Aunts are the BEST!

Maiya & her great aunt Gretchen

In the mean time . . .

Here's what's been going on with US!

. . . a little one-on-one time with mommy

. . . we took a little trip to the local library and sat in the ABC chair!

. . . and we spent a little time with some special friends! 

. . .  spent quality time with daddy. 

. . . road in the basket for the FIRST time! 

. . . mommy loved on me. 

 . . . so I stuck my tongue at her! 

. . . and she stuck it RIGHT back!

YEP! I've been doing a WHOLE lot! 

Maiya's Dedication

Today, we did something very important. We made a promise to the Lord that we'd raise Maiya in his word. We made a promise that we'd take care of one of his most precious gifts. 

May God be with us as we raise Maiya, and God bless us as a family. Amen. 

Gran's Girls - all first cousins

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Little Blessed Blue Baptism Invitation

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Cousins

I remember growing up with my multitude of siblings, that I'd like to call by the special name of "cousins" and I hope the same one day for my little sprite.

Here's a little snapshot of me and mine ...

(TBA)

And here's one of her new first cousins ... born just a few months after ... little miss Riley Grace. (soon to be joined by a Rayley) She'll have a ball keeping up with those two! :-)

Bottle Baby

Look who's learned to hold her own bottle!

Next step... without the assistance of a pillow! LOL!

One for the road...

So cutie tooty!

Model Baby

A few weeks back... I was having a MAJOR mommy moment and entered my adorable child in many contests/model searches all over the metroplex. Now, I'm telling you ... I have the best looking kid around, but ... reality sets in that not everybody will agree. Here is one of her trial run-photo shoots at the DallasBaby Model Search.

And if she couldn't be ANY more adorable,  here are a few of my fav photos from her 3-month-old photoshoot ... I'm happy to share! :-)

 She has really grown!