playing with Christmas toys

Mallory loves her Big Wheel...

and her bear...

and her tent!

Asleep vs Awake

When she's awake, she's WIDE AWAKE and ready to get busy. . .

And when she's tired, she's OUT!!

Fish! Fish!

Uncle Mike & Aunt Tish gave Mallory this moving fish light. She absolutely loves it!

Happy Halloween, my Little Spider!

B O O !

Mallory talking

Mallory is becoming quite a talker...Here is a video of her saying some surprisingly BIG words (like Octopus)! We are SO proud of her!

More UK Tailgate Pictures

Here are a couple of my favorite pictures of Mallory from the tailgate...

UK vs. U of L Tailgate

We headed to Lexington for our annual football game last weekend. Luke & Leigh Anne Castlen came with us. We had a great time -- especially since UK won!!

It's always nice to run into friends we haven't seen in a while. We always love tailgating with the Lexington crew!

Lake Cumberland - baby weekend

Derrick & Heather invited us to Lake Cumberland for "baby weekend." We had 4 couples, and 4 kids under the age of 2! There was never a dull moment...to say the least.

This was a great time for us to get caught up with our friends from college. We'll have to make this an annual event!

One funny thing that happened that weekend -- the grill caught on fire (on top of the houseboat)! It could have potentially been a disaster, but they were able to get the fire out before it spread to the boat. YIKES!

Thanks Derrick & Heather for inviting us! Mallory, Greyson, Elizabeth, and Nicholas all had a great time.

Raines Family Vacation

Raines family vacation. We drove to Ft. Stewart, GA to visit Emilie & Tim. Stayed 1 night with them, went to Savannah for a day, and then to Taebi Island for 2 days. We had a wonderful time!

Lovin' on my baby girl

Mal was getting tired...I managed to get in some good cuddling time. I never miss an opportunity to love on my baby.

Michael Buntin Wedding / Yeand Family Reunion

A couple pictures from my cousin's wedding. It was nice to see ALL SEVEN of Dad's brothers and sisters! I love it when the whole family gets together...

Mom and Dad are such a cute couple! They enjoyed showing their grandbaby off!

Jessica really liked playing with Mallory. Jess did a great job of taking care of her, as you can see.

James and Mark Yeand wore matching suits. Absolutely adorable!

Mike & Layla Martin (and Jessica up front).

Play Time

Mallory loves to climb in her stroller -- even when we fold it up and store it in the sun room. In fact, that seems to be her favorite time to play with the stroller!

I'm not sure what Mallory is doing in this picture, but she sure is having fun at Grammy and Pappy's house!

Spray Park at Yellow Creek

My apologies for not posting in a while. I lost the cord that allows me to upload pictures from my camera (for the 2nd time). I finally got Andy to bring his home from school so I could share some of these pictures!

I love my baby girl!

I'm in Heaven...cuddling my girls (Mallory, Tootsie, and George the Giraffe)...

I love her so much....she's turning 14 months next week!

Irresistible!

Luke & Leigh Anne's Wedding - May 30th

Mallory sure enjoyed the band at Luke & Leigh Anne's wedding. I must agree, they were fantastic!

My first "girls weekend" since Mallory was born. We had a great time in Atlanta ... and (believe it or not) Mallory survived without me!

Ok, I guess I should include a pitcure of the beautiful bride on her wedding day (not just pictures of Malloy). Isn't Leigh Anne beautiful! It was the perfect wedding. I'm so glad I could share this special day with Luke & Leigh Anne!

Picture of the Supper Clubbers (where's Stacey?)

Dirty

Mallory is learning to say "Dirty." This is an imprtant word, as there are lots of things she should not touch!

SOOOO Big!

Work hard, play hard...

Mallory has learned to do things "on command." When we ask her where her belly is, she (usually) points to her tummy. She can give big, wet kisses when asked, and hugs at her leisure. She can also "fetch" her goldfish (little snack crackers) out of the kitchen cabinet and is learning to brush her teeth! Here she is showing off one of her favorite tricks. When we ask, "How big is Mallory." She responds by raising her hands in the air and smiling. What a doll....