Shower for Baby Elec (and Megan)

On Saturday, we celebrated my cousin Megan's new baby (due in August) with a shower at my parents' house in Seguin. It was so fun to get to see Megan (in all the way from LA), and we had so much fun at the shower. Charlie got to attend as well and enjoyed all the attention he got from the ladies. :)

Megan, at 32 weeks. She looks so beautiful!

All the commotion made Charlie a tad nervous. :)

Charlie checking out the girlfriend potential next to him. Little Finley is exactly a week younger than Charlie and is so lovely!

Megan and all the hostesses (I promise I was in decent clothes during the shower--this was taken shortly after... :).

Baby Katie's Christening

My cousin Addie's daughter, Katie (Katherine Diane, like me :), was baptized this past Sunday in Seguin. She behaved beautifully during the ceremony and looked just angelic. Afterwards, Charlie got to attend his first pool party at my Aunt Dede's (Katie's grandmother's) house. Such fun!

Here is the lovely little honoree.

And here she is with her beautiful mom.

And with her sweet big brother, Jackson.

Meg and I posed for pictures with Charlie before church. Chaz was quite pleased with his fancy outfit.

Graeme joined in the fun.

Charlie relaxing next to the pool with his Grandma Ali.

Talking and smiling with Papa.

Here's Charlie in his first swim outfit!

Had to have a close up of the flips (and the precious feet inside). :)

Katie and Abbey spent some time catching up.

Jackson--a little fish in the water.

And Julia, the middle Reed child, is an incredible swimmer as well. At only 3 years old, she swims on her own, dives off the diving board, and can pick up things from the bottom of the deep end. It's pretty incredible to see someone so little jet around so quickly. Here she is preparing for a dive...

Sweet Jane Ann.

Samuel and Lizzy posed for a pic.

The party was VERY tiring. :)

Cousin Oliver

It is hard to tell by the photos :), but Charlie was so excited to meet his cousin Oliver on Sunday. Clint's cousin Megan and her husband Travis stopped by with their precious little boy and we had so much fun catching up with them and introducing the boys. I can't wait until these two are big enough to play together!

This picture cracks me up--they both look totally bored with the whole situation.

Sweet Oliver.



We were about done with pictures at this point...

I said enough guys!

Happy Father's Day!

Charlie posed for pictures on Father's Day and wanted to send a shout out to all of the important fathers in his life. He thinks Daddy, Papa, and Pawpaw are pretty much the best fathers he's ever met (but, to be fair, he really hasn't met very many ;).

Charlie's First Photo Shoot

Charlie made his first foray into the modeling world at only 5 days old. I had scheduled a newborn photo shoot for him before he was born, and when the photographer was short on openings, picked a date only 2 days after we arrived home from the hospital. Probably not the brightest idea (as evidenced by my haggard-looking face and puffy belly :), but I (in my totally unbiased opinion) think Mr. Charlie looks pretty adorable. These pictures already make me nostalgic--he is growing so fast!!

Rolling Over

I was reviewing one of my baby books today and I am thinking Charlie falls into the "active" baby category. He's a pretty strong little guy and loves to wave his head around and move his little body around. He's quite the mover and shaker when I put him down on his tummy, but usually doesn't make much progress aside from a little scooting across his mat. Today, I put him down on his tummy and turned around to do something else. I heard a little squeak and when I turned back around, I didn't see Charlie at first. I found him off the mat, under one of our chairs, and on his back. He looked quite proud of himself--and quite surprised by his new trick. I think it will be a while before he is really rolling over though--I tried to get him to replicate the movement with no success. :)

Lord Dude Goes To George's Christening

We had another wonderful weekend, this one full of fun company. Friday night was Clint's mom's last night with us (we miss her so!), so we went out to eat for her farewell dinner. On Saturday, my cousin Amy and her husband Jack (Samuel and Jane Ann's parents, and expecting a new baby cousin for Charlie in August) came up to Dallas for George's christening. They stayed with us and we had so much fun. It is always so special to spend time with them!

We started out the weekend with one of our many walks. Charlie loves his walks (and by "loves," I mean he always sleeps through them...see below :).

Here is Charlie resting up and waiting for Amy and Jack to arrive. Have I mentioned how much this guy loves his pacifier??

After a fun, celebratory dinner out on Saturday with the Skaggs and Gray clan, we went to George's christening on Sunday. Here is Charlie all decked out in his Sunday best.

Above, Charlie discusses his own baptism wishes with his dad. Below, Charlie cuddles with Jack's dad after George's baptism.

The Skaggs and the Burri (minus Samuel and Jane Ann).

Edward, George, Abbey, Amy, and Jack (Amy and Jack are George's godparents). George behaved so well during the service!

Sweet George.

After all the fun, Charlie decided he wanted a relaxing night at home. We bathed (which appears to be quite startling to Charlie here...:)

And then Lord Dude (check out his outfit) reclined and showed off his sweet fashion sense.

Capped off with a quick round on his playmat before bed...

What fun! Congratulations George!