Peep Eye

We played peep eye and while like this. Hope loves to play.

Fun day at the beach with Mommy and Daddy.

Beauty Queen Pose

Hope is practicing for the swimsuit portion of the pageant! I think she is too cute in this suit.

China dress

Our friends went to China this month and brought back gifts for Hope. This dress was one of the gifts. She posed by the couch and said "pees" (cheese). Always the little diva!

Caleb

Caleb is one of Hope's favorite people. He and his mom were at her surgery with us for support. His family came by the next day to check on her and here are some shots of them playing. You may get a glimpse of how red Hope's eyes were. It was a little tough to see her little eyes so red. She was a trooper. She didn't sleep well but we think that was because of cutting a tooth.

Daddy's chair

Sorry I haven't posted lately. We had a lot of interrupted sleep last week, so blogging was not on the top of the list. Hope has discovered that Daddy's chair is comfortable. Here are some pictures of her relaxing and having snack. Yes, she owns the place!

Cool Baby

As I posted before, Hope loved the beach when we went on July 4th. Here she is in her Cool Baby shades. She leaves them on about 30 seconds max. I tell her she is a Cool Baby and she tries to put them back on. We are going to try to make it to the beach more since she loves it so much (Mama does too!).

Here is Hope playing a piano that my parents got for me when I was little. We had such fun playing and dancing to our music. This kid loves music of any kind! The pink horse in the top corner was also mine as a little girl. It is cool to see Hope playing with my things.

Is it a table or is it a chair?

Hope has a new play table, but she take the top off and uses it as a chair. Today she had it rocking like a rocking chair. She is so fun.

Happy 4th of July!

Scott took his girls to the beach today and we had so much fun. Of course I forgot to take my camera. I'll have to get the pics from my friend, Robin. We did put on our USA shirts after we got home and had a great evening. Hope loves riding in her wagon and Barkley loves going along for the walk. Right now we are sitting in our living room (9:00 pm) listening to the folks all around us shooting off fireworks. These aren't little fireworks, the are the big ones that sound like cannons. Hopefully, it won't be all night and Hope will sleep through it.

That nap was rough!

Sweet Sophie

Sophie came to play with us yesterday. She is a good buddy for Hope.

All American Girl

This season to celebrate America's birthday is extra special because we have our sweet Hope. I am thankful for being an American citizen and my daughter. I have been dressing her in red, whte and blue the past 2 days and have another outfit planned for tomorrow (the 4th). By the way, I am having fun with the pig tails! Yes, Hope is still wearing the patch and is scheduled for surgery on both eyes next Friday, July 11th. We are hoping this will correct the turning out. Please pray that all goes well with this. I do not like the idea of her being put to sleep. I am learning what I have heard other parents say about them wishing it was them rather than their children.

Look A-likes??

I have been told by many that Hope and I favor. Well...what do you think?

Boo Boo Bear

Hope has learning how to use her Boo Boo Bear except she doesn't put it on the actual boo boo.

Having Pirate Fun!

Hope is still wearing her patch, so I decided to have some fun. ARRGH!