Congratulations Kristi and Chris!

We had the pleasure of attending the wedding of our friends Kristi and Chris this weekend in Virginia. We drove up to Lake Gaston on Friday afternoon to set up camp since it is sort of on the way to Richmond. The wedding was on Saturday evening, both the ceremony and the reception were outside in a botanical garden. It was beautiful. The weather was perfect, the food was delicious, and I must say we just LOVED the band... ;-) Kristi and Chris are one of those couples who are clearly a "perfect match", and we could not be happier for them. Congratulations!

Camryn with Daddy and Aunt Amy:

Andy and I:

Steve squared:

Brenda and Andy breakin' it down:

Camryn dancing with Aunt Amy:

The Steve Shelton Special - "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag":

Camryn and Uncle Rafe:

The happy couple:

This past week was busy... among other things, I have been making diapers! When Camryn outgrew her smallest diapers, I made a pattern to fit her and ordered supplies to make some new ones myself. It took a few tries to get the pattern right, but I've got it down now. It has taken me a month or so, but I have made 10 so far... working toward my goal of 12 (in this size). Maybe I'll get the last two done this week. Check 'em out:

And here are a few of the princess from this week:

Congrats Auntie Maggie!!!

We went to CT this past weekend for a visit, and to watch Auntie Maggie graduate from high school! Camryn did great on the plane ride and at Gramps and Grammy's house. Andy was a trooper and flew in directly from Puerto Rico 3 hours before the graduation...luckily there were no delays. Mommy and Daddy forgot Camryn's paci in the car during the graduation, so we spent some time walking around with her outside...but who can expect a 8 week old baby to tolerate cheering and horns for more than an hour? All things considered she did fantastic at the graduation. We got to hang out with our friends the Kaproves for an entire afternoon and evening, and saw all kinds of family and friends on Sunday when Mom and Dad had a little party for us. Here are a few pics:

Cozy and content on the plane:

The big moment: After the graduation:
Mom, Dad, and Maggie: With Sar and Ad: Camryn and GG Dot:

And a couple randoms from this week:

Loungin'

Phoenix hoping for a free ride:

Napping in the outside swing:

Goodnight!

7 weeks old today!

How time flies...I really can't believe how fast Camryn is growing! She is starting to look at toys and even smile when you get her attention. It is so much fun! It is hard to describe the feeling that you get when your child gives you their first REAL smile. It is truly priceless...and makes it ALL worthwhile. Here are some pictures from this week:

Phoenix is finally coming around...she must have realized that in order to get attention these days she has no choice but to be within 2 feet of Camryn. Poor Phoenix.

Camryn with Kristen and Tubemaster Frank on the boat last weekend:

Showing off one of her mama-made diapers. :-) Isn't that double chin so hilarious?!

Action shot!

Play gyms can really wear a baby out...

Last but not least, some pictures especially for Grammy:

Camryn gets to take her first plane ride on Thursday. We are headed to CT for her Auntie Maggie's high school graduation...YAY! We promise we will take lots of pictures and post some updates when we get back.

Staying busy...belly dancing and more!

So, last week Camryn and I went to our first "mommy and me" belly dancing class. It is at a place in Cary called the Itsy Bitsy Baby Spa... they have all types of exercise classes for pregnant women and for women and babies. I put Camryn in the bjorn carrier in front of me to do it, it is hilarious. We even get to wear the scarves around our waists that make noise. Carolyn and Hayes did it too... I won't speak for Carolyn, but I am definitely NOT good at belly dancing. HA! We had the second one yesterday morning, I am a tiny bit better now I think. :-P It was definitely a better workout this time.

The crazy fam was here for the weekend (Nana, Papa, Cath, Nicole, Bill, Tina, and Ayden), and it was a blast. We took the boat out on Saturday, and we made the best of the day despite the cloudy weather. Here are the pictures:

Camryn with her *GREAT* Papa:

Camryn and cousin Colie:Camryn with her GG:
Ayden doing doughnuts in the boat like a wild man...I wonder where he got that from?!

Tina, Papa, and Colie (and I think Camryn is in there somewhere):
Bill and Ayden gettng ready to tube:

Bill tearing it up:
Cath tearing it up:
And NAN tearing up! Yeah GG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
On Sunday afternoon, we took the boat out again for a little cruise. Nan was still here, and we grabbed Carolyn and Hayes on the way. The outing resulted in one of the cutest pictures I have seen in a while:
Apparently Camryn was hungry because she was trying to latch on to Hayes' arm. HAHAHAHA Aren't they precious!?

Andy is out of town again this week, but we have been staying busy. Yesterday it was belly dancing, and swimming with Carolyn and Hayes. Today we are hanging around trying to get things done at home. We will probably take BOB for a jog later on (we are up to running 4 miles now...yeah!), and just relax this evening. We have been "skype-ing" Grammy and Gramps and Auntie Maggie in Connecticut every night, so we will probably do that too. They seem to be enjoying seeing the little one in action (so much so that they want the camera only on her, not on me, eventhough I am doing the talking!), and Camryn gets to hear their voices. Hopefully she will recognize them when we head up there in a couple of weeks. I will leave you with a still shot of the silliness I get to witness nightly on Skype:

Love you guys!

New boat!

All is fabulous here. On Memorial Day weekend, on the way back from Lake Gaston, Andy and I spotted a boat for sale on the side of the road near the lake. We stopped to take a look at it (we have been looking for a while, but have been waiting for the right one to come along), and called the seller. They were asking a good price for it, so we went up this past weekend to take a closer look at it, and came home with a new boat! That was on Saturday... we came back home in the evening and spent Sunday at Jordan lake. Here are some pictures:

Tubing wars with Jeff and Arm:

Jeff wiping out:

Camryn and Mommy relaxing:

Jen, Eddie, and Fiona...good friends and good times :-)

Camryn's best friend Hayes:

Camryn with Ms. Carolyn:

And here are a couple silly ones from this afternoon:

We had lunch today with GG Hines and Great Uncle Bill. Camryn was a doll at the restaurant, and got lots of attention from her great grandma and great uncle. They are coming back with Tina and Ayden (and hopefully Cath and her crew) to spend the weekend with us, and we are very much looking forward to it. We will have some good new pictures to post next week I'm sure!

XOXOXO to all :-)