Christmas photos

Sneak peek of our photos....more to come later!

9 month pics

Our new favorite pic! ;-)

At the pumpkin patch....if you can call it that. It was a field with a bunch of dried out picked pumpkins surrounded by palm trees. LOL! They had a petting zoo, hay rides, carnival rides, corn maze, etc. It was fun, but the pumpkins were pitiful! LOL!

It was unusually cold and windy (60's or so) when we stopped at a local road side stand with lots of pumpkins...just to take photos. She was shivering and soooo cold. We laughed and told her she didn't know what cold was just yet!

Hey All- Sorry we have been SOOOOO bad about posting photos. She is growing up so fast and time just seems to slip away! We are enjoying Arizona and starting to feel comfortable here. Javin is enjoying the challenges his new job brings and I am thankful for the time I have to spend with Leila while I continue to look for that perfect RN job. We will be here in AZ for Thanksgiving and home to Vancouver, WA for Christmas! We can't wait to see those of you living in the Northwest! Thanks for all your love, support, and prayer over the past few months as we have transitioned and made this big move!

Also, we are having Leila's 1st Birthday party here in AZ on January 30th if any of you think you could make it! You're all welcome!

These photos are from the past month. Some were taken in Washington and some in Arizona. And in case you can't tell what her costume is......she was a fish for Halloween and didn't seem to mind her costume a bit!

Things she does these days:
-stand up and walks along furniture

-dances to music everywhere, including the mall and grocery store! So funny!

-says "ma ma"

-eats just about everything we eat (even though she only has one little tooth)
-sleeps from 9pm-8am!!!!!!
-LOVES the swimming pool and water
-laughs when we laugh, a totally fake laugh!

-clip-clops with her tongue like a horse

-claps

-gives high five's
-waves hi and bye

4th oh July

This one cracks me up! LOL! We both look a little strange....like mother like daughter.

Great Grandma Griff

Cute famly photo!

Visit with Madison!

Our 3 year old niece came to stay with me in late June...these are some photos from her visit. We miss her sooooo sooooo much and it was so fun having her with us in Portland. LOVE you Madi! Leila was 5 months here.

6 months old

13 pounds 14 ounces, 26 1/2 inches long

The things she's doing these days:
-Eating bananas, sweet potatoes, carrots, peas (with great dissatisfaction), and pears
-Army crawling all over the place....she's quick too!
-Waving "hi" and "bye", usually with her wave turned in towards her own face! So funny!
-Jumping and playing in her exersaucer toy
-Sleeping through the night most nights, with an occasional 4am snack
-Giggling lots, especially when you play "peek-a-boo" with her
-She loves the cell phone, especially when talking to her daddy in AZ and when watching videos he sends
-Sitting up with someone nearby to catch her when she starts leaning like the Tower of Pisa
-Giving lots of wet and slobbery kisses! She puts her hands on either side of your face and then comes at you, mouth open wide, for a "kiss!" It's pretty hysterical!

Leila is really becoming her own little person. She has a very strong willed personality already! She's opinionated and not afraid to tell you about it.....hmmmm....who does this remind us of?! She's sweet and cuddly and will fall asleep in your arms. She's determined and patient all at the same time. We just feel so blessed to be her parents; to teach her and learn from her at the same time!

The past month and a half have been pretty crazy for us as a family. Javin has moved into a new apartment in Arizona. We rented our home in Portland. Leila and I are living between family members and flying back and forth to see Javin and for me to work here in Portland. It's crazy! We have an amazing family who has helped us sooooooo much. Without them, we would never have been able to make this move. Thank you!!!!

We love you Leila! You're so darn cute! ;-)

Madison and Leila

We recently had our God-daughter, Madison here for the week. I LOVED having her here and I am already missing her terribly! We had these photos taken of the girls.
Madi is 3 and Leila is 5 1/2 months.

Bedtime hair-do!

Look at her stylish mohawk and how she loves to eat her feet before bed! Crazy kid!

Rice Cereal

These are some funny photos of her eating rice cereal. You can tell she's not sure if she wants to like it or hate it! She is 5 months old here.

Javin's Birthday

Javin turned 27 on June 29! We threw together a quick pizza dinner just a day before he left for Arizona! Man, we're getting old! ;-)

Grandma Adrian

Cousins Karissa and Kyler and Grandma Debbie

The cutest nieces ever!
Yummy cupcakes. Thanks Kim!

Nahalem Bay

The very following weekend, we went camping again! This time, we went to Nahalem Bay with our monthly dinner group and all the kids! It was also Father's day....hence the shirt she is wearing. Hope we can make this an annual thing. So much fun!