Holy Toledo!

Trudy and I had a great flight to Detroit. The Huntsville airport gave Dave a special pass to accompany me through security, then she slept for the entire plane trip. Once we arrived in Detroit, Candy was there to help me at bag claim and Lexi and Lydia (surprise!) picked us all up for the drive to Toledo. Missy was nice enough to let me borrow her car seat and Lexi's mom let her drive her SUV so we could all fit.

Lexi is a great hostess even when she's not hosting in her home. I've never been to her house and not had a little gift, treats, or fresh flowers (or all three!) and she didn't let the fact that we were all staying in a hotel diminish her hospitality. She had little gift bags for all of us girls and stocked the kitchen with goodies.

Trudy was well-received to say the least and I can't thank Lexi, Candy, Amy, and Missy enough for all their assistance with her. It would have been impossible to travel so far and do so much with a newborn if it weren't for their help. Thanks ya'll!

Lexi brought her Wii to the hotel and we had a dance off. Fun times that didn't end until the wee hours of the morning.

Labor Day

We enjoyed food, fun, fellowship, free babysitting, and four-wheeling at the Pulaski's house.

Jake's horse, Chester.

We played several games of volleyball. Here's Jake and Aran trying to get everyone ready to play.

Trudy and "Aunt" Joy with the bow she got for her.

Thanks for hosting Labor Day at your house, Pulaskis! We had a blast.

1 Month Old

We're going to take a picture of Trudy each month in our rocking chair to show her growth over the course of a year. It's kind of hard when she's squirmy and can't sit by herself yet.

She's started smiling socially now, but we've yet to capture a picture. She was smiling for Dave off and on for a minute, but by the time I got the camera...so it goes.

Tapout

I was worried Trudy would outgrow her fight night outfit before we made it down to Sylacauga so she and Dave just pretended they were watching some MMA together. :)

The Chanel binky from Aunt Jess adds a feminine touch. ;)

wub!

Four Generations

Gee came home from rehab this week so we got to take a four generation photo.

Aunt Peggy joined in and I don't know what Mom is thinking! ;)

Trying to hold onto the little squirmer

Aunt Peggy

Trudy checking out her new digs at Papa and Gigi's house.

Jeans, glorious jeans

Dave and I are a couple of denim lovers and if you've been around us at all you'll notice we wear jeans 90% of the time. Funerals and job interviews are a few of the only exceptions. :) Whether through nature or nurture it's a safe bet that Trudy will be a denim diva herself. Here she is sporting her first of many pairs of jeans.

Julie and Nate Come to Visit

Julie and Nate came over today to meet Miss T. Julie is the only person who sees any of me in Trudy and I love her for that! ;)

Nate didn't know what to think about not being the baby himself.

He was a good sport about sharing his mom though. Kisses!

Roll Tide, Cuz #1, and some fluff

She's probably not going to make it to football season and still fit into the outfit, but it's great to show team spirit any time, right?

Trudy with her future t-ball coach?

Some fluff hanging out on the line. Just thought it was cute.

Let it Begin!

Today is our first day of cloth diapering. Trudy won't be wearing her skinny jeans with these, but I feel really good about putting cloth with covers on her bum instead of disposables. Wish us luck!

And here's a cute picture of Trudy with her cousin Aran taken yesterday at church.

Wintzell's Oyster House

Oh how I have missed oysters on the half shell! Nearly a year without them was torture so Mom and Dad treated us to the new Wintzell's to put me out of my misery. They were yummy delicious!

She slept the whole time. Yay!