Doggy!

Laurelle's first word was Daddy (dada as well) and soon after she said doggy. We believe she did anyway but in the last few days she has begun pointing to our dog and saying Doggy. She loves to say doggy. She says it when I am mad at her and when she wants my attention. She says it all the time. She has begun saying Mamamamama and nana. Anyway, she is saying new words daily.

And our little baby who has no teeth (yes at 11 months) has bumps on top. They may break through any day. She has been a little fussy today and I used orajel for the first time.

We are also dealing with a our first discipline issue - the dog bowl. She wants to splash in the dog bowl. We say no and smack her hand (not too hard) and move her away and then we repeat the process approx. 30 times. It is great fun.

Picture Day

Laurelle and I went out to get her/our picture taken today. We like the JC Penney portrait studio and they took some awesome photos. They will be available for me to email and post in a few weeks and then I will share them with all of you. We also had our first professional mother/daughter photos and they turned out lovely if I do say so myself. I can't wait to share them with all of you.

Laurelle's 1st birthday party is March 11th (her first birthday). Family and friends in town are welcome to join us in celebrating the anniversary of her birth.

Andrew and Christina at Christina's Surprise Birthday party in July 2004

Andrew's getting Married

Well, I know this is old news but Andrew is engaged. He popped the question in December to his girlfriend (now fiancee) Christina Grout. He was very romantic ( I am told) and they have set a date of July 22, 2005. The wedding and reception will take place in Chandler, AZ. I have added a picture of the happy couple.

The Pumpkin Festival - October 2004

We had a blast taking a family trip to Prescott for the weekend in October. We were celebrating our five year anniversary along with my 28th birthday and we decided to hop in the car and head North. We researched the local happenings of Prescott before leaving town and found that the Pumpkin festival was going on. We stopped by there on our way to Prescott and really enjoyed oursevles. We will probably make this a yearly family outing. We enjoyed touring Young's Farm and taking a hayride. We sampled fresh cider, arizona wine, freshly fried potatoe chips, funnel cakes, BBQ sandwich, apple and pumpkin pies. I am combining what Ryan and I both ate (although you can imagine who ate most of it). Ryan was like a kid in a candy store and wanted a little bit of everything. They have fields of pumpkins that you can walk through and pick out your own. It was a very eventful day and we got some great pictures.

We went along to Prescott and enjoyed the Prescott Brewing Company for dinner. We really enjoyed the food there and Laurelle cooperated through dinner......until we went back to the hotel. She proceeded to keep us up most the night. She woke up hourly and we finally gave in and brought her to bed with us but that did little to help. The next morning we woke up exhausted but still managed to shop at the local antique stores and find a few interesting items.

Joining the Blogging world

It is a scary thought that I, Beth Lewis, have become a blogger. After receiving multiple links to blog sites of friends and family I decided that we needed to join the blogging world. This site will map the milestones of the Ryan and Beth Lewis family.

So here it goes........We are a family of three currently. Ryan, Beth and little Laurelle (11 months old tomorrow). We are also expecting a new addition on or around August 9th, 2005. The two will be less than 17 months apart. WOW!! We will have our hands full.

That is the big news for the first blog. I am just setting up the site so I will continue with more milestones later..............