Sad days....but happy times too!

On Tuesday, June 24th, we received word that my Granddaddy Smith had passed away in his home in NC. Fortunately, Isabella was able to meet him in April when we were there for her baby dedication.















After some scrambling and help from our dear friends, Brian and Nicole Roberson (Nicole works for Delta and helped us out with a buddy pass), we were able to make it to NC for the funeral and spend time with family. Even though it was a sad time, we still were able to enjoy some happy times too. After the funeral on Friday, the church provided lunch for all the family and friends. As you can see Isabella enjoyed some of that lunch as well....































Yes, that is a chicken bone. The lady holding Isabella used to watch me when I was a little girl. She let us eat while she held Isabella. Ben and I both turned around and couldn't believe how much she was enjoying that bone. It was pretty funny. She even threw a fit when we eventually had to take it away from her. :-)

We were also able to visit with my Papa Lopez. Here are a couple of sweet pics with Isabella.






























While we were there we were going through some things at my grandparents house and found some old pictures. My aunt and cousin found this one of me with my parents. Do you think our Isabella resembles her mom? I still think she has a good mixture of both her mom and dad. :-)


































Ben got home Sunday(6/29) and Isabella and I finally made it back on Thursday (7/3) after a couple of days of traveling. It is definitely good to be home but we did enjoy the extra days we got to spend with my family.

Fun times!

She's getting old enough that we can let her experiment with different kinds of foods. She was fascinated with my beer bottle one evening so once it was empty, we let her have a closer look!














She also got her first taste of pancakes. I think she likes sweet potatoes better, but it was fun watching her figure out what to do with it.














She's finally big enough to fit in the hiking back pack that my sister gave us. She seemed to enjoy the hike. Well, at least the part that she was awake for. :-)

Father's Day

Ben seemed to have enjoyed his first Father's Day. We had a picnic at a botanical gardens called Hudson Gardens. They usually charge for entry but yesterday was a free day. We had a really nice time.

Our 7 month old...

My how time flies. We can't believe our little girl is already 7 months old. Check her out in her first high chair and some other snap shots.

Big eater....

Well, after several attempts at trying people food with Isabella she has finally taken to peas and sweet potatoes. :-)

Memorial Day...

We spent Memorial Day with our friends Lee, Monique and Connor Barnes at a park in the mountains. However, the weather was a little chilly. We went for a nice hike and then Ben did some grilling. We only got one pic to show off the occasion.















Isabella was worn out from the hike. She's asleep under the blanket. :-)

6 Months Old....

Oh my goodness, we can't believe our little girl is 6 months old. She's not much of a newborn anymore. :-( She is still a lot of fun and she amazes us everyday. She is now rolling. We definitely have to keep an eye on her. If we turn our head for one second she's all the way across the room. :-)





























This past week was a big week for Isabella. She turned 6 months on Monday the 12th and on Tuesday she got to meet her Granddaddy Reeves for the first time. Dad and his new wife, Cathy flew in to explore some of Colorado and Utah. We were able to spend some time with them when they got in on Tuesday.















Then on Friday, we took Isabella for her 6 month checkup and shots. Her doctor said she is doing just great and growing like she should. She is 14 lbs 11 oz (25% percentile), 25 1/8" long (25% percentile) and her head circumference is 17 3/8" (85% percentile; which means her brain is getting even bigger). We told the doctor it's all the Baby Einstein and classical music. :-) She also had to get 3 shots. We had her occupied by playing with a plastic cup and the nurse was really quick but as soon as she received that first prick, she looked up at us like what was that and started crying. Mommy couldn't keep from crying either. But she was over it very quickly and was such a trooper.

Later on Friday, our good friend Brian from Atlanta came to visit for the weekend. Brian, Daddy and our friend Lee all went for a bike ride on Saturday before we all spent the day together.