Colorado (So Far)

Lainey has done some jumping...

and she's played a song or two on the keyboard...

and she's done a little dancing...

and colored a few pictures (that there is a purple sun, in case you were wondering)...

and she's loved on the puppy dogs a LOT. She's hugging Lucy here, but Sofi is her pal. Sofi is quite tolerant of Lainey's hugs and kisses and barely moved a muscle when Lainey tried to "wake" her up by opening one of her eyelids. She also likes to "tickle" the dogs and has tried to ride them once or twice, too.

I guess there are worse places to rock a baby to sleep. :) Walker, unfortunately, has been a little fussy. He's not napping all that well and seems a little unsure of his surroundings. We have done a lot of this - rocking and holding and moving and bouncing the baby boy, trying to keep him content. The comforting thing is that I do remember experiencing this same thing with Lainey when we visited Colorado when she was a baby. She, too, had a difficult time sleeping and went through a little adjustment period herself. I think she did come out of it, though. I hope that Walker adjusts to mountain life soon. I know he'd love it as much as we do!

And these are Lainey's rock friends. Lainey loves rocks. I think she always has and probably will continue to love them for a while. We drew faces on them (my mom and I) and Lainey has so enjoyed playing with them. This girl can be entertained by simple things! And I am grateful for that! :) From left to right, the rocks' names are: Nora, Lainey, Walker, Baby Audrey, Keegan, Gage, and Ainsley. (Notice they are all named after her friends. I did make one for Walker, however. She didn't think to make a Baby Walker rock and I didn't want his feelings to be hurt!)

She had fun playing with all of the rocks, but Baby Audrey got the most attention. Audrey got several baths in the watering can along with Gage...and then Gage got a few additional baths after Audrey got out.

Baby Audrey is being shushed and rocked to sleep in this picture. (And by "rocking," I mean cradling one's baby in his/her hands and swinging one's arms back and forth while walking quickly.)

And here she is sleeping soundly in Lainey's crib. Baby Audrey also had a few stories read to her and she took a little nap in Walker's bed. What a special baby she is!