North Dakota

Last weekend Jocelyn and I headed up to North Dakota with Mom and Dad to visit Katie, Brian and Ella.  She's 8 months old now, and gets cuter every time I see her (if that's possible).  She's getting so big, is eating real people food, sitting up so good, and is really close to rolling over from her back to tummy.  She's just a smiley baby and loves to talk!  We had fun just hanging out and playing.

  Yummy - daddy's glasses sure are good!

 Opening her Easter present - she was really good at it - just reached in the bag and took stuff out, and kept looking in it to see what else was in there!

 She was not impressed with the sunglasses, but aren't they adorable?!

 Her and Jocelyn played so nicely together.  Ella just loved her, wanted to touch her face and her hair, and would screech whenever she'd walk away from her.  Of course, Jocey loves being "such a good big cousin" and had a really fun weekend.  Saturday night I stayed home with the girls while everyone else went to an Elton John concert.  We survived - I'm not quite sure how people have more than one kid.

 It was her first time in the big tub - she loved it, and obviously didn't want to get out.  She loves the water!  I love Jocey's face in this picture.

We went to a water park on Sunday, but those pictures are on Mom and Dad's camera.  Jocelyn had a blast and threw a complete fit when we had to leave.  Ella loved it too, after she got used to it.  They tried to put her feet in and she pulled them right up!  The water was a bit chilly.  But once she sat and was able to splash, she thought it was great. 

It's a bit of a drive up there, but I'm so thankful Jocelyn is such a great car rider.  She just does awesome in the car - it makes the ride so much more enjoyable!