Six months!

Violet is six months old today! While it seems to have gone by quickly, our childless lives seem an eternity ago.

Violet brings more and more joy to our lives each day. I never new how all-consuming love could be!

Violet has been eating (and LOVING) baby cereal for a month now, and within the last couple weeks we have added bananas and olive oil to her diet (she's got to put some weight on somehow!). She enjoys chewing on anything she can get her hands on, drinking from a cup, babbling VERY coherently, giggling, nursing pretty much constantly, "helping" mom feed herself cereal, sitting in her new Bumbo (best invention EVER), listening to "Popcorn Popping on the Apricot Tree," and looking at books and magazines. She is still sleeping magnificently at night and is now regularly sleeping 2-3 naps during the day (as long as mom is holding her, of course).

Violet, we are so glad to have you in our family! We love you!

Three Years!

Today we celebrated our 3rd anniversary. The time has flown by and yet brought so many changes to our lives: graduation, a move to California, new careers, a new house, two dogs (and countless other livestock), and, of course, our beautiful baby girl.

I have to say that I couldn't have gotten luckier when it comes to marriage. Michael is absolutely wonderful in every way and I couldn't be happier! He is an amazing husband, a hard worker, and the best dad EVER (and an amazing fisherman, as evidenced by the photo below, courtesy of Becky):

We celebrated by eating delicious Indian food al fresco at my parents' house while Grandma Linda watched the little one.

Michael, here's to another three years, and another three years after that, and another three years after that, and another...