Nana and Poppy Visit

Of which I have no pictures. Because I can never seem to remember to bring it out anymore. Poppy (Kent - my stepfather) did try his hardest to get pictures of Amelia smiling, but every time he broke out the camera she would stop smiling, so he would put it away and then she'd break into smiles again. There was lots of playing with Amelia, snuggling when she would slow down enough for it, and laughing. Amelia also showed them her books. She doesn't really want you to read them to her, she wants to flip through them and make up her own story.

Amelia got to go to the swings and has figured out how to put her arms out in front of her and her legs behind her so she looks like she's flying. The giggle that comes out of her mouth when she's in the swings is the greatest noise in the world.

We also had dinner at my aunt's house with all the extended family. It was fun, especially because Amelia has a "cousin" about 7 months older than her. They were very wary of each other in the beginning, but warmed up as the night went on. This will also go down as the first night Amelia had a good chunk of birthday cake. Between the 12 people there, 5 had birthday days in the last month. Thankfully Amelia didn't end up getting too wound up from all the sugar and slept well that night.

The last night my parents were here we had friends over for dinner so everyone could watch the Amelia show. While she can play shy, she loves being the center of attention. That evening she showed us how she makes her hands "twinkle" when you sing Twinkle Little Star, and how she can stack blocks. She set her new personal best with a tower of blocks 5 high with no adult interference. And in a move that pleased her Godfather, and will please her Grandfather, she began to show interest in her tennis ball and figuring out how it bounces.

It was a great visit, including a surprise call from my brother in the Air Force while we were out shopping, but unfortunately we don't know when the next one will be. Things are getting complicated around here (more on that later) (but it doesn't involve Amelia getting a sibling so don't get any ideas) so we're not sure when we're going to be in CA or they're going to come out here. So I'll try and get better about the photos, but I can't guarantee anything. She's quick and is usually more interested in playing with the camera than posing.