Visiting "Home Home" Part I

The past 2 weeks Campbell and I went "home home" to Alabama. The time flew by...so quickly that the night before we were supposed to fly back to WA, I changed our flight and we stayed home an extra week! It was so much fun and so nice to spend time with family and friends, go to our church, eat home cooked meals (gain 5 pounds), and see my sweet, precious Maggie!!!

Campbell and I took a red eye home, and she did SUPER. She slept the entire flight, and mommy did not sleep one wink!!! We got into ATL at 6:30 CT where Ticer and JJ greeted us! They were so glad to see us (Campbell). We surprised Nana, Mammy and Paw Paw. They had NO CLUE we were coming home, and they were all beyond thrilled! From the moment we stepped out of the car until the time we flew back to WA we were constantly on the go. Here is the 1st week in pics. We did so much, and there was so much I wanted to include that I will break it into 2 posts!

We went to the Museum Grand Opening:

Campbell ate her 1st rib bone We went to the Event Center in downtown Opelika. It is the old Coca Cola Bottling Company, and Mammy retired from there. Campbell rode a pony for the 1st time We ate LOTS of watermelon! She played in the water at the fountain downtown waiting on Adam Hood, Brad Cotter and Dallas Dorsey to sing. Campbell had her 1st frozen banana, thanks to big daddy, and she made a MESS! Spent lots of time with Ca Ca and Trey LOVED and tortured Mags!!! Our sweet, precious, beautiful Raleigh was dedicated to our Lord Campbell cut the grass with Big Daddy and loved it She attended our "Bachelorette/Chick Fil A" party at Mammy's She and Jackson loved and shared NyNene We spent time with cousin Jackson and cousin Landon too. We went to Summer Swing and played with Raleigh and they both ate! We visited Dr. Smalley and Mrs. Jackie for Campbell's 9 month checkup Tatty came to visit us and we were so HAPPY to see her We went swimming with Raleigh, Aunt Aggie, Sissy and JJ

Campbell destroyed JJ's flowers Nanny and Maw-Maw came to visit We had a GREAT 1st week at "home home!" Stay tuned for week 2!!!

ALL STAR BREAK...

in pictures!
We went to the aquarium...



and the zoo!

Campbell rode her 1st carousel!

We went to Campbell's 1st circus where she ate her 1st caramel apple...and met a clown!!!
(Thanks to my sweet friend Sarah Feierabend for the picture. My camera died!)
We did some swimming and spent LOTS of time together as a family!!! It was great to relax and be a "normal" family for 3 days!!! Now back to baseball! Keep us in your prayers over the next 2 months!!!

FUN SUNNY DAYS

We have been enjoying beautiful, sunny, WARM Washington weather for the past week, and boy has it been great! We have spent LOTS of time at the pool. Campbell LOVES to be outside and LOVES the water even more! She has not been in the water since Spring Training, so it has been neat to watch how much different she is now! She is so much more alert and wants to do so many things. Our apartment complex has an infinity pool, so Campbell literally crawls into the water. She enjoys kicking her feet, like a little fish, and she blew bubbles with her daddy for the 1st time today!!! All Star Break begins after tomorrow's game. I sure hope this warm, sunny weather sticks around!!!
Going for the dirt...she loves it!!!

Walking into the pool with Daddy!
Learning to blow bubbles!
After the 1st day at the pool I put her in her walker to watch Einstein so I could take a shower. I got out and found this:
Isn't that pitiful? It broke my heart! Needless to say, now Campbell gets in her bed before mommy gets in the shower!!!

9 MONTHS

Our little monkey is 9 months old! She is getting to be such a big girl. Here are some of our updates for this month:

• She has become quite the mommy's girl! Anytime I leave a room, she is right behind me. Mommy is the only one she will let put her to bed. (We tried to break this habit last home stand while daddy was home, but it broke mommy's heart!)
• She is eating anything and everything! She LOVES sugar, just like her mommy! A few things she has tasted for the 1st time this month are catfish fingers, spaghetti, cotton candy, saltine and ritz crackers, animal crackers, brownies, ice cream, grapes, blueberries and everything else her mommy eats! Her appetite is amazing to say the least! She eats 4-5 jars of baby food and 3-4 4oz bottles a day.
• She likes to feed herself with her spoon, but the food doesn't always end up in her mouth!
• She is crawling EVERYWHERE!!!! She is so fast. I am getting plenty of exercise these days.
• Our monkey is pulling up on EVERYTHING. Once she gets up she walks down the sofa or from the end table to the sofa.
• She loves to walk with us. She is really good holding 2 hands and getting more steady holding one everyday! She even walks with her push toys by herself.
• She LOVES to talk (I don't know where she gets that from)! She says uh-oh, da-da, bye-bye, momma (only a few times), and the rest is chinese blabber. She loves to hear herself! Her JJ says she is going to have her name on the board everyday!!!
• Every time someone coughs she copies them! It doesn't matter if we are in the grocery store and a stranger coughs; Campbell coughs right behind them! It has become comical, and she does it all the time!
• Her sleep schedule is crazy! Just like our baseball life! She goes to bed between 11-12pm, and from there we never know whats going to happen! The majority of the time we sleep until around 9. Lately she has been letting us sleep until 10am! It has been WONDERFUL. It makes for a VERY HAPPY MOMMY!
• She loves to clap and play patty cake. She claps when the crowd claps at daddy's games, and then raises her hands to show spirit! I think we have a little cheerleader on our hands!
• She loves to smile and laugh out loud! I could listen to it all day, everyday!
• We had to take her to the Dr. in Tacoma for the 2nd time. She had a viral throat infection with ulcers on her tonsils.
• She climbed steps by herself. (MONKEY!!!)
• She still doesn't have any teeth, but it sure hasn't stopped her from eating!

Campbell is a precious gift from our Father. She is doing new things everyday and developing quite the personality. We are so blessed and thankful for her!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY AMERICA!

From our family to yours, we hope you have a HAPPY, SAFE 4th!!!

LET THE VOTING BEGN...

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FUN IN THE SUN!!!

The weather in Arizona is absolutely beautiful so we have been spending many afternoons at the pool! To say Campbell loves the water is an understatement! She keeps everyone at the pool entertained splashing and laughing with her daddy!1st visit to the pool and 1st time to get in!

Having fun doing the motor boat with daddy!
LOVING her new float!
Sun bathing in her Daddy's gear!