Grass, just in time for Mothers Day, and mojo...

Whew! Is all I can say right now... Finally we are back to normal in our house. Lauren is no longer throwing up and is a much happier baby.

This past week has been great! I've had lunch with one of my best friends... I have sold a couple of vacuums... we got our garden planted... and I got a ton of fish pond 'goodies' given to me.


Here are some recent pics taken of Lauren:






























She wasn't too keen on the grass, and while trying to 'get away' from it, she fell over.



Just a shot of her highness playing in her high chair. We also discovered her love of spaghetti. Unfortunately spaghetti doesn't love her so well... I believe it's the acid reflux as she tends to have a lot of wet burps and spit up after eating it. She does however have a lot of fun with the Gerber Graduates puffed apple and carrot wheels.








This was taken last Sunday, on our way to church. The outfit she has on was a hand-me-down, and it is adorable (I shoulda posted in color) It is navy blue and pink.














Here are a few pictures taken while goofing off at Grandma and Grandpa's house.





























<----- She is trying to stand up here... she has figured out how to pull up on things... so at 7 months, we had to move her crib mattress down. She was standing up at the rails, and I feared the worst.
















Finally here are a few pictures from my Mother's Day... first let me say, it was a sweet one but not my 'first'. A lot of people forget about Hunter, may be a step-mom, but I still do all the motherly duties when he is around. But yes, in a sense, it is my first mother's day to my own sweet child. And I was surprised twice today. First, Levi showed up for Sunday Church services. And despite the day, I left Lauren in the nursery during the last half of services. While she was down there, she 'made' me a construction flower. I was so pleased to have my first Mother's Day gift from my daughter. Levi offered a gift of shrubbery in the front yard... which I graciously accepted as a wonder Mother's Day gift. Something I can see and have every year.

Avery spent the day with us... he made a great 'hand' yesterday helping Levi load all the fish pond rock. I was unable to help because I had a gallbladder attack. Today he attended church services, and then he went to lunch with Levi and I.





























Once again, not liking the grass at all!!!























My Mother's Day picture: Levi, Avery, Lauren and I.


















Finally, I am posting a picture that I absolutely love from my latest photo shoot. A family of four. At first, the shoot was slow and sour, but I finally felt the mojo kick in. We used the setting sun, and I made the color more vivid and voila!:

















(I will be using this idea for my own family as soon as Hunter returns)