Nana and Papa's Visit

We just had a great, week-long visit with Nana and Papa.  These are some pictures we took yesterday morning before they headed to my sister's house in Charlotte, where we will meet them for Labor Day weekend.  Such a great visit!

Jake's Art

Pretty amazing for a 3 year old...

And we can't forget his photography work as well...

Perfect Pair

Here are some pictures of Lucy playing with Sadie (Pops' dog).  Both of them are the same age and have the same amount of energy!  The perfect pair...

Sadie is Catfish's "Minnie Me".  She looks just like him, only smaller.  And she is great with kids!

Pops

Here are some cute pictures of the kids with Pops today.  I haven't taken many pictures with Pops since we got back from California! 

So, I was glad to get these:

And here are some of Jake and Lucy playing while I was cooking dinner after that:

9 months old

Look at me everybody, I am 9 months old now.  I have been around for as long as I was in mommy's belly!  And I have kept her really busy these past 9 months, especially this last month :)

Check out some of the things I have been doing that have kept my mommy running around all day:

That's right, I figured out how to crawl super fast and pull up on the furniture!  Luckily, just today, I figured out how to sit back down once I have pulled myself up!!  This should make things much easier for mommy in the month to come!!!  I learned some other fun things this past month too, like how to clap and how to wave "hi".  These things put a big smile on my mommy and daddy's face :)  Oh yeah, and I can't forget, I also figured out how to climb up stairs!  I know I have kept them super busy this past month, but I am so irresistibly cute that they don't seem to mind:

Nine Month Stats:

Weight:  19 lbs, 7 oz (60%)
Height:   29 in (90%)
Head:    17.75 (80%)

On the trail

Here we are at the Birkhead Mountains Wilderness in the Uwharrie National Forrest, which is so close to our house.  This makes it nice b/c it is quick and easy to get to a great day hike!  Here are some pictures of us enjoying it yesterday morning:

This is what happens when you tell a funny little toddler to "say cheese":

Lucy had a great time on this hike as well.  It was so nice that we were able to push the mountain buggy stroller from Aunt Jennifer on this trail.

                                  

  Such a great hike on a beautiful summer day!!

Red Car

 Lucy really loves for us to push her around in this red car that Jake got this past Christmas.  Jake "drives" it around by pushing it with his feet, but there is also a floor board attachment for younger toddlers (so, it has been perfect for Lucy as well).  Here are some cute pics I took of them in the car the other day:

 I am not really sure what they were eating before these pictures, but it must have been good b/c it seems to be on both of their shirts!  Check out Jake in the pictures below, the faces he was making just kept getting funnier and funnier.  I still laugh every time I scroll through these:

 What a funny little kiddo!  And, thanks big brother Jake for letting Lucy share this cool red car with you!!