Mom had spring break last week so of course she came for a visit. Here are some pics of her time with us (mostly of Lauren)
Waiting for Gabbie to get out of school
Mommy smile with me
Lauren's new thing is that she wants what we have. I had a drink from sonic so she wanted to try it. She loved it (of course) so I was just feeding her through the straw.
When she's being shy, she'll tilt her head to the side. We had to get a picture
In her booster seat :)
I think mom wore Lauren out :)Two weekends ago we came to Durham to meet my new cousin Ella Grace. We were supposed to come for her baby shower but she decided that she wanted to meet the world about 6 weeks before she was supposed to!! :) Anyways, instead of the baby shower we just had a family get together. Those are always fun :) Congratulations Josh & Karen!!! Enjoy the pictures!
Robbie & I 
My cousin Kristy, Her Cousin Jo (although she might as well be mine too as much time as we all spend together) and me
Dancing around - yes, Lauren was asleep at this point down the hall
More dancing - notice Robbie opted out on this one
Rynal, Tristen and Lauren. Look at Lauren giving them the look 
My uncle Jimmy and Gabbie - this was after the UNC game (they made it to the final four)
The grannies and their babies. My Aunt Betsy and Ella and then Lauren and my mom
Gabbie & Tristen booging downP.S. If you are wondering where Josh and Karen's pics are - they were enjoying taking a breather :) They definitely got a break that night with everyone around!
Not only did I get Lauren's pics today, I got Gabbie's spring school pics today. Thought I would share!
We were a little late getting these done. They were supposed to be her 6 month pics. Don't worry Dad, I have copies for you!!! Hope all is great with everyone!
Sorry for the quality of the pics. With us moving, I just found the cameras and all were dead so I am in the process of recharging.
Lauren has begun to pull herself up with a little help. Yesterday when I went to get her up from her afternoon nap she grabbed my hands and pulled herself up to stand in her crib. She's getting so big.
She has begun to play in the bathtub. It's so cute. Gabbie, I think, has enjoyed it the most though because she's finally starting to play back with Gabbie.
The other day when trying to get paperwork done for our move, we were in an office that had cookies on the receptionist's desk. Lauren kept trying to reach for them and Robbie and I kept trying to get her to stop. The lady said "Here she can have one!" Of course, against my better judgement I gave it to her only because I needed to finish filling out the paperwork and it was the only thing that would keep her quiet! She sucked down the WHOLE THING!!! So on my way home from base, I stopped and got some bitter biscuits and this is Lauren trying her first one! She loved them until both sides were wet, then she became the girly girl that her mommy loves and wouldn't take anymore because it was too messy. Forget the rest of the mess that she had already made!! She's so silly!!!I know I know...it's been a while. I'll be surprised if anyone still reads this thing.
A lot has changed though. We finally closed on our house at the end of February. I think it was harder on me than on Robbie. I had to drag him into the lawyers office when we bought the house but he was the first one out of the car at closing and was joking with all the staff. I guess the thought of the extra $$$ we were going to make made it a little easier to part with. I was sad because it was our first plus the house we brought Lauren home too. Oh well... Things change :)
We moved into a rental house. It's a cute house but a LOT smaller than our old house. I guess that's a good thing since I seriously need to slim down the fat on our house before we move to Japan. We started doing all of the military paperwork to get everything locked on as we move to Okinawa. It's a crazy process and so confusing. I am at the point where I am just ready to get there.
I finally quit work. I am now an offical stay at home mom. I am loving it and I know Lauren is too. She has been such a joy to be at home with and is such a happier baby. Although I think she is finally getting some teeth. She's had a little fever, been drooling, and putting things in her mouth constantly for the past couple of days. I'll keep you updated.
Here are some pictures of what we've been up to the past month. I promise to be better about updating now that we are a little settled.
These first pictures are from Gabbie's 8th Birthday Party. She had a fashion runway party, where all the girls dressed up in different outfits and came down the runway, at her mom's house and then all the girls came back to our house for a sleepover. I was so exhausted after the runway party that I don't think I have any pictures from the sleepover. Isn't that sad?
Outfit #1 
Outfit #2
Outfit #3
The Birthday Cake
Lauren showing off her walking talent
Lauren helping us move
One of her favorite things to do is play on her blanket with all her toys
Licking the candles!!
Sitting up by herself!!! We are so proud!
Lauren doesn't like to be on her stomach, but take her by the hands and let her walk...she's a happy camper!!! I think we might have a walker soon!
I know that it has been a while since I posted. So many things have been going on that finding time to sit down in front of the computer has been hard. I haven’t even been good on checking my email. First things, we have started Lauren on baby food. The doctor had told us to try to wait until 6 months but she has been incredibly fussy and we have noticed a HUGE changed with the baby food - so has our sitter and for that I am grateful b/c I thought she was going to quit. Lauren turned 5 months old last Thursday. It’s so hard for me to believe that she is 5 months old. She’s babbling and trying to sit up and crawl. She’s just a growing. She loves her jumperoo’s that she got for Christmas. Yes it is plural. One is for our house and one is for the sitters. I guess really since we are giving our sitter that jumperoo as a present for her baby that it really isn’t Lauren’s but she loves it anyways.
Next thing, our orders changed. Not surprising. We are still going to Okinawa but now we aren’t leaving till end of May June timeframe. This is actually a blessing b/c it gives us more time to get ourselves together. However, we had already put our house on the market and lo and behold on this past Sunday we got a contract on our house and have to be out by the end of February. So now we are soon to be homeless and have to find somewhere to live for 2 ½ months. I know that we’ll figure out something though. I’m just glad that someone wants our house. Hopefully, all of that will go quickly and smoothly.
So other than all of that, we have just been hanging out and preparing for our move. Gabbie’s birthday is next month. I can’t believe that she will be 8. She wants a bratz fashion show/sleepover birthday party. The fashion show is at her mom’s and the sleepover is at our house…go figure!!! I’ll have to let you know how that’s going to go!!!
I promise Kathleen to post pictures of everyone as soon as I can get the camera’s downloaded - which will probably be this weekend since I accidently took my mom's camera at Christmas and have been using it ever since. Since she is coming this weekend...they will definitely be downloaded!
