September 9th, my dad hosted a little reunion of his side of the family. It was so great to see my cousins again, as it had been quite some time since I last saw them. We had a great time together and enjoyed some great food. We should do it more often!
Casey putting her hair extensions into my dad's hair
Hulkamania
Maeve and Daddy
We started by hanging out by the pool.
Johanna and Grammy Gail
Johanna loves the water
Morgan and Maeve
Maeve showing off her Philadelphia Folk Fest Onesie
Giving Grammy Gail a kiss
My cousin, Cheri, has two boys who came. I think my dad is ready to see some boys finally run around his house. He got out tractors and they had a great time playing.
Tractor time!
Vroom, Vroom!
Uncle Glenn and my Dad
Then we hung out in the grass while the Pop-pop's cooked dinner. Maeve gets lots of attention from her cousins.
Gianna
Maeve
Melina (rocking out her guitar)
Aunt Jess, Layla, Gianna, and Maeve
Chloe and Maeve
"Hey, where are you?"
"Are you under there?"
"I see you!"
Gianna trying to give Maeve a kiss
They are very loving to one another, sometimes aggressively
Maeve had her foot for dessert
It was a great time on a beautiful day. It's sad we don't get to spend more time together, but everyone's lives are so busy!! I am glad Maeve gets to have time to meet and play with her family!
August 2, Maeve turned 6 months old. Josh and I thought about how much she has changed, as our lives in the last 6 months. Five months ago we were so proud that she was able to hold her own head up, now she is able to stand and hold her weight up.
Standing with Mommy
Standing with Daddy
She sits on her own.
She babbles away and shrieks (which our friend Mike and Jess call pterodactyl).
Everything goes into her mouth...EVERYTHING!
Eating her tulle on her Toolbelt Tutu, compliments of Nan
She starting eating solids. Her first food was avocado.
Yum! Avocado!
She likes to grab things, toys, spoons, your face, other babies, the cat..we are working on this.
She loves her feet, she can eat her feet.
Can't decide which she wants more in her mouth, her foot or her fingers...tough decisions!
Her hair is growing on the top of her head and in the very back. We have nicknamed her Mohawk Maeve for this reason.
*Disclaimer, I do not style Maeve's hair like this, this was only for the photo!
When she looks in a mirror, she gets very excited and tries to grab, hug, and kiss the baby she sees.
"Who is that!?"
"Hi!"
"What's up?"
Awww, *Kisses*
She smiles at you, she giggles, she cuddles when she is sleepy. In this first year, where every month is a milestone, her development seems so rapid. But soon, I could be sending her off to college! So we are trying to cherish every minute, every second of her now and every day. We love you Maeve!!
