8 Months

(only 8 days late!)  Another month in Michigan means another picture with her adirondack chair. Now that she is sitting up on her own you would think pictures would be easier, but she is also crawling everywhere and pulling herself up on stuff....love it!  Sorry there are so many but I cannot resist the smile!

 Not bad for the first photo

 Look, Mumma, I am so big and I fit in the chair!

 Nose to the toes!  Is this the way out of the chair?

 I'm off to catch the dog

 Are you doubting me?  I will be off and running after Marley before you know it!

 Easily distracted by the grass and teething on the chair

 Strike a pose!  I know I am cute :)

A few randoms

Over the past few months I have taken some random pictures of Bryn.  

I think most of these are my favorite as they catch her in the act of her daily life.

No poses here!  Just my baby girl :)

 Marley and Bryn - He is SO good with her now that she is mobile and can come after him!

 Trying out to be the next Etrade baby

Do you like my leg warmers?  I am doing Jazzercise with Mumma 

and awaiting tryouts for the baby version of A Chorus Line

 Checking out the Michigan grass with Gamma - 

SO much better than the Florida stuff!

 Here I am!  Look at me!

 Such an independent eater.  She likes to eat and takes over feeding herself already.

Miss Independent

 In between bites the tray works as a teether

This thing is so much better now that I can crawl under it instead of stand in it!

Now that Bryn is scooting around she loves to play with her car seat and 

she found a treasure in it - her pacifier!  Unfortunately it is attached!

Grandma and Grandpa Flanagan come to visit

Grandma and Grandpa Flanagan drove to Michigan this weekend to visit 

and see our new house.  We had great weather and a wonderful visit!

Grandpa and Bryn enjoying the weather and the view

Bryn and Grandma playing with her new Sophie the Giraffe

The sunset from our backyard over the Port Austin breakwall

One more photo before they leave.  Thanks for visiting!

Happy 4th of July!

We had great weather for our first 4th of July celebration.  We were happy to have lots of company at our house throughout the holiday weekend.

 Megan and I took AJ and Bryn out into the water.

 Bryn is a water baby and was happier when she got deeper in the water.

 Bryn got sand and rocks in her shoes so we decided to work on splashing.

 Dad, Megan, and AJ on the deck before sunset.

 Enjoying a game of corn hole.

 Dance party with Gamma

 We are ready for Port Austin fireworks!

 A few good shots

 The loud noises woke Bryn up but once outside she enjoyed watching the light show

The fireworks are over, the celebration is complete and we all had a great time!

7 Months

Bryn turned 7 months and although I feel like she has been with me forever, I also do not know where the time has gone!  We are now in Michigan for the summer and have left her big bear back in Florida so our marker for growth in Michigan will be this adirondack chair.

It is SO much easier to sit up when she has an angled seat and something to lean against!

 Getting comfortable

 "I'm gunna get you!" Love this photo because you can see 

 the mom and dad chairs, the breakwall, and the lighthouse.

 Speaking of Mom and Dad...where are they?

The dog is here - I'm Done!

6 Months

We did our 6 month photo shoot right on her 6 month birthday!  Just the night before we were at a friend's house for dinner and her five year old son was playing with Bryn.  He was trying to figure out how old she was.  We kept telling him 6 months, but being as he celebrates everything in years, he couldn't figure out how she was "6" and he was "5".  In the end he said, "So, she is just a plain baby.  Not one, not two, just plain."  Too stinkin' cute!

 Here I come!

 Help, Mom!  I am falling and I won't get back up!

 Yep, I fell.

 Her smile is infectious!

My preferred position these days.  Bryn is scooting (army crawl) around like crazy....this is only the beginning!

Bryn is still really little, weighing in at a whopping 12 lbs 5 oz.  We've just started venturing into her 3-6 month clothing, but we have gotten LOTS of use out of her 0-3 and 3 month stuff!

Viva Las Vegas!

This year Brian's MetLife trip was to Vegas.  Bryn came on her 3rd trip by plane and was extremely well behaved.  She got many compliments throughout the week!  And we got to spend a Mother-Daughter day while Dad was in meetings!

 This is how we do it!  I guess it is naptime on the strip!

 First stop - MGM Grand to see the lions in their "natural" habitat.

 Bryn might be more interested in people watching...

 As we were waiting for the water fountain show at the Bellagio we ran into Michael Jackson and had to get our picture taken. Bryn doesn't understand what a treat this is but one day she will know the moves to "Thriller", "Beat It", and "Smooth Criminal" just to name a few.  (Heather and Cheryl, I am requesting lessons in the DeCourval basement, and I might need Cruz to do the guest appearance for the Ghostbuster songs thrown in!)

 The first night was a Sheryl Crow concert at the pool of the Mandalay Bay hotel.

It was cold and windy and Bryn was tired from the time change.  
This is how we spent the evening, all snuggled up!

Swimming in the wave pool the next day with mom.

 Hanging out poolside with dad...not quite time to share a beer.

 It is a MetLife conference, of course Snoopy was there!

 Family picture take 1

Family picture take two - much better!