Miss Smiles-a-lot

First of all, aren't these shoes so cute? I wanted to take a picture of them, and I love how her ankles are crossed!

So cute after church on Sunday

She's working on trying to crawl....

Bonnie and Dad watching football Sunday afternoon

8 Months Old!

Well, not quite, but she will be 8 months old this Thursday. Hard to believe, I know! Here is a sweet fall picture I made this morning after church. We are so blessed with our sweet, happy girl!

Bloomington!

We went to Bloomington last weekend to visit Emily and Bettis. We had such a great time. Every time we get to be with the Bettises it's just so much fun. We always look forward to it so much, but then it goes by too fast. But, we sure did have fun while we were there, and we got to see a Big Ten football gameday atmosphere.



Dad and Bonnie at the tailgate. Go Hoosiers!

Emily is tickling Bonnie at lunch...she loves it!

Emily, Courtney, and Bonnie. Courtney is expecting a little girl in January. She has on a really cute shirt that says, "Hoosier Mama?"

Tailgating! Yay!

Mrs. Nancy and Bonnie

Dad and Bonnie taking a stroll around the stadium

As you may have noticed, I have added a blog to my Favorites list. As most of you know, my "aunt clock" has been ticking for awhile now, since my brother has been married for 8 years. But, I am thrilled to say that my brother and sister-in-law are adopting a child! They tell me not to get too excited yet because it might take awile. But I just can't help it-I am beside myself with joy because they are going to be the most amazing parents. Lucy is going to be one lucky girl, and I am going to be one proud aunt. So, if you want to follow along on their adventure, check in with them via their blog. And, please keep Lucy, Dexter, and Melanie in your prayers. We just can't wait to get her here: safe and sound and showered with love by our family!

She's Bee-autiful!

Trial run of Bonnie's Halloween Costume. It's so cute-it even has a little stinger on the back!

I want to eat her up all of the time, but the bee costume is irresistable!

My parents came in town this past weekend, and it was so much fun, as always. Here's a shot Mom took of Bonnie playing in her bed while Mom and I packed up all of her too-small clothes and baby gear. Wow! I can't believe she's outgrown so much so fast!

This is what I found when I heard her wake up from her nap.

Bonnie is wearing the Smokey hat at Cracker Barrell. Mom and Dad taught her how to wave and say hi. She's still working on it!

Mom, Dad, and Bonnie before Bonnie's first UT game in Morristown.

Bonnie loves, loves, loves her Grandma. And, I'm pretty sure the feeling's mutual!

Another photo from Labor Day. She raspberried the whole weekend! She's pretty much over that now, but still does it on occasion. Thank goodness she doesn't do it very much while she's eating anymore!

She's eating puffs at Cracker Barrell. I think she looks like Brandon in this picture!

Some Tom Joy friends met last night for pizza. Bonnie's got that Joy, Joy, Joy down in her heart. She's under Joy's spell of love in this picture! Bonnie adores Joy, but that makes sense. Her Mom adores Joy as well!

Fun Weekend

We had so much fun this weekend hanging out with our friends and family. Bonnie loved having her friends over to watch the UT game on Saturday!

Bonnie woke up early on Saturday to play!

She had some quality time with Dad and Susie.

Her boyfriend Samuel came over to watch the game with her. Isn't he absolutely adorable? Bonnie sure thinks so.

Bonnie "jumped" on the Vols. Everyone else cheered them on, but Bonnie contributed by jumping!

Bonnie always loves to see and play with her GiGi!

How much did Bonnie love Jim and Grace? So much!

And, of course, she loved getting in some play time with Aunt Erin.

Bonnie and Samuel's first photo together. Sallie and I also tagged along on their lunch date today.

Bonnie and Mom played on Sunday while Dad went to the Titan's game. We had a fun time taking a walk and going to lunch with Sallie and Samuel. We had so much fun, in fact, that she hasn't taken a nap today, and was in bed by 6:30.

She loves playing with her toys on her playmat. It's her new favorite activity. She's really studying them in this picture!

Around the House

I've tried to get a few pictures of Bonnie just hanging out this week, but the problem is that she will not hold still! She just likes to bounce, roll, and laugh too much to take a picture. So, sorry some of them are a little blurry!
First biter biscuit-success!

Bonnie and her pal Susie just waiting for Mom to give them some food!

She has two teeth, but I couldn't get a good picture. It's a good picture of a smile, though!

Hanging out with Dad, Susie, and Violet-her talking dog!

Bath time! It is so nice not to have to drag out her infant tub now that she can sit up so well.

She loves playing with her rubber duckie. Sorry about another blurry one!

Sitting Pretty

Our big girl is sitting up unassisted! Hooray! Here are some photos I've snapped the last couple of days.