Marlee's 1 Year pictures, just a few days early.

Last night I rushed outside while the sun was still behind the trees and snapped a few pictures of Marlee.  Since her 1st birthday is just around the corner, we will just call these her 1 year old pics!  We tried hard to get a good smile out of her but she was mostly concerned with leaves and trying to walk up the hill that I was rolling around on.

These are all straight out of the camera, not edited, taken by me, with the help of my husband swatting away mosquitos and jumping around like a crazy person to keep her attention:

 Catching the sun's reflection off the house windows

 This face is oh-so-Marlee!

 At this point I'm pretty sure she was saying, "dis, dis, dis"

 My favorite little picture of my most favorite little girl (this pic was lightened up a little)

 precious little neck - gapped teeth - baby blues

 Sharing some crunched up leaves with us.  So thoughtful of you baby girl!

2012 Mud Crusade

Here are a few pictures from the Mud Crusade that Aaron and some friends participated in a few weekends ago.  

Here's the massive shoe donation pile.  Maybe they will turn these into tires...or dog toys!

here's 1/3 of Aaron's fan club

another 1/3 of his fan club, he played on the edge of the woods most of the time, gathering sticks and having stick fights with the trees

the wifey fan club

each of the guys as they came off of the A-Frame

Eric plummeting into the muddy waters!

success!

FINISHED!  The guys all did so well and had a great time!

Walker wanted to get in a picture "with da boys"

It was a blast for them, but so very disgusting!!!

Marlee walking!

Miss Marlee has been taking more and more steps every day! She still prefers her speed crawling but is so very proud of herself when she walks across the room or from one place to the next. Here's a short video of her walking outside today!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCeMHZsp62Q&feature=youtube_gdata_player

All Aboard!

Last weekend we headed to Stone Mountain with Aaron's mom and Aunt to let Walker "Ride da train"

We made a stop and picked up lunch at the most delicious Colossus Pizza.  We had a picnic at one of the pavilion's because every fun day must begin with some fun food!  

 First stop: The Stone Mountain Train ride.  Confession:  I didn't know Stone Mountain had a train, a town or anything besides a laser show.  I guess I've been living under a rock.

 Walker LOVED the train ride.  He talked about it for hours and hours.  It was a nice break from the heat too!

 Water break with Daddy.  

 Dippin' Dots treat.  For everyone!

 Marlee begging for more, more, more...

 I can't blame her, it was a delicious treat!

We ended the day with some bribery candy to make it to the car and home!  It was a success!