Belle and Bella
Gaston and Belle
Signing autographs
Calli and Tiffany
Us with Belle and the Beast
WOW!! I know I say it every month but it is so hard to believe that time is flying like it is and she is growing right before our eyes. She is changing so much every day. She is almost sitting up. She will sit for a few minutes or seconds depending on her mood and then fall over. She has a funny new habit when she is tired. Her paci can be in her mouth and she puts her thumb on top of her paci with the rest of her fingers sticking straight up in the air. This doesn't have to be on her paci, you may find her with it on her forehead or shoulder or chin or cheek or if your real lucky she may put it on you, she just has to put it somewhere. This happens most often when she is tired but she does it other times as well.
Bella with Courtney and Papa and her thumb on her paci
She has also rediscovered her hands and feet which cracks me up. She likes for everyone to also look at her hands. She shows them to us in case we have forgotten what they look like. She has also discovered that she make a really high pitched squeal. It is a lovely sound that I look forward to hearing any chance I get. She does it when she is happy, sad, angry, mad, you get the picture! It is LOUD!!!
She also absolutely loves her ExerSaucer. If she isn't in it, she stares at it until you put her in it.
Here you can see that she is longing to be in her ExerSaucer. Don't worry her Daddy put her in it right after I took the picture.
One of my very favorite things she does - smiles with her whole body when she catches you looking at her. She will also do it when you aren't looking at her and you catch her just grinning away when you do look at her. MELTS MY HEART!!! She can have whatever she wants when she does this. I love it.
She goes to the doctor next week so we will be back with her stats after that.
I'm ready Mama
What is this on my tray?
The Birthday Girl!!
Sweet Cousins!
Madi and Courtney
Bella and Ryan. They are so interested in each other. They laugh and smile at each other every time they are together. I hope they will be great friends. 
Bella's first Halloween was pretty uneventful. She was a ballerina, a very cute one at that.
October 24-25, 2008
Terry and I headed to Nacogdoches for Homecoming weekend. We met up with Lori and Adam and Crystal and Donald for lots of SFA fun!! As everyone probably knows, SFA is our favorite place in the world. The whole time we were there we were scheming about how we could move back.
The Fredonia Hotel welcomed us upon our arrival.
After we got checked into the hotel we met up with an elementary school friend of mine, Jami Shaw. She is from Kilgore and is getting her Masters at SFA right now. It was so fun to be able to hang out with her for the night. She went with us to the Bonfire.
Jami, Me, and Crystal throwing our Axes at the bonfire.
Terry and I. He was wearing my Deer Park sweatshirt. It was a little tight on him. I bought it when I was pregnant so it is big on me now. He is a goofball!!!
Me and Jami
Crystal and Donald
This sign was hilarious. There are several houses on this property that college students live in. They put signs on the for sale sign to discourage buyers.
Saturday was game day and you can't go to the game without a little tailgating or Lumberjack Alley as they call it.
Lori and Adam got in on Saturday and met up with us at Lumberjack Alley.
Terry and I at the game.
It got super hot in the sun so moved over and sat in the grass. We didn't stay there very long because we were loosing big time and we decided we would rather go to La Carretta. (I know you are jealous Kelly).
Saturday night we hit the town and visited some of our old stompin grounds.
Adam and Lori.
We had a great time in Nac and got some much needed time away from reality. We missed our sweet girl so very much!! Can't wait till the next trip to East Texas.
