Wednesday, May 28, 2008

Ansley's Baptism



This past Sunday, Ansley was baptized. She was a very good girl and the day was perfect--great weather, lots of family, and a very nice service. We wanted to share some pictures of our fun day and weekend. Mnee and PupPup drove down from PA and shared some delicious meals and lots of playtime with Sully and Ansley. We had a GREAT weekend!


Ansley would NOT look and smile at the camera that morning, so this was the best shot we could get! What a sweet, little white dress!


After church, we got a few smiles Are you guys done taking pictures yet?Everyone was so excited to take part in Ansley's special day! Palmer family of four!
Mommy in an actual picture! :)
We had a fun cookout at our house to celebrate little Ansley...
Great Grandparents!


Sully played with his water table all afternoon!


Ansley was ready for the warm weather this weekend!Hey...where's the party?


Sully has been quite fussy lately. Brett and I have decided that we must of skipped over the terrible twos and we are having terrible threes. Sully has definately hit the stage where he is trying to exert his independence and wants to be bossy and for everything to go his way. Well, things don't always go his way and I had to snap this picture because this day was particularly bad. By the end of the day all I could do was laugh and take a picture. I will show this to him one day and he will laugh too. :)


So upset and mad!
Sully and Ansley were being so fun in the playroom this afternoon. Sully was singing to Ansley and she was just soaking it all in. She is so entertained by Sully. If I can get Sully to "play" with her, I can get a little break because she LOVES spending time with her big brother.
Hey Mommy!
So sweet!
Enjoy!
xxoo Tracy, Brett, Sullivan, and Ansley xxoo

Friday, May 23, 2008

Ansley at the park!



Happy Memorial Day weekend! We have an exciting weekend ahead...Ansley is being baptized on Sunday morning! She has the sweetest little white dress and I am sure she will look VERY cute! Grancie, Pip, Lindsay, and Mnee and PupPup will be there for the big event! So fun that we can share this special day with family. We are so excited Mnee and PupPup could make it all the way from PA! Ansley is almost 5 months now...she will turn 5 months on the 27th. She is at a really fun age. She smiles and giggles all of the time and she LOVES Sully! He can make her belly laugh so much better than Brett and I can. He is starting to really enjoy her company now that she responds to him and he can help her "play." He comes in her room with me every morning and greets her with "Hi beautiful!" and a big kiss. It is the sweetest! She holds her head up well now and we are working on getting her to sit up. She still has some time till she will sit on her own, but we practice everyday to get those stomach and neck muscles ready. I remember it being even more fun to play with Sully once he sat up, so we are looking forward to that. She is in a great routine...she eats 5 times a day and takes 2 good naps. We haven't started her on baby food yet. I want to nurse exclusively for 6 months and then start in on solids...no need to make diaper changes stinker yet! hahaha She is gaining weight so nicely, we don't need to rush. I can't believe we are even talking about that already. Time is just going by so fast!


Here are some really cute pictures of her at the park the other day. Now that the weather is so nice, we have been meeting Brett at the park for lunch on Mondays. It is fun to see Brett during the day and a great excuse to have a picnic in the park! Enjoy the pictures. We will update again next week with pictures from the baptism. Have a fun Memorial Day weekend!
What a happy baby!
All smiles!
Hey, Mommy!
Sully had to get a picture too...he is covered in his lunch! :)


Nick was in town last weekend so we went over to Grancie's house for a fun visit. Unfortunately, Sully was sick that day with a fever, so he really wasn't up for being in any pictures. Ansley, on the other hand enjoyed smiling for the camera.
Nick and Ansley

Ansley smiling at Grancie
Do either of them ever take a bad picture? :)
Enjoy!
xxoo Tracy, Brett, Sullivan, and Ansley xxoo

Tuesday, May 13, 2008

Cooking with Sully!

Hey! Hope all you Mommys had a great Mother's Day. Sully and I cooked some yummy brownies on Mother's Day. It was a fun activity to do together. Brett snapped some cute pictures.
Pouring in the ingredients...
Sully did an excellent job stirring!
Now for the fun part! Now we pour in half the brownie mix...
Then put Hershey's dark chocolate pieces on top!
Yummy!
Now pour the rest of the mix on top...
And we were done! Sully had a blast!
This past Thursday, Sully, Ansley and I took Lindsay down to the zoo with us and even met up with Laine! Sully, of course, had a wonderful morning walking around with Lindsay and Laine and was so excited to see all of his animal friends. We go so often that Sully has a little route he likes to follow...he can recall the order of where all the animals are and always knows what animals are coming up before we even get to them. He LOVES the zoo!
Sully and Laine!
Sully and his best buddy!
Ansley Update!
Ansley is growing so fast! She is really starting to hold her head up well and she is a little rolly poly! She loves to play with her hanging toys on her play mat and has started grabbing at toys and putting them in her mouth! She is so smiley and giggles often. She loves it when Sully is in the room. When he comes in her room in the morning, she looks around and smiles...Sully and Ansley will soon be best buds!
I have started my summer league swim team already! I cannot believe it is already May! I have about 115 kids and we will swim for the next 7 weeks. We even swim against Lindsay's team! Last year we tied, so this year we will hopefully have a clear winner so someone can trash talk! haha
Enjoy the pictures!
xxoo Tracy, Brett, Sullivan, and Ansley xxoo

Thursday, May 01, 2008

Ansley is 4 months old!



Time has just flown by...I cannot believe Ansley is already 4 months old! She went for her check-up and weighs 14 lbs 1 oz. and was 25.5 inches long! What a big girl! She is still a very good eater and a very good sleeper at night. She eats 5 times a day, and she takes 2 good naps (one morning and one in the afternoon) and then a few catnaps in between if we are out and about. She loves sleeping in the car! She is doing really well rolling from her back to her tummy and tummy to back and is always in a completely different position in her crib when we come to get her in the morning. She does great with her "tummy time" and is even starting to grab some toys and play with the hanging toys on her playmat! Sully is very good with her, as well. He enjoys making her smile and giggle and loves to hear her "talk." He is going to be a very good brother to Ansley and they are going to have many fun memories together. Brett and I are really enjoying every minute of our little family!
Last weekend, Brett and I enjoyed a little weekend getaway in Asheville, NC. Grancie and Pip watched the kids and Brett and I spent some time just the two of us. It was a fun weekend for us to relax and not worry about schedules and responsibilites. I don't think Grancie and Pip had much time to relax, though! Lindsay said they were in bed early on Sunday night because they were exhausted! haha

Here are some pictures of Ansley at 4 months. Enjoy!
Hey guys, I'm 4 months old now!
Ansley is not as smiley for the camera as Sully was when he was little. I think, right now, she is very facinated with the camera. I can get her to smile as soon as the camera is away from my face! This is her normal Ansley look!
Time to change a stinky diaper!
This is Ansley's "sweet face"
There's a smile!

This morning Sully, Ansley and I went to the park with some friends. Ansley played on her blanket for about an hour. She finally cashed out her chips and took a little snooze. She was so sweet...I just had to take a picture!

Night, Night!

Brett and I finally finished Ansley's room---about time! The polka dots were a work in progress for awhile and we finally got it right.

Enjoy the pictures!


xxoo Tracy, Brett, Sullivan, and Ansley xxoo