Natalie turned 49 weeks last week. We have had a busy week. One thing that happened is she started to move. Wednesday at day care she rolled from one side of the living room to the other. We have been doing it ever since. She rolls around and around to get to stuff. Very exciting. We are close to other movements.
Here is a beautiful picture of my girl. This was early morning. She was sitting on my stomach looking over at Chris and he took her photo. She is soo pretty!!
This was her at day care with a puff on her nose. Ha ha!
Then this is the new face she has been making. She is just too darn cute.
Here is another of those faces. She will do it when you do it too. 
Last weekend, we went down to visit our friends in Gloucester. For the past several years, a group of my high school friends and their kids have been gathering in Gloucester at Shannon's inlaw's house. This year we had Shannon with Mac, 4, and Hannah, almost 2, Rachel with Quinn, 5, Hailey with Bryce, 4, and Levi, 1 1/2, and Megan with Grace, 4, and Charlotte, 9 months and Natalie and I. Adrienne wasn't able to come with Griffin who is 1 1/2 because she is due to have a second son any day now. It is a very short walk to the beach. I took most of my photos at the beach.
She is wearing Megan's hat over her own hat.
There is usually not very many people at the beach. This was Friday afternoon. It was gorgeous. 
Saturday we went back to the beach. Somebody doesn't like to sleep when she knows a lot is going on. We walked over there in the stroller and she didn't fall asleep. We hung out for a bit but when I put her down in the tent she was not happy. You can't tell it from this photo, though.
Here she is not very happy. She was really tired as this was just about her nap time. Shannon took her picture from behind the tent. What a pouty face.
Not too long after this, we headed back in the stroller and sometime on the way back, she fell asleep. Very rarely does this but I took advantage. She slept for about 1/2 hour in the stroller and then proceeded to take a almost 3 hour nap after she got up and we had a shower. We didn't have a very good first night so she really needed the sleep. It was such a nice weekend. We had a great time. It is a lot of fun seeing all the kids. Next year will be much better for us because she will be used to the beach and we won't be interrupting nap time while we are there.
Here she is at the house making that face.
Here is a crazy hair morning.
Ahhh, that's better.
Here she is at day care. What a beautiful profile.
This past weekend, we went up to Russell Pond in North Woodstock with our friend's Paul and Tanya. We have been going there for 4-5 years. We skipped last year due to you know who being pregnant. Camping in a tent is not really all that comfortable when you are 8 months pregnant. We went this year and brought Natalie and our boy Rocky. For the first time in a long time, we have way more pictures of Rocky camping then Natalie.
He was a mess at the end from laying in the dirt and rubbing his face on the ground. Yuck!
Chris took him for a walk to the lake. He almost went into the water. He got confused because the pond is so clear he didn't realize he was in it and then started freaking out. Oh well, he sinks anyway. 
This is a lot of work.
Much better!!
He absolutely loves Tanya. She pets him almost constantly. He pretty much tried out every chair we had there.
Here is a picture of the cutie. She enjoyed herself. We had to take 2 cars to fit everything in so the exersaucer was able to come with us. That is such a nice thing to have so she has some place to sit while we are doing stuff.
She also went kayaking for the first time. Not quite sure if she liked it or not. The life jacket kind of puts her in an odd position but we both took her and she seemed to check everything out. Didn't get any photos though.
More petting.
Awww!! We are leaving.
After we left the campground, we headed to the Baker grandparents. They are missing kids as Kellan has moved out. She got to use his chair. Thanks Kellan. Grammy Jean had her standing in front of her facing the drive way and she took 4 steps towards the railing to hold on to it. Wow!! We haven't been able to repeat this yet as mostly if you try to have her go forward while she is standing she just falls forward and doesn't bend at all.
Chris got his early birthday present. He had a disc golf basket that he and his coworkers made out of found materials at work. It was not very nice looking so I bought this for him. This one works way better. He has been playing with it ever since it arrived last Monday. Best birthday present ever!!
Here are Chris and Rocky chilling on the deck one afternoon.
We made it to her weekly photo. Of course the instant I sit her down so goes for the blocks. 
She is just too cute.
Here is one where she looks a little evil.
This just was too perfect. The laudry basket was half full and so I stuck her in it and started taking some pictures.
Then Dad started doing peekaboo with her. Where did Natalie go?
There she is!!!
Well, we were supposed to hear about the America's Cutest Green Baby contest the week before last and never heard anything. I decided to email the magazine and I found out unofficially that she won 3rd place. Yahoo!!! We should officially find out soon and they will be contacting us about an article they are writing. I believe it is going in the Sept issue but we will let you know. Thanks to all that voted for our cutie!!!
Hopefully this finds everyone ok. We are doing great here.
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