


I love the look on her face from seeing something new. The purple flowers in the park were so pretty.


When we got home Julia did lots of walking. On Friday she started letting go of things and would walk towards you. She's getting more confident and it's so much fun watching her as she's so proud of herself.

Lunch Anyone?

On Thursday Julia and mommy enjoyed pasta and meatballs for lunch. As you can tell Julia got really messy eating her lunch but she did it all by herself. Sometimes when we try to feed her with the spoon she doesn't want it because she wants to do it herself. It may be hard to believe but both Julia and mommy had white shorts on that day and we managed to keep them completely clean. I must say she looks super cute with spaghetti sauce on her face.