July

Fourth of July Fun.

Annabelle and I made it to the water fight.

Timpview Band Marching right outside.We live about a block away from the high school. We can often hear the band practicing in the morning, particularly the drums. Well, on the morning of the 3rd, Annabelle and I were chilling upstairs and I was listening to the band. I like to listen to them practice so I'm glad we live so close. I wanted to share this sentiment with James and made the comment, "I love listening to the band. It sounds like they're right outside our window." James looked up and said that they were right outside our window. And sure enough they were. Turns out they do this every year, but I'm usually at work. Annabelle liked listening to the band.

 We went to Grandma's house on the 4th after eating at Uncle Greg's House. We watched 1776.

 Other 4th of July activities that we did were to go to the Carillon concert and the Children's Parade. Michael and I did the Freedom Run while my mom and Violet tended to Annabelle. We did not go to the 4th of July Parade.

Annabelle is more interested in what is going on around her. I would be making something with her in a carrier facing out. And should would be reaching for whatever I was working on.

She can now roll from back to tummy to her right. Though she still prefers the left. She still learning to roll from tummy to back. I think it would be funny if she learns to crawl before she learns to roll from tummy to back. She likes to sleep on her side at the moment.

This tree died over the winter. So we got rid of it.

She's doing better at entertaining herself. So car rides are getting a bit better.

We had an extended family get together at Chuck-a-Rama. Michael really wanted a picture of Annabelle with her father, Grandma, and GreatGrandma.

Kaitlin came back from her mission from the south. This is a picture of all of the children born while she was away.

Annabelle is a funny one. She likes to watch people, but she doesn't necessarily like people. If people try to pick her up or play with her, she'll often cry. But if they are at a distant she will give them a big smile.

Being 5 month old.

We often go on walks together. I'll either put her in the baby carrier or in the stroller. She prefers to be faced out in the baby carrier over the stroller.