Tempie loves to dance!

Here's a video of Tempie and I dancing to Sandra McCracken. She seems to love her music as much as I do!!

Busy Busy Busy

Well, I realize it's been over a month since I've last posted. But it is not for a lack of things to write about! Temperance is growing so much and learning something new everyday! She is now sitting up unsupported. She is also trying so hard to crawl. She still has some work to do there. She is in the rock and roll stage. She will get on all fours and rock. Then get frustrated and roll over. I'll have to post a video of it soon. It's very cute!
She has also fallen in love with books! This is an answer to prayer! I LOVE to read!!! And I've always hoped my children will too. I read to her almost every day. She has gotten to where on certain books, she knows the last page and she will begin to fuss when I get to it knowing the book is almost over. She will cry until I begin to read to her again, or distract her with something else! Isn't that sweet! She is also learning to turn the pages herself. She loves to do this. Sometimes she gets so happy about it, I can hardly get the words on the page out before she has flipped to the next page. It is so cute! We can get through any board book you give us in record time! You would think we were in some kind of speed reading race! Some of her favorites right now seem to include: I Love You Through and Through, Happy Baby Colors and we both love Horns to Toes and In Between. (Sandra Boynton is a great children's writer!) My personal favorite is You Are My I Love You. This isn't one of Tempie's favorites yet though. It is not a board book, so she can't turn the pages as easily. I think that is part of it.
I have so many pictures and videos to share. I will try to take all of Tempie's nap times tomorrow to work on uploading them all. She is so beautiful and so precious. I just love her so much! I hope you are all blessed this week and be on the look out for more posts!

Fun times in Georgia!

Well, I would say that our first road trip with Temperance was a success. That is, as long as you don't define success as easy. She did wonderful in the car on the way down and on the way back. We didn't hear hardly any crying out of her at all! She played and slept happily most of the time. The troubles began when we asked her to take a nap in a new place. Then we heard as much crying and more than we did on the whole car ride. We learned a lot! Like don't expect our daughter to be able to sleep well in three different places in three days. Poor girl. She was a trooper though. She really did well! We got to see Nana Carrie, Grandpa and GiGi (my dad and Deb), Grandma and Popa J (Bert's parents), and a ton of our wonderful friends from college. I just want to say that we have some amazing friends!!! They were so sweet to drop what they were doing to come and have dinner with us on Thursday night. Some of them drove an hour to see us! Not only that, but many of them stayed out until after 11 p.m. knowing they had to work early! (Don't worry, Tempie did not stay out until 11 p.m.) We really and truly have the best friends anyone could ask for! We love you guys!!! Unfortunately I didn't get a pic of our friends, but here are a few from the trip.

Getting ready to go!!

Chillin in the awesome baby hot tub at Grandpa and GiGi's house!

Taking a nap on Nana Carrie's bed. We couldn't get her to nap in her crib. I had to lay next to her for her to fall asleep.

Hanging out with Nana Carrie and her pup pup Bo.
My Grandma Lynn and Papa J threw a party for me. Lots of family and friends came. Here I am meeting my cousin Hendrix. My Aunt Brittany and I bonded a lot that day!


Playing with Grandma on the floor.
Sleeping the whole way home!! :)