Libby gives Blue Steel...

We had Libby's 6 month pictures taken a few weeks ago. We should have known she was getting sick with all these frowny faces :( At least we have one beautiful smile and we do love the pictures! The best part-she's wearing the same outfit I wore for my 6 month pictures!

Texas-bound

We took Libby on her first flight last week to meet all of her Texan relatives- and there are lots! She met Grams and the whole clan! She did great on the flight, playing, eating and sleeping and didn't even act like anything was differant than being on the ground. She got lots of attention from her fellow passengers (who I'm sure were dreading being near her on the plane). We actually got thanked after some of the flights for her good behavior- like we had anything to do with it!

We had a great visit with Grams where she got lots of attention from Grams and her friends at Emerald Bay. Josh and I also spent more time than normal looking at the wall of family pictures at Grams' house- we were tracing Libby's genes and seeing what features she got from the Jones side, which we'll talk to her about very carefully one day. Josh also got re-acquainted with some of his Granddaddy's favorite sayings, especially "I've had worse places on my lip and never stopped whistling America," and "Was that an antique shop back there, I meant to stop". Josh loves remembering his Texas roots. Lovely trip!

Libby meeting her cousin, Jeanie

Libby and Sam meeting for the first time. Sam was so sweet with her and gave her hugs and kisses and patted her on the back. We think she tried to kiss him- which is really just her knawing on his cheek- I'm sure he loved that.

Unlce Ed- I guess something was familiar about his nose?

With cousins Erin and Lori- we had such a great time spending time with them! If only we were all together more!

Danny had some sweet Libby time too (although it looks like Danny and Josh are on a date in this picture).

Libby meeting all of her great aunts- Cheri's sisters Pam, Cyndi and Lisa.

Meeting her great-grandfather, Jim and LaNelle.

Special time with Grams in Tyler.

Lunch at The Purple Pig- as Grams said, she really likes going to Honky Tonks more than anywhere else. I second that Grams.

Please make sure your safety belt is fastened securely across your lap.... of course we held Libby, but had to do this for the photo op.

Play time on the plane!

Getting ready for her first flight- here we go!

And We're Off... and up!

We have had our most exciting month yet- Libby has been a very busy little girl over the past few weeks and is learning new tricks every day. She is now crawling- not with perfect form, but she gets the job done and can cross the room when enticed by a blackberry, TV remote or her passie. She is also now standing up in her crib, which is a little scary for us. This morning I actually put her back in her crib to sleep and she immediately sat up and started climbing up her crib. She's also become a great eater and opens her mouth up wide for the spoon when she's sitting in her high chair. Her "talking" is getting really funny too. We think that she says "Da-Da" but doesn't yet know that its Josh.


Impromptu trip to Richmond- Libby got to eat in her Mommy's high chair.


This was the first time we found her standing in her crib- we couldn't catch her in time for the picture of her full standing position.


Here goes the crawling. The floor nanny no longer contains her- she crawls out as soon as we put her on it. She's been working on the crawling for a few weeks now, but officially the form came together on January 31- she was about 61/2 months.


Having dinner with her friend Jack Granelli- nothing like 5:00 dinner on a Friday night!