And apparently, it's been quite a while since I've had the time to sort through that folder. I found pictures in there from all the way back in April.
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Allie and I participated in Mommy and Me swim classes at the YMCA back in April. I was so proud of her. She took to the water like a little fish and loved every minute of swim class! Of course, I had my "world's worst mother" experience about mid-week when I sat her on the bench in the locker room after class, turned my back on her for a split second to get my clothes out of the locker and turned around to see her toppling head first onto the hard floor. Called the on-call nurse at her pediatrician and determined she was fine, but still -- scary! Other than that though, swim class was a great experience for us both!
Picking her up early from daycare to go to swim class.
Circle time!
Learning to be comfortable on her back in the water and getting ready to kick.
She loved the paddle board.
So glad Chris and Drake could come too!
Jumping off the side into the water. One of her favorites!
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I found out the hard way that when you run out of dishwasher detergent, regular Palmolive kitchen soap is NOT a good substitute.
It's actually a very very very bad substitute.
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One of the perks of having a Northrop-Grumman electrical engineer/computer engineer/computer program inventor for a dad is that he loves making sure his kids have the latest and greatest pieces of technology. So when he called me up several months ago and told me to expect a Blu-ray player in the mail -- well, I'm not one to complain.
Bit decided to supervise the installation process.
"Here father, this cord needs a USB hub."
"Just checking the sturdiness of the box."
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Spotted at Newspring (our church): You know he's a dad when he's got a stuffed penguin peeking out the pocket of his cargo shorts.
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Our neighbors got married back in the beginning of July, and Justin and I had the privilege to attend. We were thrilled to celebrate with Sam and Chase, the most awesome neighbors ever, and we enjoyed a much needed date night.
Random side note: Last time I wore this dress, it was at the Coast Guard Academy Senior Class ball in New London, CT, when we were at the Academy for my brother's graduation in May 2010, and I was 13 weeks pregnant. Brought back memories!
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I put Bit's hair up in a ponytail, and it struck me how much she's losing her baby face. When did my little baby start to look like such a big girl?
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One day at work, my co-workers and I randomly decided to suction cup my co-worker Jaclyn's toothbrush to the window in our supervisor's office while he was in a meeting.
Jaclyn, me, Lydia and half of Matt trying to get a good pic of us and the toothbrush before Blake returns to his office.
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Other random Bit cuteness overload:
She loves her pillow pet!
Mmmmm chocolate chip cookie
"Bitty, where are your cheeks?"
Sweet girl trying to get over her nasty stomach bug/double virus a few weeks ago. Found her in the exact same position that she started out in, 4 hours later. And apparently Wubby is quite the pillow hog.
Bit in a box!
"What? Doesn't everyone play in the dog cage?" -- Allie and her buddy Drake
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Our cats, Wem and Muffintop, have the personalities and mannerisms of gay men. They are often found cleaning each other on a daily basis.
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And last but not least, I'm happy to report that my trusty steed Dietfried Bonifaz (aka my little Corolla) is not totaled! A bunch of cosmetic damage, but I picked him up 2 weeks after the accident and he's as good as new. Let me put a quick plug in for Image Collision body shop -- they were efficient, professional, knowledgeable, had awesome customer service, and even cleaned the inside of my car for me. I got my car back in better condition than I left it in -- inside and out. He looks like a brand new car!
