Lover Girl is Eleven Months!!

 This little lover continues to be the brightest, sunshiniest, cuddliest, and LOUDEST lady on the planet.

 Her little personality is beginning to burst, and a more adorable baby there is not.

 She shakes her head "no," fake laughs and finds complete joy in inflicting bodily harm on her siblings.  Or any human really.  Adorable.

She was sick during these shots, so every capture was immediately before, during or after a sobfest.  Which is simultaneously heartbreaking and heartwarming. 

She has also found herself standing all by her lonesome a couple times this month.  And was promptly met by three little people screaming, yelling, cheering, jumping up and down and clapping.  Then she would sit down.  Scared for life.  Certain all that noise must mean she was doing something incredibly naughty.  

Rightfully so, I say.  

I should probably go take pictures of her smiling.  

Maybe when she's one.

Our Happy Place

We have only missed two weekends since our discovery (once for Boston, and once due to rain. sad face).  And even if everyone says Linley looks just like her father, she is without question, mine. 

 Ryder and Linley easily get up on the wakeboard now, without fail.  Ryder is fearless and loves trying to own the wake.  Linley is becoming more comfortable on the board and will even shed a smile or two.  Tess loves the zuck board and really anything involving the water that we allow her to participate in.  And Allen got himself a shiny new board and bindings and is back to wakeboarding like a boss.

Ten Months (Super Late)

 Soooo, Eden Rose turned 10 months old nearly a month ago.  But see, it's summer and blogging goes straight to the back burner.  And maybe I believe if I don't blog an event,  it never really happened?!?

 But it did happen, and on that day it was raining and she was grumpy.  Which seems to be a trend these last few weeks.  The raining part.  Okay, and at least one person in this family finding themselves grumpy at some point during the day.  Summer is not allowed to keep us crammed indoors.  It's just not healthy.  Or convenient.  Or love-inducing.  Not really even like-inducing.

 Long story short: 6 pictures were snapped.  Then the tears, screaming and thrashing began.  I am blaming it on pool withdrawals.  It's making me itch.  

 This most snuggly babe has decidedly refused the boobies and completely embraced the bottle.  And so I found myself torn this month: rejoicing in my new found freedom and mourning her existence independent of me.

 And do you see all those teeth???  Silver lining.

She is desperate to walk but is only met with discouragement (by me!!!!), loves her daddy most, never. stops. screaming/yelling/grunting/hurtingmyears, has discovered the many amusements present in a bathroom (a toilet.  with water.  and toilet paper.  yes!!!), loves to play peek-a-boo and give high-fives and will do anything for attention.  She's just the cutest.  And so completely the baby of this household.