vivi boo!

    Our sweet Vivian is five months old today!  We have lots of nicknames for this cutie.  I like to call her Vivi Boo, Viv, or Vivs.  Paul calls her Vivster or Vivinator.  Emma Jane calls her all of the above!  Vivian now weighs 16 pounds and is growing stronger everyday.  She is a very happy, easy-going baby and smiles all the time.  Vivi loves to chew on her hands and hold soft blankies.  She really likes it when we sing to her and she definitley likes to hear her own voice.  We love to hear her happily cooing and squealing.  She is still working on sitting up and rolling over, but she's getting better with practice.  She's  finally getting the hang of eating from a spoon and REALLY likes bananas.  One of her favorite things to do is watch her big sister do ANYTHING.  Vivi's face lights up as soon as Emma Jane enters a room or gives her any attention.  We are crazy about our little Vivi Boo and can't imagine what life was like without her. 

old stompin' grounds

   We spent our first two days of Spring Break at one of our old stompin' grounds...the Riverwalk.  I used to take Emma Jane there every other day when we first moved to Columbia.  It was only a 5 minute drive and a great place to take a 6-12 month old for stroller walks.  The park is further away from where we live now, but it's worth the drive when the weather is nice.  I took the girls by myself on Monday and then we had lunch with the Sadlers there the next day.  Paul was even able to join us.  It was fun to have Vivi sitting in the same stroller that Emma Jane spent so much time in during our many walks at the Riverwalk.  Before we know it, Vivi will be out of that stroller too and running behind her big sis!


Emma Jane & Walker at Riverwalk in 2009.

Riverwalk with TWO girls in 2011!

Lunchin' with the Sadlers.

 

barefoot in the grass

     We enjoyed yesterday's beautiful weather by spending some time at Riverfront Park.  Paul took Emma Jane on a bike ride while I sat with a sleeping Vivi.  We spotted a "wizard" and lots of turtles sunning themselves by the river.  Emma Jane took her shoes off and ran barefoot in the grass.  She even picked some flowers for me.  Vivi slept soundly and missed most of the fun, but Emma Jane told her all about it on the way home!

little helper

Yesterday Emma Jane "helped" her daddy replace old splintered boards on the playset in the backyard.  She thinks she is quite the expert with the hammer and drill.  Although that may not be true, the girl IS pretty good at climbing up ladders!