It's Official!

Well, as much as I hate to say it, I guess it is official, the girl is walking! She has just taken off in the last week or so. Like I posted a few weeks ago, she has been taking just a couple of steps on her own now for a month or so, and all of a sudden she decided that walking is better than crawling. She is still falling a lot (pray for her little head), but she just keeps going. I can not believe my baby is walking and about to have her first birthday. I thank God for her every day. She has made me such a different person, and made me want to be such a better person at the same time. I only pray that I can be the Godly mother and influence that she needs me to be.

Fun in the Sun!

We are home now from the beach and really hate to get back to work and the real world. We had so much fun. Raylee loved it too. This was her first trip to the beach and it definately will not be her last. It was so much fun to watch her in the sand and in the ocean. She wasn't too sure about either of them at first, but she quickly warmed up to them both. She could not figure the sand out. As it would get stuck to her hand she would try to shake or pat it off. It was too cute. She was a little scared of the waves at first too. She held on to me for dear life when we sat down just to let them run up on us. But she finally was able to sit beside me and splash in them. We spent some time in the pool too, just for her. And she loved it as usual. But the favorite of hers was the hose pipe used to wash off the sand. She enjoyed it the most. I have decided that since she loved it so much we will have to spend some time at home playing in the hose pipe when we are in need of quick entertainment.

Our First Family Trip!

This was our first family vaccation, just us. Just being able to spend all day everyday together was the best part. Raylee will soon be one year old and she may not remember our first family trip, but Michael and I will cherish it forever.

Hangin' Out with Cousin Addie

Our cousins Cherri and Addie who live in Louisiana were in Gulf Shores the same week we were there so they came to hang out with us for a short while one day. This was only the 2nd time that Raylee and Addie have had a chance to play together. Hopefully we will see them again soon.