Holidays and Food...

...they go together, right? So our recent holidays are Easter, Mother's Day and Memorial Day. Of course the pictures are uploaded in reverse, but that's ok.

We had a nice Memorial Day weekend, it was supposed to rain the entire time, and we actually got a little sun instead. Jeremy and I were going to take Laelia on her first camping trip, but decided not to because of the forecast...we found fun things to do around Whitefish instead.

Yep. The girls left Jeremy at home and took a run on the ski hill. Ok, barely a run, but we did get out there and did hike up a little ways and did ski down. It just wasn't that far, as I was scared off by the dark rain clouds. Laelia liked her position in the Kelty backpack as it puts her up high enough to see over my head. Rekawae was with us too, she just didn't make the picture as she was too busy playing in the snow that she loves! Laelia liked the skiing, and it was a HUGE workout for me with her on my back...totally threw my weight off and make me work for every turn! Here we are on a family hike at the Whitefish Trail the day before we skied...note the wonderful sunshine in this picture!

Laelia's night activity led to this great one-arm fashion statement.

Getting ready for her first bite of food ever on May 3...

....and, success! Look at this determined little eater! She sucked down her first bowl of rice cereal like a pro, and has never looked back! She's currently eating rice cereal, apples, yams and butternut squash. She eats 3 times a day, and nurses 5-6 times. I've also recently given her a sippy cup with water, which she likes a lot!
All smiles with Mia on Mother's Day!

3 Generations on Mother's Day.

All decked out in her outfit from Auntie Jan...thanks! So pretty!

Laelia and I returned to MT the day before Easter...Jeremy met us at the airport with flowers (what a guy!) and we were so happy to see him. The day we returned and Easter were both beautiful sunny days, and we spent as much time outside as we could! Here we are after church; Laelia must be contemplating the sermon!

Well, this brings you (and me!) up to speed, more or less...Laelia is starting to settle into a more regular routine, the most notable change being that she's putting herself to sleep very easily and then sleeping for longer naps! She was the 30 minute nap queen for a while, but now she's going an hour plus for me, and it is awesome!! All this to say perhaps I'll update a again sooner rather than later! I think she'll be crawling very soon, and the teeth are getting close so we have 2 big milestones to blog about in the near future, so, until then...

And now for your viewing pleasure...

It's time for some action shots!! Laelia is a bundle of wiggles. She never stops moving. I'm actually a little frightened about what life will be like once she's crawling. Currently she is not crawling, but still is moving around a lot. I'll put her on her tummy in the middle of the rug, and in no time she's made it to the edge. She goes in a circle, and is fast! She is able to get up on her hands and kness and rocks back and forth, but when she goes back down to her tummy, she's moved back instead of forward. She's starting to get frustrated a little bit that she can't figure out how to move directly forward. It's entertaining for sure.

This is when we had sun. We enjoyed it to the fullest...Laelia maybe more than me, since she was working on her full body tan!

Laelia loves it when we jump out at her, or she jumps out at us...this video isn't the best as I was jumping while taking it, but you get the idea of how funny she thinks it is.

This is the one of the most recent videos of Laelia, taken May 28...it shows off her many abilities: Circle spinning, rug edge lifting, lip buzzing, and throat growling to name a few.

Massachusetts Trip

This is a long time in getting posted, but what can I say? Life is just busy with an almost 7 month old! We traveled to MA in April, and introduced Laelia to everyone out there. It was a great trip!! Of course, we started out by going through security at the airport.

Laelia did great on the airplane...it always helps to laugh with Daddy!

Wow...the world looks different from up here!

I think this says it all.

With Grammy...matching in blue and pink!

Back in Uncle Ted's arms again.

All smiles in Grampa's arms.

We finally made it to the ocean! It was a beautiful day, but windy, and Laelia and I lived it up in short sleeves and barefoot. There was a park nearby, and all the other kids were bundled up a little bit more. One mom made a comment about Laelia's bare feet, and I said, "Oh, we're from Montana," and she didn't have anything to say after that!

We had a late night hang out with 'Auntie' Rachel. Laelia should have been sleeping, but, hey, we were on vacation, right?

Laelia did great at her first Red Sox game!! She liked it when Youkilis came up to bat and everyone says, "YOUK!" She laughed each time. And yes, the Sox won, the first time in 5 0r 6 games. You can thank Laelia for turning the tide when you see her. Hanging out with Courtney and Ashley...Ashley was great with Laelia when we went to the mall together!

Checking out Beverly Harbor with Uncle Ted.

Four generations of ladies: Grammy Hall, Mia, Mommy, Laelia.

Laelia had a great time with Auntie Jan!

Grampy is the oldest person Laelia has met! He loves her and she loved playing with him.
Grammy Hall and Bill loved Laelia, but thought she cried a lot!! But she's all smiles in this picture!

Family photo on Palm Sunday.

Checking out Grampa while sporting the shirt he gave her! :)

Admiring Grampa's wicked cool floor.

Christy, my college roommate from Gordon, and her husband Rob came to see us with their daughter Amelia, who is just 15 days younger than Laelia. We call the girls Womb-Mates. You can see them all here.

It was a wonderful trip...full of wonderful people and wonderful sights! Laelia was a champ with all the changes and I'm pretty sure everyone loved her! Until next time, Massachusetts....