Last week I was finally able to get all of Skye's hair into one pony tail. It was cute, but it made her look so different. Not only that, but it didn't last to long before her little fly aways flew away.

Doesn't she have the sweetest face. On another note, my other baby, Brandon, did some exciting things this last week too. Did you ever wonder what would happen if you got hit with a Twizzler? Well, Brandon and Dustin were very curious. And it was not a pretty picture. Guess what? This is what happens. The top is what it looked like right after Brandon hit Dustin. Below was the next morning.
So, if you are ever wondering what would happen, STOP. Don't try it. It will hurt.

Well, Skye just turned eight months on the 28th. I tried a million times to get a good picture, but she would only smile when her little music mirror played. I still could not get a good picture because she kept tilting her head to the side. She is soo silly.

But finally I got a picture of her face. No smile, but I will take what I can get.

She started scooting across the floor about two weeks ago. It is so fun to watch. She does an army crawl and grunts with every stride. I have to be very careful now, if I turn my head for even a second she can end up across the room wrapped up in cords or trying to put her little fingers in the fan. So my eyes are like glue, stuck to her every move, and if for some reason I have to leave the room, the little cutie comes with me. I just don't trust her.

Not only did Skye turn eight months, Koko got her hair cut that day. She was looking so scraggly. I took a picture and you can hardly see where her face is.

The groomer did a wonderful job. Koko looks like a scottie again. Besides it is getting to hot for her to be running around with all that fur.

Rewind

Skye was seven months on the 28 of March and she seems to be keeping our hands full

All in all she is always doing something that just makes us laugh and were so grateful to have her.

Here she is in the morning. She looks so much like her father. They both seem to get visits from "Ralph" the night hair dresser.

WOW! They grow sooo fast. She is learning to stand all by herself. Although she can't get up by herself, if you put her against something she does a pretty good job of staying there.

In the middle of the month we were finally able to go to the zoo with one grandparent. Here she is getting ready for some fun times. Her bangs were getting to long so I fixed up her hair and then "snip snip" I trimmed her bangs. Don't they look good?

At the zoo we saw lot's of animals. Grandma especially liked all the bright colores and baby Skye preferred to look at all the people. I guess she is still a little too young to notice that there are animals inside of those big cages. Meanwhile, Grandma did her best to entertain our little rugrat. Next time we'll try to get the other grandparents to join us.

So, the baby and I have started walking in the mornings. We put on our workout clothes and out the door we go. We take Koko with us too, which makes it quite an adventure. It was a lot of fun while it lasted. I'll have to gather up some energy and start doing it again. Three days of walking did absolutly nothing for my figure.

Well, the last thing that happened this month was that me and Skye went to the park with a few women from church. They all take their kids and have a play date. It was fun, but the baby is starting to move alot more and she wanted to stand. So when we got home her socks went from white to black. We had to do something about it.
I took her to Target and found a cute pair, but they did not have anything in her size. I looked at Wal-Mart and had the same problem and then a light bulb went on. Maybe I should go to Payless since they specialize in shoes. How smart right?

Check out the cute shoes. They had a sale so I had to buy two pairs.

These have got to be the cutest little sandals.

Skye also digs the shoes. You can see in the smile on her face.

Happy Birthday to Grandma Howard!

Tha baby was so excited to hear that it was your birthday. Can you tell. Haha. Happy birthday, we love you and hope you your day went great.

Happy Birthday Mary

On the 15th of March Dustin invited all of Marybeth's family and friends to the zoo. It was all that she wanted. She was soo excited, not to have her friends and family there, but to see the animals. At every exhibit she was the first in line to see. When we got to the camel rides she begged for someone to go with her. And at the petting zoo you better believe she was the first to go in and see the pets. She is such a big kid and that is why we love her.

All in all we had a wonderful time and hope to go more often. Next time we will try to get the rest of the family out there.

Easter

Easter was early this year and it really surprised us. Grandma and Grandpa Maurer were able to help out with the baby so that both of us could go to work. Luckily we were the first ones there and we were able to leave first. So after work we drove out to Mark and Debbie's. Oh, dinner was fantastic. There was ham, fruit jello, homemade potatos, potato skins, coleslaw, and much more.

So we tried to get a good easter picture of the baby, but lets face it we're no photographer. Well, this is the best picture and it's actually the only one of her smiling. She kept grabbing the grass and trying to eat it. In every other picture she kept giving us a sour face.

This post is dedicated to our mothers.

I don't know what we would do without these wonderful women in our lives. They have been nothing but support especially since we had the baby. Both were there for the delivery and both play a huge role in our lives today.

Liz has called and bothered her mom all day everyday since the delivery. She either tells her mom about the baby or asks for her advice. It's nice to get an opinion from a mom who already raised twelve children. She has been such a big help and we are thankful to have her in our lives.

Brandon's mom has also been a big help. She created a beautiful nursery for our baby which we love and she is always around when we need her.

We love the both you and are appreciative of all that you do.

It's my first time

Okay, our brother Justin has been telling us to get a blog for a while now. Well J this is for you. We recently had our first child. What an experience! She is the most beautiful little girl in the world. She has brought so much light into our lives. We use to get excited about going out and now the smallest things can make us go crazy. For instance, when she found her feet. How cute it was that she had her toes jammed in her mouth.

Or when her aunt watched her and sent her home in pigtails. How adorable!
We are mostly happy that our little one has soo much family and friends who care for and love as much as we do.

Uncle Philip

Grandma and Grandpa Maurer

Daddy, Mommy, and Grandpa Maxson
Auntie Molly
Auntie Marybeth


She is now almost seven months. Wow! Time goes by so fast. She spends most of the day rolling around on the floor and soon she will be crawling. She is just too much fun.