Poling Reunion

This past weekend was the annual family reunion with my mom's family. We had 19 people at our house to catch up on old times ("Happy Crappy" per Meredith). The highlight this year was Rock Band and Wii. Needless to say, any relative under 30 did well. The rest of us is another story! Above is a picture of Molly and I after spending some time in the pool. For more details, click here.
This is Shelby with my Aunt Wendy (mom's sister). She and my Uncle Gary raised four great boys, so I had lots of questions on how to duplicate her success. Shelby loved being held all day and didn't hesitate to go to any strangers. She also has a cute new trick where she can scoot across the floor with a little help. She is so strong!

Baby's First Bath!

Hip, Hip, Hooray!! Shelby's cord stump FINALLY fell off yesterday, so she took her first bath this morning. Although she seemed really confused by it all, she was calm the whole time. If she takes after her mom, Shelby will soon fall in love with her daily baths!

With the Pfaff Grandparents

Just a short post...This is Miss Shelby with Norman, Janice, and Bryon. We are still trying to figure out what grandparents' names she will come up with for them!

Shelby's room

Norman took this picture of Shelby's nursery while they were here. I am just so proud of how it all turned out, and Shelby seems to love it. I would like to say I painted the tree on the wall, but it is really just a big sticker from wallwords.com. Late at night while feeding her, I try to come up with silly names for the birds...

Another Red, White, and Blue Outfit

I couldn't resist adding some more patriotic pictures. Shelby loves her country!

Our Little Firecracker!

Happy Fourth of July from our little Firecracker! She has spent most of the day doing what she does best--sleeping and eating. She even made Daddy a nice, full diaper to change. You can't see the bow in her hair very well, but it is there. Mom isn't very good at doing hair, so she will have to learn quickly how to do pony tails and braids!

We are going out on the lake tonight to watch fireworks while Mimi and Jeff keep Shelby. We hope everyone has a safe and happy holiday!

She's a Supermodel!

Shelby's first modeling session went really well. The photographer, Suzi Neely, posted a blog raving about our little girl. Click here to check it out along with a few of the incredible pictures she captured. If you want to view all 50 pictures, shoot me an email, and I'll send you the instructions. They are beautiful!