Rylee's First Camping Trip-June 5-7

The first weekend of June brought not only the last day of school but also our first camping trip of 2009. This was a weekend of lots of firsts...Rylee's first camping trip, the first camping trip in the "new" bigger camper, and the Virts' first time camping in snow. As the last bell rang at CMR I headed home to finish packing and we headed to Hoover Creek with Ronnie and Amanda.

Friday afternoon and evening wasn't too bad, just sweatshirt weather and everyone enjoyed the time outside and around the campfire cooking hot dogs and s'mores. Getting Rylee to bed was a little more of a challenge since we were out of our element and her routine was off. We ended up with Abbie on the couch, Jeremy on the table, and Rylee and I in the big bed.

Another first for Rylee was trying out a strawberry. She seemed to really like it and had such a death grip on it that it was hard to get it away from her.

When we got up Saturday morning it started to snow. Jeremy joined Ronnie out by the fire for most of the day while Abbie would spend time out by the fire until she got to cold and then would come in and we would color, play a game, or watch a movie and when she warmed up she would head out again to brave the weather. Rylee and I stayed inside the camper for most of the day really giving the camper a run for it's money since we kept the heater running most of the time (the new camper lived up to the test) and I did a lot of eating since the snacks were all right in front of me while I sat inside. Occasionally when the snow would let up I would bundle Rylee up and out we would go in the snow.

Abbie kicking it with Ronnie and Amanda

Some quality time with dad on the couch

Rylee at 6 months

Time continues to fly as Rylee ages another month. This month she has really started to figure out where she wants to go and how to get there. She does lots of rolling and scooting backwards. This month she has also gotten up on her hands and knees and started rocking back and forth....she is going to start moving soon. She also sits up alone for short periods of time as long as someone is close to catch her before she teeters over.

She definitely recognizes those that spend the most time with her. She will cry if someone other than Abbie, Jeremy, Grandma Nate, or me gets in her face or tries to hold her. She still is a great baby and fusses only when she is hungry (who doesn't??!!)

Speaking of hungry...she likes to hold her own bottle now if she's hungry enough she's get a death grip on it to make sure you don't pull it out.

Rylee has made lots of transitions this month in eating. We have added many more foods in her diet other than cereal. She likes squash, carrots, sweet potatoes but absolutely does not like peas (makes lots of faces, shakes her head back and forth, and spits it out). We also tried out pudding pops that Abbie and Grandma Nate made....looks like she might like them!

I also did professional Sears pictures for both girls Rylee's 6 month birthday as well.

Abbie is 4 years 2 months and SUCH a GREAT big sister. I often wonder what kind of mother I would be to a second child if I didn't have such a huge helper around.

Sitting up on her own is still a little shaky but she'll do it