As April Comes To An End

Because Royanne has become more and MORE mobile,

Bruce set up a fencing system in the livingroom so she can play-

but be contained and therefore safe-

while I am in the kitchen or laundry room.

New Gerber Baby?

Earlier this month we went on a series of half-day

trips to find a few Bluebonnets for

picture ops. Very little rain=very little Bluebonnets!

We stopped in Elgin because they were working on

the train line and it would be safe for a picture.

(I hope Royanne learns to like trains!)

LA GRANGE



We stopped for a snack at a park.
Royanne has fallen in love with radishes.
I am sure it is their coldness and firmness
that appeals to her teething....She's working
on tooth number seven!!!






LUNCHTIME!

Always happy!


She loves pickles too!

Lunch was fine; now on to the trek for flowers.....

We finally found a field of assorted flowers
in Round Top. We went through Elgin and LaGrange.

Each turn held no good backdrops.

Highway 290 was disappointing.

SLEEP OVER WITH

COUSIN ABBY

Daddy/Uncle Bruce fashioned a tent in the bedroom

with the air mattress, some wood and

sheets.

It took quite a while for everyone to settle down,

from all the fun you know; popcorn, bottles.....

Sleepie time for Carol was only from 1am until 7am!!

GOING VISITIN'

Royanne went to her Great Great Aunt Jessie's and saw

a doll HER OWN SIZE!

At first she thought it was another baby.

POOL FUN

Since Royanne loves to take a bath

-(actually it is the water part she loves, not the bath part)-

We decided it was time for her first pool.

It is so cute! So small!

SPLISH! SPLASH!
I'm not taking a bath!

Pokey and Royanne are pool friends. He loves to drop

his toy in the water and expects her to throw

it for him. Shortly, I'm sure she will!

Always curious.....

What's this nub?

Royanne, always the observant one, located the

place where to air up the pool right away,

and began tugging on it.

She found the one on the bottom, too.










MAKING GOOD USE OF THE DECK

A few days after Royanne's dedication,

we took the cake and highchair

outside and let her have some fun!

Maybe I talk about baby contests too much?

This week when Bruce said, "Kiss the baby

in the mirror." .......She did!

Does this remind you of the line

"Whatcha talkin' 'bout Willis?"

from the 70's sitcom?

These blocks were borrowed from Aunt Kay.

They were first Kay's, then Bonner's, then Amanda's.

They were put away and brought back out for Abby & Liam.

Now Royanne has the pleasure of their company.

I guess these are really old blocks:
They are 40 years old!

Day dreaming of things to come.......

Last month Royanne went to Ft. Worth to see

Connor and they went to Chuckie Cheese

...........her first trip.

Heather told me it would be the first of many.

At the end of a longgggggggggg day.

Royanne the Meddler

Now that Royanne is gettting around a lot better and faster than ever, we really have to watch where she goes and what she gets into. A lot of the time I just let her finish the unloading, the tossing, the messing up, whatever.........she gets so much delight from it!

I could sort this for you...................

Doncha hate it when the phone book is on the bottom of the stack and you just HAVE TO take everything else off of the shelf??!

Look at the toss style she has..............caught in mid-air!

Soooooooooo much stuff in this drawer!

This mail is waiting for the shredder.............
I can take care of that for you!

Don't leave the drawer open, not even a crack!

Meddling evidence.

If you ever need strips of tissue paper, she's your gal!

I think I'll have some potatoes.

Caught in the act.

Magazine snack.

Little computer user.

"Daddy lets me..................."

Looking in dad's briefcase.

Another laundry basket to empty.

If I could get the lid up, I could play....

I'm not unloading..........

I'm just looking!!

Unattended diaper bag.......

Found a snack in the diaper bag.

I have the remote and would like to watch the baby channel.

Changing the television channel to the baby channel.