The construction guys laughed at me as I took pictures of the house. I must have looked like a lost tourist. I can't believe how fast they are working. I love the roofline, the attic window and porch.
Just a few more days here in this old house. 10 to be exact. Oh my gosh--did I just say 10? Yikes! I should get busy. We are at such a funny point now trying to decide what to pack. We are sorting through all of our remaining possesions in the house deciding what to cram into our 1 bedroom apartment for 3 months and what we can lock away in storage. All the while Alice pulls everything she can out of the boxes she can reach into. What a joker. I just wish she could pack her own stuff!

Basket Head

The little Peach loves to help. When mommy puts things in a box, she gets it out and shows it to her to make sure she really wanted in the box. "Are you sure you have to put my best toys in the box, Mommy?" She is an expert unpacker.
She is also a wonderful accessorizor. You see that she is wearing a lovely basket for a hat. How very posh.

The Roof

Dude! I can't believe they already have the roof on! I took these pictures at 2:00 today. Those guys are working hard!

They Framed Our House Today!

A Little Fresh Air...

is good for a diaper rash.

Alice's Headband Game

The Peach loved playing with her stretchy headband. I thought it was stuck, so I tried to take it off, but she just put it right back the way she had it! She liked it on one leg and one arm with a little twist in the middle. Then she would crawl around and feel the stretch. How creative!

Our big girl has been getting more confident with her standing. She has been letting go for a few seconds at a time. I get so excited, and it makes me squeal.

She is working on another tooth, a top one to the right of her front teeth. Poor thing. It makes her sad. She wants her mommy a lot lately. I love that.

Oh, and she knows about Dairy Queen blizzards now. We took a load of stuff to the storage unit the other day and got a blizzard on the way home. She looked like she really wanted some. Instead I fixed her a little bowl of apple sauce. She ate it all up and begged for some of our blizzard. We gave her a few tiny bites (without any candy), but she wanted more, more, more! She got really mad when we wouldn't let her have any more. Our baby loves ice cream!

My Little Sunflower

Some of Alice's favorite summer games:

swimming in the her baby pool in the front yard
poking her head and chubby little hands in the fridge every time it opens
putting her (used to be the dog's) red ball in her cup
stacking one toy on top of another
climbing through her jungle gym (the dinner table and chairs)
pulling all her shoes out of the basket
pointing
eating beans
playing "Where Do You Keep Your Cheese" with mommy and daddy
teasing us by making us wonder whether she is saying "daddy" or "mama" or just babbling
climbing whatever she can climb on-steps, pillows, anything

She is such a perfect little sweetie. We are loving every minute of our summer time with our sweet adorable peach!

Rolling on the Floor