Staying at Nanna and Larry's

Nana reading me goodnight stories!@=
Daddy showing Serena his old teddy bear
Chi sharing his breakfast with Serena. Trying to get Papa's ( Larry's) gatorade bottle. (the read streak on the leg is not a cut, its the bookmark from the book he is holding)
Getting to see and terrorize Foofy again. Serena missed her tons.

Hotel night and flying

She loves giving the baby in the mirror kisses.
Grandpa rocked Little Miss to sleep at the hotel.
This is Serena sitting in the seat next to me on the flight. It was horrible. She cried and screamed for 45minutes straight. But we made it through, I'm just not sure if I will put her back on a plane!

Grayson and Serena

While we were in Columbia we went to visit one of my long time friends Wendy and her son Grayson. He is about 1yr older than Serena. They had tons of fun playing, Serena was chasing his all around.

More from grandma and grandpa's

Hangin' at Grandma and Grandpas

This is patches, she is 21 years old!!! Serena decided to try a bite of her food, eewww gross!!
Our Little Miss loves her cousin Luke, she was giving him kiss after kiss!!
Wearing grandpa's hat!
ICE CREAM!!!

So, for our journey out west, we spent 2 days at Emily's houses then proceded to Columbia to spend a week with mom and dad while Sean and his buddies road tripped it to Oregon. Here are some great times we had with grandma and grandpa!!

Fish Fry

For all of Seans hard work and dedication we had a fish fry at his request. Dad caught a bunch of fish and we sat on the front poarch and fried hish and hush puppies. Serena had some too, she is a fish fan. We also gave her a popsicle....she loved it but it was cold on her little hands and we couldn't convince her to hold the stick.

Seans Graduation

Mom and Dad came into town for Seans graduation. We had lots of fun, Serena was sooooo good during the graduation, she was loud, she kept yelling and screaming, but they were happy screams! She just wanted the attention on her!

Serena and her first Pediatrician

This is Serena at her last well child check here in Kansas City, we are really going to miss her doctor!! We love you Ray!!

Playing at the spray park

We took Serena to the Spray Park at Loose Park, she liked the water but did not like the spray part. It was nice to get wet though.

Weigh in

Serena had a doctor appt before we leave here, it was a little early, 8 1\2 months. She is 28 3/4inches (90%)and 18 lbs 10 oz.(60%). She is growing wonderfully as we already knew. Down to 1 more week in Kansas City, then 1 week driving for Sean and 1 week in Columbia for Serena and I before we make it to Portland!!

Getting where she wants to go!

There is no stopping her now! She is pulling up on everything, and now she is starting to cruise around the furniture also! She can't be left alone for a second! In this particular video she didn't pull up as quickly as normal because she had the urge to work something out. You will know what I mean when you see this. A diaper change quickly followed.

Painting and more water play

We took Serena out on the porch and decided to let her have at it with non-toxic paint and water, she was a mess! It was tons of fun.

BBQ at Bridgettes House

We had a BBQ at our friend Bridgettes house before we leave, here are some pics from that day. It was lots of fun! Thanks Bridgette for hosting the event.

Happy with my toothbush

We started giving Serena her own toothbrush and she loves it. She doesn't even mind when we brush her teeth!

Under Tables

This is one of Serenas favorite places to pull up. However, our tall little daughter hits her head under the table where the leaf is stored everytime. Right after this picture she stood up really fast and began to bounce out of excitement, but it quickly turned to tears when she hit her head on the table.