Arianna's new trick

Not only is Arianna able to crawl, she pulls herself up on ALL the furniture. She's received a few bumps and bruises but that doesn't seem to stop her. Her other favorite pastime is chasing the cats. They can still get away, but she laughs the entire time. Here is Arianna closely looking at Chloe...

Here is Arianna getting Chloe's tail...

And here is Chloe taking refuge on the kitchen table with Arianna in hot pursuit. This goes on ALL day...

and yes, those are pink ruffles on her buns, you can't get cuter than that. Hope you're all doing well and pray for our cats!!! :)

Jason's Big Day

So, the other day, Jason was able to go to the MIS NASCAR Race. It was a really fun day to spend with some buddies of his, unfortunately, the race was cancelled due to rain. So, they never actually got to see a race, but still a fun day.

Basic news..

So, we're getting new carpet!! Some of you may be wondering why we are getting new carpet seeing as we just built our house 2 years ago. Well, it seems as though our current carpet is defective and is fraying. We have little puff spots all over. So, it's a blessing that we're getting new carpet (free of charge) but also a huge hassle that we have to move everything!!! I have no idea where we're going to put all of our stuff while they install new carpet, but I'm sure it will work out. Pray as we start getting ready to do that. I promise that I'll post new pictures soon. Hope you're all doing well!

PTL!!!

Arianna is FINALLY eating again! She took a bottle on Wednesday for the first time since Saturday! I never thought I could be so happy to see my child drink from a bottle! We've had a rough couple of days with trying to force feed but that all seems to be done with for now. The top two teeth haven't broken through yet, but they are almost there. Thanks for all the words of advice and encouragement!!!!

CRAWLING!!

So, Arianna is able to crawl. It's sad, really. I never realized how much stuff we have on the floor that wouldn't be good for her to play with. She loves trying to "get" the TV or steal the remote from daddy. She is something else. She also getting her top two teeth and had decided that eating is too painful. So, off to the doctor we went this morning because I was afraid she was dehydrated. She was and we had to force some food down her. Let me tell you...that was not fun. Other than that, she's still happy and healthy. It is amazing how fast they grow. We're still loving summer and enjoying every minute of her.

A day in the life...

So, because it's UNBELIEVABLY hot outside, we've been doing a lot indoors. Seriously, it's unreal outside. Arianna is doing well. We had to go and buy her a bigger car seat today. Very sad. She technically could still fit in her infant one, but I had a coupon for the bigger one so we figured why not. It's really sad to see her getting so big, but at the same time I am so happy to have a healthy happy baby girl. She's getting HUGE! The last few days, she's been a little under the weather with a low temp and lots of neediness. I think it's teeth, but who really knows. Hope everyone is doing well and we love hearing from everyone. Remember to keep us updated on how you're all doing. Enjoy the heat! Oh, if anyone is interested, our family pictures came back. They are posted at tinavinkportraits.smugmug.com Let me know what one you like!