she could be a part-time model

Rory was posing so nicely for Papa

playing catch up

Sorry if anyone has been waiting on pins and needles since christmas to see a new blog about this spectacular baby...she has lazy parents. But really we've just been worn ragged by this busy little baby...blah blah blah...I know you all just really want pictures.
In January she toured South Jersey and met her Papa's family.




When we got back she began practicing her dance moves in the hopper:


The bottom 2 teeth finally burst thru & some memorable baths were had:




She is currently attempting to crawl (on tip toes). Yesterday was a particularly lovely day so she put on her cute little spring dress and posed for a few pics:





So now we're all caught up and will try to keep on top of things!

Rory Baby's 1st Christmas!!!

Rory must have been really good this past 6 months because Santa was soooo good to her! We spent lots of time with our family in Houston and got lots of goodies. Now we're getting ready for our upcoming visit to Mom-Mom's in New Jersey!
Here we are at Uncle Mark's house where we had a little early Christmas. She really enjoyed the paper and bows...




And Gummy even hooked her up with a snow suit for the Jersey trip.

Here she is on Christmas morning at Mimi's house. She thoroughly checked out all her loot, read a little Frosty the Snowman, played with her LeapPad, and then passed out like a trooper.






She got more gifts today from Granddad. Then she test drove her new bath tub, with ample splash space...thanks Aunt Kathy!






Hope everybody had a Merry Christmas! See you all in the New Year!

Santa's Little Helper

Rory made a total elf of herself!
http://www.elfyourself.com/?id=1397355981
She is SO ready for her first Christmas!

Getting Ready for Christmas

Rory is trying to get ready for her appearance on the holiday cards this year. She's really psyched about her first Christmas!






She's still working on her signature pose, but just wanted to show some of the practice shots. Shoot me an email with your mailing address if you want us to send you the Photo Card; I'm ordering them tomorrow!

Turkey Day

Rory has definately given us a lot to be thankful for in the few months since she arrived. We enjoyed our new family's first Thanksgiving together at home and took a few pictures of our little sweet potato helping us celebrate...she even had special jammies just for the occasion (thanks Mimi!)







We had a few drinks and Rory got a little sloppy. She still has a lot to learn.





Finally she'd had enough and fell asleep while Papa burped her.



We hope everyone else had a very happy Thanksgiving. We missed you all but will see you soon for the Christmas holiday. Let the countdown begin!

Mad Skills

Rory has recently become very interested in her toys this week. In addition, she has also begun to really enjoy her tummy time and sitting up like a big girl in her bumbo chair. She's also becoming more and more interested in solid foods...



but we thought some baby rice cereal was more on her level.
The verdict: not so much!
We'll give it another try in a week or 2.



She stayed up late and showed us her party skills on saturday. She danced the night away!



She had a reall busy week!