If you thought she was cute in bows...

You ain't seen nothing yet!













LOVE THE HATS!! And here are a couple more super cute pics from today:





I had a little fun with iPhoto this evening ;)

Loving our sweet girl!!

Audrey has been crawling all over the place and trying to stand up all the time. Tonight she actually stepped up onto her PBK chair (which was thankfully backed up to the sofa.) She's already giving me grey hairs.


On her merry way...


Takes a knee...


She's up!


Getting brave, Audrey Cate!


Hanging out with her new Mickey Mouse!

Grandma and Grandpa took Audrey to Walmart yesterday. She got her little hands on hot pink toothbrush holder and apparently refused to let it go. I think I need to try this with a really nice piece of jewelry the next time I'm out with Chris!







These next 3 pictures describe Audrey perfectly...


Silly and uncontrollably cute


Thoughtful and sweet


Serious...and maybe a little pissed.

What should Audrey be for Halloween?

I need help choosing between the tons of adorable costumes:


Bumble Bee

or one of these butterflies:


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• Butterfly #3

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One week down, 38 more to go!

I had a really great week back to school with the kids. I have an awesome class that I'm really looking forward to bonding with this year. I'm so busy that I don't have time to sit around and mope about missing Audrey. Speaking of Audrey, she's getting her two top teeth very soon!! She's been very irritable, pulling at her ears and her gums are very swollen. Chris took her to the doctor yesterday morning to make sure it was in fact just her teeth. She's continues to be a great sleeper, though, going to bed around 7:30 and sleeping straight through the night. Gotta love that!


Us on the first day of school!!

Audrey has started pulling up on everything...her toys, her chair, the coffee table, her crib...EVERYTHING. Even doors and couches...Her newest favorite place is the back door leading to the screened in porch. She cracks up when the dogs bark and try to get inside: click here for the cutest video ever!

And click here for even more spastic laughter!!



And she's cruising! She'll go from her play table to the couch, from her PB chair to the coffee table. It's so fun to watch! And when she wants to sit down she does so very carefully. She's quite graceful for an 8-month old. She lets go every once in awhile, especially if you hold out your arms for her.


Watching Phineas and Ferb



I'm not sure why, but she's been crossing her fingers lately:


In a couple of weeks she'll be 9 months! Soon she'll be taking her very first trip to WVa for a family reunion. Then it will be time for her very first Halloween (still not quite sure what she'll dress up as yet!). Then it will be Thanksgiving...and then her 1st birthday. I just know these next 3 months are going to fly by!

Dance, dance!

It was only a matter of time before Audrey started shaking her groove thang. I mean, we've been dancing around and singing together since she was born! Not to mention that while she was in my belly I would crank up the music in the car so she could jam along. We need to work on her rhythm, but I think she's a natural talent :)

We're Famous!

These pics are on display at The Picture People in the mall. We had them taken when Audrey was 2 1/2 months. I always thought she was a model baby :)

It's Hokie Game Day!

Last Fall I bought Baby Burns a cute VT track suit. I figured that while it was quite boyish, a girl could wear it as well. When Audrey came along we dressed her up in the track suit for her first official game and I promised her that I would buy her a much girlier outfit come next football season. A few weeks ago Target put out their football clothes and I bought her the cutest little outfit!! It came with a VT turtle neck, but it was a little too warm for that!






This is a new face she makes...she crinkles her nose and breathes really loudly through her nose...it's the funniest thing ever!







Audrey back in January (2 weeks old!), watching her very first VT game!

Goodbye, Summer

Tomorrow it's back to school for the teacher work week. I am really excited to get into my room and unpack, redecorate, and get ready for the new school year. I love this time of year. So much to look forward to! I truly believe that this is going to be a great year. I'm excited to meet my new students, that's the best part.

I had a wonderful summer. I got to spend every waking moment with my precious girl. How much she has changed since June! She started crawling, got 2 teeth, started pulling up on everything, and started sleeping all night in her own room. I am so proud of all her milestones and I'm thrilled that she's a happy, healthy, beautiful little lady. So much has changed for her this summer which makes it a little harder to go back to work (although I have successfully weaned and will not be bringing my pump back to work...hooray!). It will still be difficult to go from spending all day with her...to spending all day away from her. I'm going to miss having her voice on the monitor wake me up. Instead it will be the annoying sound of my alarm clock. I'm going to miss our leisurely mornings of hanging out with Chris while he gets ready for work, watching Mickey Mouse, eating breakfast and playing in the living room with absolutely no hurry. I'm going to miss putting her down for her naps, and then walking back into her room a couple hours later to see her smiling face. Yeah, there are about a million things I will miss about summer, but the good news is there's always NEXT summer :)

Besides getting to spend all my time with my favorite little person, I had plenty of time to read! I finished my Jack Daniels murder mystery series (by JA Konrath...that I started LAST summer). I started the Twilight series and will be starting the final book tomorrow. I know that once the kids start back to school I'll have zero time to read for enjoyment...probably not until Winter break (which btw is only 3 months, 3 weeks, and 1 day away.)

A look back at the best summer ever:


Mom's last day of school!


Pool time!


Spent most of the summer either sitting up, or on all fours....wanting to crawl SO BADLY!


There are teeth in there somewhere...


Learned to pull up on everything, thanks to all the new big girl toys!

Goodbye, summer! It's been fabulous!

Why do I even buy toys?

Audrey was hanging out with me while I worked on a photo project in the guest bedroom. All of a sudden I hear a "Booooiiiinnnngggggg", look over, and see her playing with the door spring...

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The white rubber tips have now been removed from all door springs :)

Big girl bath

"Towel, please!"