47 Weeks and a Visit From Uncle Phillip and Family!

So, this has been a big week. Judah met her Uncle Phillip and his family for the first time ever! They live in Uganda as missionaries, so it has also been 3 years since Mama saw her brother. Judah immediately liked Phillip and seems to find her 3 cousins, Malachi, Israel and Annalise, very amusing. Aunt Laura was only here for about a day, but Judah likes her too! As a group, we went to the Denver Zoo, Denver Children's Museum and the city pool. What fun!

Judah is more and more adventurous with taking steps. At the pool, she wanted to be on her belly, as free from control as possible, to swim. I cannot figure out how she knows to swim, but those legs kick like a frog and she even got her arms going separately to pull her through the water. Even with many gulps of pool water, Judah did not cry and did not want to stop. I guess more water activities are in our future.

"I keep splashing myself in the face"

"I like to swim up next to strangers and everyone is amazed at my confidence and abilities"

"If I were any cuter, I would bust!"

This is her "Do you feel lucky, Punk?" face




Daddy shared his popcicle




One of my favorite pictures of all time!




"Mmmmmmmm"




Sunday morning outfit and hairdo--amazingly cute outfit compliments of my good friend Becca




"I have a new tooth coming through and I am obsessed with touching it"




What a silly girl!

Yep, still silly




"I love my Uncle Phillip"




"I love to fishhook my Uncle Phillip...I also love my cousin Annalise, but I make her jealous"

Dr Pepper baby



See?




I wonder what she is thinking....maybe she was remembering the following...

Yep, she tore them right out...




No remorse whatsoever...




I guess she likes Max Lucado....she likes to digest his books in a rather untraditional fashion...already playing to the beat of her own drum.