Bath time

Stella Loves her Bath time, at least the part of it that she is actually in the bath for. Taking her out always proves a challenge. While in the tub she mostly enjoys kicking, and kicking, and kicking some more.

My baby doll

One of my favorite things is dressing Stella up for church. She always looks so adorable in her little dresses with her accesories. Just thought I'd share the pictures of her from the last three weeks worth of Sundays.

The "Baby Sitter"

Stella is not quite big enough for her bumbo seat yet, but I still had to try it out to see what she would do. She just sat there looking at me with her head slightly bobbing back and forth. She sure puts up with a lot of my messing with her.

Congaree River

Yesterday we went to the riverwalk at the Congaree River. It was Beautiful. The river is HUGE, but very shallow. There were a ton of people floating down on tubes, and we plan on floating down ourselves soon. Stella slept for most of the trip, which is probably ok because it was very hot. We also saw and felt - unfortunatley - quite a few bugs. There are trees that cover most of the trail, which makes for some good shade, but some bad company. It was an enjoyable time though, despite the bugs and heat, and we will probably visit there often. Especially now that we know to wear our bathing suits!

The real "worlds safest beach"

About 3 and a half miles from our house there is an amazing lake. Lake Murray to be exact. It is 41 miles long and 14 miles across. The Damn is a quarter of a mile thick at the base. It is beautiful. We have been there three times so far because we love it so much. There are turtles that pop their heads out of the water, plenty of people joy riding, and there must be a ton of fish for all the fishermen that hang out there at night. The water is a perfect 88 degrees. Can you believe that? 88 degrees! And if you thought the waves at Carpinteria beach were small, you should see these. Perfect for us carefull types:). Stella enjoyed herself. She loves the water. We have found our new favorite hang out. These pictures don't quite do it justice of course, but maybe you can get a glimpse of how beautiful it is.


















Oh yeah - if anyone is looking to join us out here in good old South Carolina, there are some beautiful homes right on the water for very reasonable prices. Just thought I would throw that in there.

Fun Fun

Stella loves her "tummy time" mat. As long as she is in the right mood for it she just stares at the little sea animals on it for what seems like forever. Now she has started to roll over off of it because the little pillow puts her in a good position to do that, so you have to watch her closely, because if she rolls, she gets mad. See, Stella is a little drama queen. When she is mad, everyone needs to know it, and boy they do. I think she may even be able to scream louder than me - and that is saying something.
Stella also LOVES to hang out with her daddy. He flies her around the house, lifts her to touch the ceiling, holds her upside down, etc. and she just can't get enough. Yesterday when Andy came home from school, Stella had been sitting on my lap talking with me. When Andy put his face down by mine, Stella got the biggest smile on her face. She loves talking with her dad, and when he stops, she will stare at him as he walks all around the house until he comes back and gives her more attention.





Speaking of big smiles, I don't think I have posted any pictures of Stella smiling. She is most smiley in the morning. Right when she wakes up she is an angel.