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It has been SO nice to finally have some warm weather and sunshine! We have loved being able to go do things outside, especially Macie! When she's not outside she loves to looks out the windows, and gets upset when we walk away. When she does get to be outside she loves watching the birds, and hearing the cars drive by. But her favorite thing to do outside is try to eat whatever she can get her hands on! Some of her favorites: grass, dead leaves and cement chips! I've learned that I can't leave her alone if she's on the ground, she's too quick! It's so nice to just be outside though. The three of us have gone on lots of walks, played Frisbee golf and other yard games, and planted the garden, and cleaned up the lawn. I'm so glad we got outside when we could because I just looked at the forecast and..................rain and snow for the next five days!!! I hope they're wrong. On a happier note, our little girl has grown up SO much in the last couple weeks, but especially in the last week! She can now army crawl, crawl on her hands and knees, sit up really easily from her belly, pull herself up on things (mainly the crib), wave when she wants, and give fives. She loves to run her fingers through her hair when she is tired or eating(milk, that is). When she gets mad at me the first thing she does is reach up for her bow and pull it out! It's so funny, but kind of frustrating sometimes, I think that's why she does it. She also says MaMaMaMa a lot, but she doesn't know what she's saying because she says that for everything, but still:) She also LOVES her daddy and gets so excited when he walks in the door from work. It's almost impossible for me to feed her before bed because every five seconds she has to pull away and look around the room to see what Dad is doing. It's so fun to see her grow and learn. We love being parents and are SO lucky to have her and each other! Here's a couple pictures from the last few days...

I have to watch her like a hawk when we play on the blanket outside. I turn around for a second and she dives to the edge of the blanket and shoves a dead leaf in her mouth! I guess there's worse things:)

This morning I was making Reed's lunch and I hear a THUD. I thought Macie had pulled herself up on something and fallen, but when I didn't hear any whining I peeked in on her. She had pushed over the paper shredder and was already eating her spoils. It made me laugh. Speaking of eating things, last week I found stickers and a piece of tape in her diaper! So this week I've had to keep my floors spotless, vacuuming at least once a day! Everyone told me she'd be into everything now that she is starting to crawl, and I think I am only starting to see what they mean. Time to really child-proof my house!