Happy 1st Birthday Julianne!

Today our Sugar-babe turned 1 year old!  The weather wasn't completely opposite as it was a year ago, as there was no snow on the ground.  We enjoyed the our morning at a toy show in southern Kentucky, and then came home to have our friends (and Julianne's godparents) the Schenks over for supper, gift opening and cake.

Julianne's cake looked almost identical to the one I made her last weekend...and she loved it once again!

Our birthday girl - not wanting to sit still to have her picture taken!

Present time!

You might say she had a few extra helpers willing to lend a hand getting the paper off the packages...

...and willing to help test the new toys!

Matt and Carla recorded a story for her - such a neat idea!

She's ready for the cold weather - if it ever decides to show up

Julianne wasn't too happy that I was holding the cake too far away; she couldn't pet the kitty!

I had been working with her on blowing, but she wasn't able to muster up enough wind to get the candle out

It didn't take her any time at all to dive into the cake this time!

I thought I would be nice and share some ice cream, but Sugar made such a face when she took a bite.  I thought she didn't like it, but she turned back for more and made the face again and again!

Until next time...

Julianne's Baptism

Yesterday was a very special day for our sweet Julianne.

It was her baptism!

Unfortunately, she was rather tired when it was time to pour the Holy Water over her head, so she went ahead and shouted a few words of joy and a couple Hallelujah's for all to hear.

Our friends, Matt and Carla, accepted the role of Julianne's Godparents.

We also took a few more family photos...

Doug and I were thankful that our families could join in the celebration.

Mattison and Reba couldn't pass on the opportunity to get their picture taken

Julianne and her cake - I even let her have a small lick of the icing (which she loved) and ice cream (which she spit out).

Opening cards and presents

Matt and Carla gave Julianne a cross to hang in her room

Carla also found this prayer sheep for Julianne.  When you press its foot, it will recite The Lord's Prayer, Hail Mary, and the Glory Be

Julianne received a cross pendant from Ma-maw, Pa-paw, Aunt Lisa, Aunt Katie and Brian

Gram and Pa gave Julianne a pretty pink cross and a little decorative mug

Aunt Josie found a tiny bracelet that says Child of God, but Julianne was getting hungry once again and wasn't too thrilled about wearing it.

Thank you to everyone for making our little girl's day extra special.

Until next time...

Family Vacation!

Well, we have been back for over a week now, so I guess I should start blogging about our big family vacation to Wisconsin!  For the last several summers, the Robertsons have vacationed at the Iowa State Fair.  Since, Doug, I and family no longer live there it was more difficult for Pa-paw to bring the sheep out for the fair; therefore, we decided to do something different this year.  We decided to take a trip!  We decided on Wisconsin Dells.  Over the next few days, I will be posting photos from our trip.  Enjoy!

We left on Friday, June 15.  We had planned on hitting the road at 7 a.m., but of course, we didn't leave until a few minutes before 8!  We met Pa-paw, Ma-maw and Aunt Lisa in Covington, IN (home of the Beef House!)  From there, we headed west to Bloomington, IL, ate lunch, and then headed north to Wisconsin.  Doug, I and the kiddos broke off around Dekalb, IL, and went to meet our friend, and Dallas' godfather, Fr. Chris.

Fr. Chris gave us a tour of his church where I snapped this quick photo of the kiddos in front of a huge, beautiful stained glass window.  I saw quick because they were much more interested in moving after having spent around 8 hours in the van.

We then went out for dinner at a local Mexican resturant, and we were able to visit and catch up with each other.  Before parting ways - so we could continue north - I was able to get this picture of Dallas and Fr. Chris.

We ended up taking a two-lane highway "across county" from the Chicago suburbs, and it didn't take us long to cross into Wisconsin and see those famous dairy farms!  Most of the farms were the "old" family farms, but we did find this rather large operation along the way.

The kiddos did very well on the drive - it took about 12 hours in all for us to get to the Dells.  Little Miss was able to catch a few naps along the way!

Once we arrived in the Dells, we met back up with Pa-paw, Ma-maw and Aunt Lisa, got checked into the hotel, and then crashed for the night!

Until next time...