A few early proofs

We had a photographer take some pictures of us with Natalie last weekend. We are starting to receive a couple of proofs, which I am posting here. For a view of more of the proofs on the photographers blog, click on the link below:

http://www.custom4keeps.blogspot.com/

Ellen and Davis here for a visit!

We were so glad to have Ellen and Davis visit us last week. Here are a few pictures from the adventures of the wives and kids...

The latest

Amanda's childhood friend, Ellen, arrived today with her son, Davis. They are going to be spending the week with us. We had a nice dinner out tonight, but I don't have any pictures, yet. I will hope to add more this week. In the meantime, here are a couple of pictures of Natalie that my mother forwarded to me from her camera (I realize I've been adding a lot of Natalie lately, but I have family that tells me I can't have too many pictures:-)

A little video

This was taken with my camera so the audio isn't the best- We think she is still entertaining:-)

OK, now I'm tired...

Big Smile!

There is something about hanging out with Mom and Dad around the Sunday lunch table that just makes a kid smile:-) Natalie was very photogenic today so I snapped away while she sat at the table in her baby seat.

Then I gave this other kid a left hook...

At lunch today after church, Natalie was telling us stories about how some other 'big kid' tried to come over and take a toy from her in nursery. Apparently it resulted in fisticuffs (I always wanted to use that word in a sentence) so Natalie was retelling it over our mealtime.

**Some artistic liberty taken by the author of this blog**

Where is your nose?

We spent so much time yesterday working on memorizing different parts of the face that when she took a nap, she was still practicing in her sleep (actually she was very tired after we had a photographer over to take some baby pictures...this also explains why her attire is more suited to being outdoors in 80 degree weather).

I think this is a smile:-)

Natalie is starting to smile. I snapped a picture today while she was joining us for breakfast. I think it just qualifies as the beginning of a smile. We haven't yet been able to get a picture when she has a big grin so this will have to do...

We are biased so we think she is looking 'cuter' everyday.

Hanging out on the quilt

Here is a picture taken last night while Natalie was resting on the quilt. It was right after I had put her on her stomach for 'tummy time' so she wasn't overly enthusiastic. She is actually doing very well on her tummy. She lifts her head and can even roll over when she gets fired up.

Visit with Tim and Anju

Friends of ours from Philadelphia came to see us this past weekend. Here is a picture of Tim and Anju with Natalie. Tim developed some tricks of his own so that he could keep Natalie from crying. Since she likes to be carried around the house when someone is walking, Tim got a fair amount of exercise.

Ice Cream with friends

Amanda, Natalie and I had the chance to catch up with our friends, the Dodds and the Allens, on Friday night. We ended up at Friendly's and enjoyed some serious ice cream. As you can see from the pictures, young Cole Dodds took power ice cream eating to a new level. I told his dad, John, that whenever I need a good laugh, I just check out the picture of Cole with his ice cream 'brain freeze' look.