Angelfire - Riding the "Super Chairs!"

A few weeks ago, we went on a fantastic getaway from the Texas heat to Angelfire, New Mexico with Neal's parents. They rented a wonderful house on the mountain that had plenty of room for us, so we packed up the cars and hit the road for Jillian's first road trip! We were a little worried about how she would do, but like always, she was a breeze! We stayed the night in Amarillo to break up the trip, which made it even easier, but we really couldn't have asked for two better little travelers. Neal and I did get to experience the stereotypical road trip conversation of "are we there yet?" with a little flair- once we hit the end of our street, Meredith said "Where are the mountains?"

As soon as we got into town, we headed right up to ski lift so we could take the girls to the top of the mountain. This was really an open four-person lift, so I was a little nervous about what Meredith would think. Neal started calling them the "Super Chairs" so she was super excited and had so much fun! She was not scared at all! I had Jillian in a wrap carrier on my belly, so she was nice and secure.

The Super Chairs!
At the top of the mountain
Meredith loved this cool bus that was on the mountain
I now see how my sweet baby got a sunburn after looking back at this picture - boy did I feel guilty!


A very tired girl in her daddy's arms.

Looking back to Jillian turning 2 months!

Jillian was 2 months old on June 14th - it is so crazy to think about how different our lives are with her in it and also how we possibly lived life without her! She is just such a good natured baby who loves to smile at us and especially her big sister. Some of her favorite toys are of course anything that moves above her - from the fan to her mobile in her bed or the one over her changing table and the little birds that circle her head around a mirror for her to smile at when she is in her swing. She is an amazing sleeper and eater too!

We had to delay her 2 month doctor's appointment because of our vacation, so we just went this week (at 11 weeks), but below are her stats:

Height: 23 3/4 inches (85th percentile)
Weight: 12 lbs 8.5 ounces (75th percentile)
Head: 43 inches (97th+ percentile!!)

When the nurse got to the part to tell me the percentile of her head, she looked at her chart and said "Let's do that again..." but then she read off 43 inches again and proceeded not to tell me or write down the percentile. I asked of course - I think she must have thought I would freak out that my baby has a huge head or something. Luckily I think her head is adorable and never thought it looked too big, so no worries here!

Here are a couple of cute pics from this month...

Look at all the crazy cute hair!

Sweet sisters in their matching shirts
Posing in her adorable outfit that Aunt Mimi and Great Granny Annie sent!

Jillian's 1 month photos

We are already planning on what to do for Jillian's 3 month photo shoot, so this seems so belated, but I love these so much I couldn't not post them! These were taken by Melissa Darst, my sister-in-law's college roommate and a co-worker of mine from my college interning days. She did a magnificent job especially of capturing my two favorite girls together!

Already sharing secrets!

Crashed!

A few weeks ago we had an unfortunate computer crash, so I am very behind on my updates...I am going to try to catch up today, so please forgive the influx of new posts!