Some Pictures

Amelia practicing her goat feeding skills. She really practices hard because she wants to be the best so Dad will trust her to feed his goat, Earnest.

We had so much fun having Uncle Joe come down for the weekend. Amelia loved having him around and loved to snuggle, play with and watch him. It was funny trying to feed her when he was around because she would just stare at him. She would open her mouth for more food, but she'd forget to chew or swallow because in between bites she was just watching him in a total trance. It's been so rewarding and fun to see how much she adores her Grandma and Grandpa Checketts and Uncle Joe. I love living close to some of our family - it is so special.

I put pigtails in her hair last week for the first time and I think she felt pretty cute :) Although if she's not distracted, she'll pull them out - which as you can imagine, leaves a not-so-adorable pair of horns.

A couple of months ago, I saw a tutorial for these cute wall hangings and I decided I wanted to make them too. I love having bright, homemade "artwork" hanging over her crib. Yeah! I finally did something crafty that turned out!

I also recently made Amelia this purse, since she has a love of purses, bows, necklaces and all things girly. The other day she saw my purse on the ground and walked over and put the strap on her shoulder and tried to walk around with it. It was so cute and was another reminder of how much she is watching and absorbing everything we do! So, on Friday I decided to make her a purse of her own that she could actually carry without falling over. I used an old apron for the material (mom, it's the one you gave me in my Valentine's day package a few years ago...) and found an iron-on cupcake to finish it off. She loves it and if you tell her to get her purse and shopping cart she will grab them both and walk around looking very important :)