Linnea went to Boot Camp!

Much to her Aunt Heather, Aunt Ellen and Uncle Dan's liking Linnea has begun the Army Crawl. Go Army! Linnea had been scooting and rolling around for some time but she is becoming more organized in her movement. She wasn't very happy when I put her back down to shoot this video but you get the idea.

Linnea also likes to pull herself up on her gym and dance to the music!

She is such a BIG GIRL!

Renaissance Festival

A day at the Renaissance Festival with friends what better way to spend a Sunday afternoon. Chris, Linnea, and I met up with Tom, Katie, Greyson, and Cameron at the Ohio Renaissance Festival a couple weekends ago, it was a lot of fun for all.

We did have a slight run in with a parrot that a lady was carrying around. She propped the parrot on Linnea's stroller and it decided it was a good place to use the bathroom....parrot poop on one of her favorite toys...into the trash that goes!

Jousting

Royalty?!

Come on you all know I am a queen!

Knightly Linnea!

Daddy knighted Linnea and gave her a great helmet to wear she only needs some armor and a sword her size now!

A flirting 3 year old

Greyson was trying to hook up with my 23 year old sister who was with us. He broke a few of the rules to impress a girl...he was picking his nose while winking at her and then grabbed her chest, not that he completely understood why he wasn't allowed to do that; but it made for a good laugh at dinner.

Linnea's Baptism

Linnea was baptized September 30th. Our church will do either infant baptism or dedication depending on the desire of the family, although our pastor does believe infant baptism is more appropriate.

We had chosen to read Psalm 121 and give Linnea a charge of Micah 6:8; but in all the excitement somehow Chris misplaced his marker and read Psalm 125 instead, oh well!

Following the baptism the pastor walked Linnea down the aisle for the entire church to see and charged them all to treat Linnea as a member of the covenant community; praying for her, teaching her and holding her accountable.

The service was beautiful and the party that followed was a lot of fun too, thanks to all who attended.

Linnea was the life of the party!

Linnea's dress was supposed to be for Easter, which was in April, but as you can see it fit great in September. Chris's mom made the dress in the smallest size the pattern said, supposedly fitting babies 7-14 pounds, Linnea is about 15 in the picture. Thanks Grandma Doughman!