Week 9!

Well, I made it 8 whole weeks without being late with a post… that’s pretty good! :)  But this week we have family in town, so I just didn’t have time yesterday.  I do have some great pictures from week 9, though, so at least it should be a good post! 

The most exciting thing about week 9 was that she started really smiling- responsive smiling, not just reflexive.  She actually started last Thursday, the very beginning of week 9, and then she’s really been smiling more and more every day.  You have to catch her in the right mood, but it’s pretty adorable! 

One of the first smiles that I managed to catch on camera… just my phone camera, but it’s pretty adorable!

The other exciting part of week 9 was Memorial Day weekend.  We took advantage of no church on Sunday night to go to Springfield and spend a long weekend.  We spent a lot of time with Grandma & Grandpa Looten, who hadn’t seen Audrey since she was 2 weeks old!  They couldn’t believe how much she had grown!  Springfield also involved Audrey’s first trip to Silver Dollar City, and the zoo!  It was quite the busy weekend!

Hanging out with Grandpa Looten, watchin’ a movie!

Audrey did really good sleeping in the pack and play, she still slept until 6.  We tried to get a little more sleep after she ate, but the only one who slept was her- the grunting kept Daddy & I awake!  At least she looks adorable…

Saturday morning we got up bright and early, loaded up the double stroller, and headed to Silver Dollar City!  We decided we didn’t need to push around the extra 10 pounds of the carrier, so we just laid down the back and put Audrey in. 

She looked pretty comfortable in the back… and spent a lot of the day napping!

We did switch part way through the day to let Laney lay down in the back and take a nap.  Audrey looked like such a big girl in the front!

We got a lot more attention pushing the stroller around with this face leading the way! :)

And, of course, everyone was happy to carry Audrey for a little while!  Here she is hanging with Grandma Looten!

Sunday we got up and went to church, then we had a picnic lunch and headed for the zoo in Springfield.  Audrey didn’t see much of the picnic or the zoo, because she mostly looked like this:

She did wake up towards the end of the zoo, and I got a few cute pictures of her.

This one is actually cute…

And I just thought this face was funny! :)

Sunday night we spent some time outside enjoying the beautiful weather while Grandpa & Daddy grilled up some dinner!  I did manage to get a few smiles out of her while she sat in her swing on the back porch!

Almost a smile!

Definitely a smile!

To finish off the long weekend, we spent awhile on Monday at Grandma De & Grandpa Don’s house.  They hadn’t even met Miss Audrey yet!  Drew, Morgen, Meghan, Marra, and Jeff all came, too, so it was quite the lunch party!  It was fun getting to introduce Audrey to all of that family, and for them to see how much Laney has changed since Christmas!

Audrey and Grandma De!

and Audrey & Grandpa Don!

Audrey is already all about giving high fives!

and Audrey & Marra!

After meeting all those people, Audrey was exhausted, so she and Daddy settled down for a nap on the living room floor!

Really, we had an absolutely GREAT weekend with so much family.  It was a nice relaxing break for us, as we have been so busy lately.  It’s always awesome to take a weekend just to enjoy ourselves, and visit some family at the same time!