Our Day at the Beach

While we were in California, we went to the beach to take photos with Brett's side of the family. Leah looked so cute with her bow and mini skirt...

Leah Before

She loved playing in the sand and running around. Unfortunately, our adventurous little girl got too close to the water... the next thing we knew Leah was saying, "Uh Oh momma."

I was tempted to leave her in the outfit, since she looked so cute. But Brett, the more rational one in our relationship, convinced me that she needed to be changed out of her drenched clothes.

Of course we forgot to pack a change of clothes. Luckily, Leah's cousins came to the rescue. Cousin Jack let Leah borrow a pair of pants and cousin Mckenna let her borrow a sweater. Good thing Leah can still fit in to size 6 months!

Leah After

Despite the early setback, we had a great time at the beach. Leah LOVED it! We also came away with some really great photos. Remembering how much fun the beach is makes us miss living in California even more.

Family Photo

Pictures From our Winter Break

We are finally back in Iowa after a hectic trip to California for Christmas. It turns out that taking a vacation with a kid is not much of a vacation at all. It was great seeing our family and friends...keeping Leah so far from all her cousins is the hardest part of living in Iowa. Here are a couple of pictures from highlights of the trip:

The Coppenger-Side Cousins (from left: Lilly, Jack, Leah, Mckenna, and Fletcher)

The McCoy-Side Cousins (from left: Ashlyn and Leah)

Our Little Chatter Box

Leah continues to change right before our eyes. She is communicating with us more and more (or at least trying to communicate more and more).

Signs you know:

-eat

-milk

-more

-all done

-tired

Words you know:

- Mama

- Dada

- Baba (bottle)

- Wawa (water)

- Book (but without the "k")

- Paci (but it sounds more like "Pa" without the "ci")

- Baby

- Chip

- Cookie

- Cracker

- Hi

- Bye

- Yes (whenever we tell you no)

- Uh Oh

- Nana (banana)

- Night Night

- Hat

- Shoes

- Car

- All done

Sounds you know:

-Woof Woof for dog

-Meow for cat

-Moo for cow

-Baa for sheep

-Grrr for lion, bear

-Naah for horse

-Quack for duck

-Beep Beep for car