It's the most wonderful time of the year...

Ah - it's almost September. Matt and I love September, it's the beginning of fall, the month we got married, and the time the tomatoes REALLY start coming in :) I ran out to the garden today to grab some peppers and onions for chili I'm making, and I was suprised by this beautiful bounty. It was a quick look, I'll have to go back out this evening and do a more thorough inspection, these cucumbers caught me by suprise!

We all know why you're really here though, so here's some shots of sweet Alyce! She's just the absolute best! She hasn't quite rolled over from her back yet, but she does strike a nice pose while trying. That darn hand is such a distraction when it gets in the way of her mouth :)













Other news, we had a garage sale last weekend! Grandma B came up to help (she was such a big help and made it so much easier!) plus she got to spend some quality time with Alyce. They were best buddies by the time the weekend ended, and got some good snuggles in on the couch. The garage sale? It was fun, I'd do it again, which I think is saying a lot... But not for a few years!

Comments please!

Hi!

I've just changed the settings on our blog to make commenting easier. Since this is a baby book of sorts for Alyce, we'd love to have you leave any comments you'd like. You should not have to log in or register in any way to post a comment, just click the comments link at the bottom of each post. You then can type in your comments, then click name and type in your name. Simple as that! We'd love to hear from you!!

Love,

Lisa, Matt, Alyce and Murphy the dog...

We're Back!

Living the Hilton life... Not the Hilton's life :)

Hi everyone,

Sorry we dropped off the face of the earth for a while. We've had some fun adventures the past couple of weeks and are anxious to share. Alyce, her dad and myself spent this past week in Omaha. Matt had a conference to attend, and we were able to make the drive (yes drive) relatively unscathed :) Our first family roadtrip! Alyce was a super trooper!

We got to introduce Alyce to some family Matt has in Omaha, his uncle Tom, aunt Chong and cousin Jennifer. Here's Alyce with Tom and Chong. It was so nice to see them!



Alyce also has started eating rice cereal! Just a little every night before bed. Her tongue doesn't always cooperate, but she's getting the hang of it...



Yes, we are feeding her without a bib, it was our first time, we learned our lesson :)

My how big you've grown!

Alyce had her four month check up last Monday, I forgot to tell everyone just how big she's gotten! She weighed in at 15 lbs, 6 oz. Her dad and I bet that she would be over 16 lbs, so we were wrong (and mom gets 3 days worth of dishes done out of the deal!). She's also 23 1/2 inches long. So if you're keeping track, she's grown 4 1/2 inches and gained 9 lbs 9 oz since she was born!

We're having so much fun, Alyce is talking and squealing more and more every day. She's almost rolling over from her back, we find her on her side more and more in her crib. Going to sleep is not as fun as it used to be for her, but once she has a nook it's off to dreamland :)

She also enjoys trying to get her whole fist in her mouth.