life in general [l.i.g]: Catch-up...

Whoopsies...it's been a month since my last post. At least I have good excuses: flu times two (Peter and I); work on the house and my family came to visit for 9 days! Fun times minus the flu. I did manage to bust out the camera a bit, so here's a little pictoral summary of the last 30 days...

Aida Ann turned 6 months old! Loving the exer-saucer.

First time swimming - it was a hit :)

Daddy picked out my suit!

It was a liiiiiiittle bit chilly...

We brought along her favorite bath toy, Mr. Whale, to help with the transition

Post-swim play time with Mimi

My big girl! I love her :)

Mom and Linnea DROVE all the way here! They brought out the rest of my stuff from home. We were so spoiled to have them here for 9 days over Memorial week! One of our first stops was Garden of the Gods, of course.

Linnea wanted to do the Incline. Being the supportive sister I am, I obliged. We bailed before the top and neither of us felt remotely bad.

Aida and Mommy entertaining themselves outside the Celestial Seasoning Factory while Oma and Aunt Linnea took the tour (no kiddos under 5 allowed). Afterwards we had an oh-so-yummy lunch on Pearle Street in Boulder.

Only our third night out since Aida was born! We went to one of our favs, Nosh, for delish tapas and white sangria. Yum!

Sweet Aunt Linnea and her little niecey :)

Mom brought along her green thumb and REALLY helped spruce up our yard! It's so nice to have a little color out there - thanks, Oma!

Peter pulled some strings and got us in to hike the Punch Bowls last minute. Here's Dad and his girls at the waterfall on the way up.

Forging the wild rapids

Punch Bowl! They were a little cold - only Dad got in

Mom and her girls enjoying the afterglow of end-of-the-hike PB & J, yum :)

Random pictures of Aida sleeping - it warms my heart like none other :) Notice her rocking the Sea Pines tie-dyed onsie I made last year. She is so ready for her first Hilton Head trip.

Most morning when Aida wakes up, Peter gets her and I nurse her in bed before we get going for the day. Sometimes we fall asleep again. On this particular day, she was OUT. Peter and I got out of bed, ate bfast, got ready for church - she snoozed through it all. We got her up just in time to throw her dress on and head out the door. At church we had the privilege of having Aida dedicated. We received a wonderful charge as parents and prayed over Aida. It was so great to have the support of both of our families :)