crewcuts

finley's birthday is coming up.

we'll be getting her one of these...

but if we won the lottery, she'd surely get some of these....

i should stop getting the catalog, because i never actually shop there.

but, it's fun to peak.

and ps, i would totally wear all these myself.

six months old

Our little lady celebrated her half birthday this weekend.

i could go on and on about how fast time has flown, 

but i'm sure most of you are moms too, so you know exactly what i'm talking about.

i wish i could come up with a word other than "sweet" to describe her, but that's what she is.

sweet. happy. easy going.

she is full of smiles, but for some reason when i whip out my huge camera,

she gives me this blank stare.

oh well, she's still cute.

her and finley are really starting to become friends.

watching their interactions pretty much makes my heart melt.

she loves to sleep, and we love her for that.
getting her out of her crib in the morning is one of my favorite moments with her.
she's always so happy, snugly, and ready to chat me up.

still no teeth, but a heck of a lot of drool.

she's tried out rice cereal a couple times now.
she's a champ at opening her mouth for the spoon, but hasn't quite mastered swallowing yet.

 {if you're ever looking for a great book about feeding babies, and making your own food,

i highly recommend Super Baby Food by Ruth Yaron}

she's getting pretty close to sitting on her own.

and you know what that means.....

i can photograph her doing something other than laying flat on the floor. hooray!

our little adalaide is the most precious gift.

we look forward to watching her grow into a little lady 

{but please don't let it happen too fast}

 

happy half birthday, sweet baby.

huntington beach

We just got home from a delightful trip to the beach. The weekend we arrived there the US Open surfing competition was going on. I wish I'd taken some pictures of the event because it was like nothing I've ever seen. We heard 500,000+ people turned out, which is quite a lot of people on one little stretch of beach.

I took a ridiculous amount of pictures, and I've had a lot of trouble trying to pick my favorites. Some are just photos I like, and some are memories that are just special to me.

Like my girls in matching jammers.

One night we took a trip to Balboa, which is a family tradition for Brian's family. 

 We had dinner out on the pier at Ruby's, and got to watch a beautiful sunset.

This was Finley's first time on a "ride". She wasn't too keen on it at first.

 She told me that the "horsies were mad at her".

our little beach baby was happy as a clam to chill under an umbrella

because the waves break twice, it is the perfect place for little ones to frolic around safely.

brian and i celebrated our 4 year anniversary while we were there.

we went on a date that i will never forget :) i love you, babe!

we got up early one morning and went to a beach in newport that is a popular spot for body surfers.

the waves get huge and break right at the shore, so surfing isn't allowed.

brian was the only one there without a wetsuit on, which was C-R-A-Z-Y

considering the sun wasn't even out yet.

finley absolutely loved playing in the sand.

building castles, being buried, and looking for shells kept her busy for hours.

she fit right in with the local girls with her roxy romper, boots, and sunglasses.

thank you, thank you, THANK YOU to brian's family for hosting us,

and especially to his grandma for giving us her bed.

i'll post the rest of our photos {yes, there's more} someday soon in the online album.

and now i better get back to the hugest pile of laundry you've ever seen.

ada may