Being Silly

Mary loves to wear her hat and if Mike is wearing his then she definitly wants to wear it.

Mary's Great Aunt Connie gave her this pack n' play for her dolls but as you can see Mary likes to play in it herself.

I was trying to video Mary putting the pieces of her animal puzzle in the right spots but as you can see she did not follow my instructions.

Pool Fun

Mary's friend Ethan and his parents invited us over for a swim party. The kids had so much fun. The best part of the pool was that it had a little fountain that the kids enjoyed the most. They only sat in the pool water for a minute since they were so enthralled with the mini geyser.

Mary and Ethan ate dinner in their diapers-too cute!

Messy Eater

Mary hasn't really been interested in feeding herself with a spoon or fork until recently so we had a little tutorial on the spoon yesterday. Check out the results!

Fun in the Sun

We just got back from our vacation in Destin. Mary loved the sand and the surf but mostly she loved the time spent with Nana, Grandpa, Aunt Katie and Anthony!! Mike and I are still recovering from the trip. It is no vacation running after a 15th month old. Enjoy the pics. All the pictures are on the right side under Destin Vacation.

The Hyle family all together.

Safety First!

Mary had fun on the bikes too. She liked to tickle my mom's back as they rode.

Mary and I lounging in the pool.

Mary loved playing with her toys on the edge of the pool.

By the end of our few hours at the beach, Mary had sand in every nook and cranny.

Crashing in the waves with Daddy.

A close up of her reaction to the waves. She was loving it!

All stretched out!

Having fun in the waves.

Dancing in the Resort's Baytowne.

Milk Face

Mary got ahold of her cup of milk. I think the pictures speak for themselves.

Dressing Up

Mike cleaned out and reorganized the hall closet and in the process Mary got to play dress up! 

Wisconsin Visitors

I know, it has been too long. The past month I have been working full time since my job share partner is on maternity leave and once I get home I spend as much time with Mary and then I crash. Mary is going to 15 months on the 7th. She is babbling all the time and her new words are "all go" when her snack is all gone or the food on her tray is all gone. Her great Aunt Connie taught her to say "later" which she says with her queen like wave. She likes playing in the neighbor's sprinkler so we bought her one. Mary will put her toes in the sand next week as the Hyle family ventures down to Destin, FL. Enjoy some pics. Mike's parents and his aunt were in town last week and we had a great time together!

Mary is trying on her new slippers from a box of hand-me-downs.

Mary is trying on great Aunt Connie's robe. Please disregard my pale leg in the background.

Rice and Mary being silly.

Our visitors, Yo-Yo, Rice and Great Aunt Connie.