go, go, go!

This has been the theme of our summer so far. We're taking pictures along the way, but we just don't find a lot of time to post them! In the meantime, Elaina is sitting up like a champ; eating fruits and veggies; saying ma ma (although she has no idea who that is); sleeping on her belly; and almost 8 months old!

Seven months old:

Happy Father's Day: Fun with Gramma and Grampa Rust: Acting silly: Ma Ma:

Baby Dedication

We've had a couple of busy weekends recently. Last weekend was Elaina's dedication at church. My family (minus Jordan- busy with the NBA finals in Orlando) joined us for the celebration. Two other couples from our small group dedicated their daughters as well. We really enjoyed sharing this experience with them. The following is a picture of our small group (minus one).Elaina had a lot of fun playing with her cousins throughout the weekend. They only hurt each other a couple of times. Addison had just accidentally hit Elaina in the face in the following image. (Notice their outfits all match? Thanks, Grammy!)
Matt's family is visiting this weekend on their way to Charleston, SC to celebrate their 30th wedding anniversary, and we're (of course!) celebrating Father's Day today. More updates (and pictures) to come.

Fun in the Sun

Elaina (and I) took a dip in her swimming pool for the first time this weekend. I think the water was a little cooler than she liked, but she seemed to enjoy the splashing and the floating pink ducky. I'm pretty sure that one of the primary reasons for getting her a pool was so that I had an excuse to sit in a kiddie pool on my deck. It's amazing what you can get away with once you have kids.