Bye-Bye Mumaw's!

This weekend we headed up to South Bend (as Bobby would say "AGAIN!!!!") because Bobby's oldest sister and family are officially moving to Maryland! We wish them the best of luck and happiness since this is a big move from them, since they have basically lived in the South Bend area their whole life. We will definitely miss them, but we know what a great opportunity it will be for them and although they will miss friends/family, this is a great move for them! With us living far away from family (4 hours), we know how it will be for them; however, they are a bit farther away (10 hours).

The Mumaw's (Jeff, Kristen, Evan, and Alexis)

We wanted to see them all before they left and we needed to get a family portrait taken...with all 14 of us! Bobby and Kristen (oldest sister) had given their mom a giftcard from Sears for her birthday/mother's day. The last family picture they had taken was 5 years ago...with at that time only 9 members of the family then. Sears was pretty expensive I thought, which wants me to take on a personal photography business on my own, plus I very much hate such "posey" pictures! I guess I like more "lifestyle" photography because it looks much more natural. Also, Bobby said that if I start my own business he would consider buying me the 27" iMac...haha...we'll see if that ever happens, but it sure would be sweet!

All 14 of us!

The grandkids (Evan, Brielle, Alexis, Preston, Natalie, and Jaxon)

The girls (funny thing is we all bought the girls these dresses without any of us knowing each other had bought them)

Baby girl (she was SO good for the entire session)

Also, this weekend Natalie got an exersaucer from her Grandma Andreae since she had volunteered at the Wakarusa Resale (very popular sale), she got to shop the sale before the public on Saturday morning. We have cleaned it up and Natalie LOVES it. We also got out the jumper (thing that hangs from the doorway that she can bounce) out that was at my parents out and she LOVES that too!  The first time I tried putting her in it, she just cried. At least now I have 2 things to confine her when I need her not to be mobile :)

Although Natalie was good for family photos, she was AWFUL at night! She cut a 2nd TOOTH! So, we were dealing with a very fussy baby at nighttime who was so sleepy (from lack of naps this weekend) and hurting because of her poor tooth. She finally went to bed around 12:30a on Friday night (Saturday morning) and woke up at 8am. Then, on Saturday it was even worse...she didn't go to bed until 2am and was very fussy! Bobby and I were both at our wits end, but we all survived!

Natalie can now full out crawl. When we got home today from our drive (which she took at least a 3 hour nap...thank goodness), she demonstrated her ability to pull herself up to standing all by herself on the ottoman. I think she will now learn the word 'NO' before "dada" or "mama" since she very much likes to crawl up to the entertainment center to open the doors.

It seems like she is learning things so quickly!  She even mimicked my mom today when she was waving to Natalie. She is going to be too smart for her own good, but is such a happy baby (most of the time)! I love her so much...even with her cantankerous moments!