Patchville

This past Wednesday was SCC's annual Patchville. It's our Church's' alternative to Halloween. We were told how HUGE this event was, but couldn't wait to see it for our own eyes. And oh boy...it was amazing! I wish I could have taken pictures of all the things going on, but there was just so much! They had a ton of blow up games and slides, carnival rides, carriage rides, boat (a.k.a. Pirate Ship) rides, crafts, Chick-fil-A, Cold Stone, and of course...CANDY! It was pretty awesome. The event was from 6-9 on Wednesday at the main campus.

Drew, Kerrington, and I were excited to go. We decided to volunteer for the first half since Kerrington is so small and wouldn't really get to enjoy all the festivities. Originally, Drew and I were supposed to be together on a blow up game, but at the last minute he was asked to do something else...

That's right...he was asked to be a Pirate for their boat rides! It was fun to watch the transformation, and even funnier to see Kerrington's reaction to this strange man that sounded like her daddy!

I wanted to dress Kerrington up in her costume (that I bought last Halloween, when I was pregnant!), but unfortunately, she would have roasted! So instead, we improvised...

She was a punk-rock princess!

Maybe next year we'll have better luck!

6 Month Pictures are HERE!

We recieved pictures from Kerrington's 6 month photo shoot yesterday! I'm not sure which ones to post... theres so many cute ones, so I'll post them all! Thanks to Betty Ospina for such creative ideas!

Here's her link if you want to check out more of her work:

www.serendipity-photos.com

Preview

Here's a preview of Kerrington's 6 month professional pictures. Betty (the photographer) is giving me a copy of the pics for our own use tomorrow. Don't worry. They'll be up on the blog as soon as I can get them! I can't wait to see them... if this is any hint of what they'll be like...
(she's just beautiful isn't she?!?)

Happy 7 Months Kerrington!

Where has time gone?!? Right now as I type my little girl is taking a nap in her crib. She's 7 months today...even closer to 1. It's weird, something in my mind hit and it seems that now that I can no longer say she is 6 months, it's like I no longer have a baby but an infant! She not only is growing physically each day, but her personality is coming out more and more. There isn't one day that she doesn't make me laugh. I wish I could just freeze time sometimes, like this morning before I put her in her crib for a nap, it was just a precious moment getting to hold her as she laid her head on my shoulder. I praise God for her, and I am so thankful to be her mother.

What's the princess been up to lately:

• She's eating 3 times a day. Cereal with fruit in the morning, a vegetable/meat and fruit for lunch, and a vegetable/fruit for dinner. She's still breastfeeding throughout the day as well. I'm not ready to be done with that...



• She's sitting up like a pro! She can sit up for minutes at a time now. She takes some spills...but sometimes I think they're intentional...so she can roll over to what she wants



• With that said, she's rolling...like crazy. She knows she can get wherever she needs to go with just a few rolls. She also can pivot herself...it's fun to watch



• She's out of her infant tub for baths. We started putting her in just the tub after she was able to sit up. I've got to watch her even more diligently now, but she loves it!



• She has just the two teeth on her bottom gums. They're taking their time growing, I've only felt them a few times ;)



• About two weeks ago Drew and I decided to bite the bullet and start letting her cry herself to sleep. Up till now we'd rock her, but we knew eventually we'd have to stop that if we wanted some time to ourselves at night! The first night she cried for 1 hour and 15 minutes, and finally crashed (we were checking in on her in that time) by a week out, she was falling asleep after 15 mins. We're really glad we did it. Now if we could just work on the middle of the night...



• She smile and often gives out a loud shriek at the sight of Ollie...it's cute, he's even gotten her to laugh really hard! (I tried to post it on here, but was having some difficulties...I'll try again)



• She loves walking around the lake next to our condo. She just stares, no sounds...just watches the environment around her!

She's a ham...it's getting increasingly difficult to capture a good picture without her moving, or grabbing for the camera, or something else in her view!

I made this necklace for her at a MOPS group I attend. I can't wait to let her really wear it someday!



With Pooh. I'm going to try to make a collage with all of her pictures from the last 7 months!

Gigi and Morgan visit!

We had a great end of the week and weekend! Gigi and Aunt Mo came to visit! They came in on Wednesday evening, and stayed till Sunday morning! It was packed full of kisses for Kerrington, pictures, and fun! Here are a few of the pics from the weekend:



At the Low Country Boil Worship Retreat! Good food!



I couldn't resist posting this pic...too funny! All of us got a big laugh out of this! Gigi, Morgan, and I were getting back from the retreat, and had decided to get some milkshakes. Gina, was carrying them all in the house, when all of the sudden, she tripped over herself, the milkshakes went flying, and she was on the ground! It's replaying over and over in my head! We couldn't help but get a good laugh out of it! We were just thankful that she wasn't holding Kerrington at the time! Whew!

Daddy and Kerrington swinging at the beach! It was a rather chilly day!

Kerrington all wrapped up with mommy! Keeping the baby warm!

This was Morgans second time ever at the beach! Can you believe it? She was having so much fun!

All in all we had a great weekend full of fun and laughter! Looking forward to next time!

Can't get enough!

She lights up my life....

Bubbles, friends, and shopping!

Kerrington and her neighbor friend, Mary. She came over for a little while before her mommy got home. Mary is 8 months old, I can tell they will be great friends!

We let Kerrington have a bubble bath! She was out of her tub and really had a good time sitting up! I had to pay extra attention to her though!

She looks like a little girl in this outfit doesnt she?!

Learning to play the piano....we're starting early!

Shopping like a big girl...if you didn't recognize, we're at Target, of course!

Just wanted to post some of what we've been doing lately! Kerrington has been such a smiley baby...it's great! I LOVE to see her smiles...just can't get enough of them! She's sitting up

now...just another sign that she's growing up!

Pumpkin Patch

On Saturday we went to a pumpkin patch at a local park in Savannah. I thought it would be a fun opportunity for Kerrington since it's her first fall! It really wasn't all it was cracked up to be. It was basically a bunch of picked pumpkins, some bails of hay, and some mums. There were some games for older kids to play, but that was it. We stayed long enough to take some pictures, then decided to head out! Next weekend there is a Family Farm Day that we're going to go to. I'm really looking forward to that!
Kerrington was asleep on the way up to the patch, she was surprised when we woke her up!

Smiling with mommy!

And with daddy!

Posing for some pictures!