Bally Good Times

This is from a few weeks ago...

She was having a ball chancing the ball:



I can't tell you how many laps we've done in the hallway... we do it with the highchair and with the walker/car all day long:

One Step... Two Step... PLOP

We aren't exactly walking but we are STEPPING!!! She takes 1-2 steps then plops LOL! At most I've counted 4... As much as I've dreaded this occurring, it is getting exciting to watch her achieve this milestone.

Lefty was the incentive:

Lefty Love

Ramey was really lovin' Lefty today... Everywhere Lefty went, Ramey went

At one point I looked over to find her laying completely on top of her, hugging and loving her puppy... Good thing Lefty is a good sport.

The afternoon started with a little ball playing:
And then the attacks on Lefty begin:

Just before this shot she was laying lengthwise across Lefty
Nice action shot of her falling over... onto Lefty
Mini break of Lefty torture with some bar-stool walking
Back to Lefty love
Lefty "tried" to hide among the stools...
no such luck:
love the look on her face
Some how we got her away from the puppy and she hung out with us for a bit and made faces

My buddy and me

Ramey "playing" with her buddy




As hard as I try, I can't keep the mirror clean. Finger prints, forehead prints and kisses... she sure loves her buddy

Tongue in Cheek

or on it, so it seems

I noticed Ramey playing with something the other day... it was her tongue. She kept sticking it out and holding on to it. I had a good laugh...

We of course had to get a few pics of it:

Not exactly the next Michael Jordan

She is in the midst of fighting a little cold with puffy eyes, a runny nose and a little cough. She is improving...

Molars?!?

When I was little my dad would hold me and "shake my puddin'..." It was our something special. I now "shake my puddin'..." with Ramey (hold and tickle, sometimes upside down)

Over the weekend, we were shakin' some puddin' when I noticed:

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Note the purple spot on the right side...
(kind of freaked me out)

Turns out its an "eruption hematoma" ~ basically a bruise where the tooth will be coming thru and will go away once it is thru. Boy does that look painful... Poor baby

As if that isn't enough she has a few more on their way too:

She has been a little extra clingy but I have to say, she hasn't been too bad. Still sleeping like Ramey and eating well, just a little extra fussy in the evening.

Before we know it she is going to have 11 teeth (I can feel the bottom 2 molars and SEE 1 on top) Looks like we are going to need a dentist before we know it!

Because she's so cute...

Someone wouldn't let me finish dressing them....

We had a few good laughs... it took a while but I was able to finish dressing her

West Fest

This weekend was West Fest on Chicago Ave. so we hosted our first bbq with Ramey. We had a great turn out with lots of kids. After some good eats we all walked down to the Fest and spent some time at Kid Fest... no pony rides for Ramey but Christopher and Nathan got one!!! Maybe next year... It was great to see all the kids and hang out with the adults... Thanks Lynn and Aimee for sticking around after Ramey went to bed... it was nice to have some adult time (and the bottle of wine!)

Nathan, Isabella and Ramey had fun playing in the mini pool

Brian and Kristin also came up this weekend for the Cub/Cardinal game... Ramey now has a Cub outfit (Thanks Snopek's) and a Cardinal outfit (Thanks Grandma Betty) so now we can support our favorit team.

Happy 40th Anniversary!!

Congratulations on 40 years mom and dad!!!

You are an inspiration to us all!!!!
A copy of the album we put together for them since the "old" one is falling apart
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More pics for the day:
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Pop, boom, bang... Brrrr

Happy 4th of July!!!

It was a cold, wet and rainy day... but we spent it with family so it ended up being a glorious one!!
Our plan was to go to a parade then to Lake Bloomington for a picnic but it just rained and rained and rained. We ended up just hanging out at TnP's then headed over to John and Suzi's for a little bbq and some bags. Their neighborhood put on a mini fireworks show which was really nice. Ramey did well and liked all the colors.
It was a late night but she handled it well... she slept till past 830 on sunday! We did make it to church though.

OH and the big news of the day....
RAMEY TOOK A STEP....
it was only one..... Granma Patty and I both saw it!!! It may be weeks till it happens again but yay Ramey!!!

Speed Racer

Ms. Ramey has just discovered how much fun her Easter present is: