Using a Spoon and Fork

Rayna loves to use a spoon and fork for meal times now and she seems to be getting the hang of it. Also, she started saying "Amen" at the end of our meal time prayer too. :o)

A week of fun with Mom & Dad

My mom and dad were off work this past week, and so we went on many fun adventures...from swimming, to biking, to hiking, to playground, ice cream, and many things in between. We had a wonderful time together!

Happy 4th of July!

I helped mom and dad water the new plants we planted.
I love sticking my hands in the water!

This is the bike trailer that I get to
ride in when we go for bike rides.

We went to Naperville and walked on the River Walk one day.
Even though it was a little cool, we had a fun time.

On the playground in Naperville.

We made a stop at Barnes & Noble too.
I had fun sitting there while mom and dad read me some books.

We visited a newer park in Sycamore.
Melissa, Ben and Elwood came with us.

Today we went and explored a
forest preserve in Hampshire. We didn't stay too long though
because the mosquitos were nasty! I had fun riding in my backpack ride. :o)

Am I cute or what?!?

Mommy & Me

Update - finally!

It's been awhile since our last post. Rayna is becoming a bit more chatty as the days go by. Some of her newest words are "bye bye", "more", "night night", "ball"

This week we're off work and spending time together as a family at home. When Rayna heads back to daycare on July 13th, she'll be moving from the infant room up to the toddler room. It's hard to believe she's already a toddler!

This week held another new adventure in that the pacifiers all "disappeared". ;-) Rayna is adjusting to life without them and is doing pretty well.

Here are a few pics from the last several weeks~

So hungry I could eat a toe!

Kicking back with a cup of milk, patting my friend Joey on the head.

My cousin Dessa pushing me around in her car.

I was helping mom put away groceries, but got distracted by this tall bottle. They say I'm not allowed to have any of that kind of juice.

I LOVE Elmo and puppies. I call them "woof woof"s. :)