Thursday, March 27, 2008

Just some of the MANY pictures from Chattanooga

Well, we just got back from Chattanooga, and we took a TON of pictures!! I apoligize for how random they are... But they're just too cute to not post!! So, bear with the randomness and enjoy!!



My parents have a little turtle statue that sits on a swing- Mary LOVED pushing him!! Grandaddy and Aunt KK taught Mary how to do a "rollar coaster" noise whenever they would swing her (so it would be like she was climbing to the top of a big hill on a rollarcoaster...) And Mary would make that noise when she would push the turtle!!


Mary riding Dandie

And then riding Ginger



Bird watching with Grandaddy... When ever Grandaddy would whistle to call his blue birds, Mary would say "Tweet tweet!" She would even hold the worms Grandaddy feeds the birds with!
There was one day where it rained cats and dogs. We don't get a lot of rain out in Oregon, so this was a treat for Mary. She was running around splashing in all the puddles!!!






My parents' neighbor's always decorate for every holiday. Mary loved the Easter bunnies they had in their front yard! Everytime we went out front, she immediatly went over to see the bunnies...





She loved watching the fish in Grandaddy and Gran's pond!! She would help feed them and then laugh and laugh and laugh!!


Playing in the leaves with Aunt KK




Fun at the Playground

Mary, Gran, and I went to the playground while in Chattanooga. It really hit me while there, that my little baby is no longer a baby... She's a little girl, and it was so obvious while watching her run around on the playground, and climbing up on things only "big girls" can climb on. She didn't even really need Mommy's help! She had a blast though...It was just sad for Mommy to realize how quickly she's growing up...


















Easter

These are all pictures from Easter Sunday (and some from the night before, coloring eggs)




We didn't put any candy in Mary's basket. Instead, she got colored gold fish, chedder bunnies, and strawberry shortcakes!!



Getting a worm out to feed the birds





Mary got chalk in her Easter basket. So, we all went out and drew on the patio!



Mary pushing poor Penny in the stroller



Mommy and Mary




Silly Mary

These were all taken on Easter Sunday. Mary discovered Gran and Grandaddy's curtains and it made for a perfect photo shoot!!!






















More Random Pictures from Tennessee!

I came upstairs one night to find Mary sleeping like this- poor little girl!


Gran and Mary were just playing with the camera... Silly pictures!







Playing outside...




Great- Grandmom and Mary

"Weeeeeeee!"






Mary loved climbing up onto their computer chair and making it spin!!


Monday, March 3, 2008

Our Trip to Seaside, Oregon

Richard surprised us with a trip to the coast!! We stayed one night in an amazing condo!! And spent Sunday just being tourists! It was such a nice vacation! We all had such a good time!!!



As we were leaving The Dalles, we saw this rainbow. Every family vacation I've ever been on, I've seen a rainbow. We always say its Paw paw and Gran Gran (My mom's parents) letting us know they're watching over us... It was such a pretty rainbow- this picture doesn't do it justice!!

Before we even left town, Mary feel asleep! She even has her sandwich in her hand!! Poor little sleepy head!

The Beach!

When we got to Seaside Saturday evening, we went to the beach despite the cold!!! Mary LOVED it!! It was so beautiful to see the sun setting on the water...So, there are a lot of pictures!! (I couldn't stop taking them!) But it's hard not to take pictures when Mary was just enjoying herself so much!!


























After we came inside from the cold, we put Mary in some warm jammies and wrapped her up in the blanket and watched 101 Dalmations!! She was soooo cold! But she didn't let it stop her...


After we put Mary down for a nap, Richard said he was going to pick up something to eat. He ended up cooking me the dinner in the above picture!!! Steak and shrimp and a pasta salad with a bean salad and toast!!! I was very surprised!! And it was so very good!!


I tried to wake my baby up from her nap so I could feed her dinner, but she was to exhausted... Poor little girl!
These next pictures are from Sunday morning at the beach...It wasn't nearly as cold out and the sun was shining! So we stayed out there looking for shells and getting chased by waves for a few hours!!



Looking for shells...

She kept splashing in the water! We kept having to pull her away from puddles just so she wouldn't get hit by a wave!!






Chasing after a sea gull...












Sandy toes!






She found a rock!!!