Easter

We spent the Easter weekend with my Dad and step-mom in Ft. Myers. It was a beautiful weekend and we had a great time!

Our little book worm kept busy while we all got ready for a fun afternoon on the Caloosahatchee River.

And then it was her turn to get ready...big hat, check. Ray-bans, check. Daddy, check.

 

 We went out fishing on a big pontoon boat and Presley did great! I was a little worried that she'd be bothered by the wind but, she enjoyed watching daddy catch his fish and taking a nice nap on the river.

 

Jeff was able to catch two Red Drum fish. We took them home, he fileted and grilled them and then we both decided that maybe it's better if he just fishes for sport, rather than for food.

This year the Easter bunny found us and left Presley a basket with some fun new toys and some of mommy and daddy's favorite candy that we've been more than happy to help her eat. Next year, I suppose we'll be hunting for Easter eggs! Fun!

We got all dressed for church and enjoyed being able to attend our Easter sacrament service...that's what this holiday's all about after all!

Our weekend went by too fast and we really enjoyed visiting with my Dad and Betsy. There's no shortage of love and attention for our little one!

First Visit to the Park

We took our little Sweet P to the park for the first time before the Sunday sessions of General Conference. She didn't seem too impressed...

...eating her bib was just as fun as swinging!

Ready for Summer!

It's a bird, it's a plane, it's...

Super Girl!

Starting Early

Presley is very curious about those little boxes that we are always looking at...

Who needs toys?

When mommy's hands will do?

Daddy's Girls

4 Months Old!

This month flew by! At 4 months old, our little Presley is still long and lean--25.5 inches long (86th percentile) and weighs 12 pounds 10 ounces (27th percentile). It was an eventful month!

• On March 6th, Presley gave me her first laugh. I was blowing kisses under her arms and around her neck and she finally thought that was worth a laugh! It was awesome! The laugh has made a few other brief appearances since that time but, generally she's very stingy with them (or we're just not that funny). Daddy's still waiting for his first laugh!
• We are also happy to report that we are now sleeping through the night more often than not and the whole nap thing has finally clicked! Presley usually goes to bed around 10pm and sleeps until 6 or 7am and then has a nice, 2-3 hour nap in the afternoon and several cat naps throughout the day. P almost didn't recognize me without the dark circles under my eyes!
• She is very vocal and loves to sing and tell us stories. She has the sweetest little voice.
• Presley has gotten really good with her hands and can reach out and grab objects and promptly put them in her mouth. She also starting noticing her feet and will occasionally reach out and grab them too.
• She's really close to rolling over in each direction but tends to get stuck on her side. She's much better at doing her mini-pushups and enjoys sitting in her bumbo chair.
• Presley has become attached to her little pink "lovie." It's a little fluffy blanket with a satin edge that she loves to rub on her face and cuddle up to when she's tired--just like her momma did.
• She threw her first little fit this month. It was time to eat and apparently Daddy wasn't getting her to me fast enough so a little kicking and yelling fit ensued. We laughed and promptly informed her that wasn't how we do business around here--I'm sure we won't have to tell her that again ;-).
• Presley had her first stay in a hotel (in Orlando for Auntie Ashley and Uncle Jay's wedding) and airplane rides (to Texas to see Cassie and Craig) and she traveled like a pro!

We just love this little girl more each day and are so grateful to be her parents. I have to go back to work tomorrow and I'm just heartbroken to have to leave my little girl. There just isn't anything as rewarding as spending the day caring for your little one.

And, for your viewing enjoyment, a few out-takes:

You talking to me?

 

And, here we are doing the "truffle shuffle"

Every Girl Needs...

...a pair of red shoes!

Jet-set Baby

We went to visit our good friends, Cassie and Craig, in Frisco, Texas for Jeff's spring break. I was a little nervous to travel with the Little One but, she did great!  In fact, she was so overcome with excitement that she slept right through both of them! Seriously, she slept from shortly before takeoff until after we had landed on both flights. We are very lucky parents!

She's ready to go! Oh wait, there's something wrong with the plane--time to get off...

...and wait for 2 hours while they fix it!

 

And then we were finally on our way, not that P noticed :-)

 

We didn't take many pictures but, we enjoyed a few days visiting with our friends, exploring the area, and Jeff was able to see Craig in action as a real-live dentist.

We found plenty of good (unhealthy) food. Including an all-you-can-eat, comfort food place called Babes. It was delicious!

We really enjoyed our lodgings at the Chateau Copeland. The best part was that their dental school couch, that we all spent many hours on, made the trek from Gainesville and now resides in their theater room.  We all settled in and it was just like old times---except the screen was a bit bigger ;)

Presley enjoyed meeting Riley and Riley seemed to enjoy having her around. He promptly exclaimed, "she's so cute!" when he saw her and while he didn't really play with her, he did keep tabs on her and kept asking where the baby went after we had left.

Our visit went too fast and before we knew it, we were on our way home again. And Presley had a nice, long nap.