Parental Advisory: THE PERRY FAMILY IS NOT CREATIVE......

Please note, this is not to show you how creative we are, because that is definatley an area we are lacking ;( but hey at least we try right?!?! Last night we decided to make a gingerbread house....this was supposed to be done on Christmas Eve, but Josh is working off for a few days, and we don't know when he will be home, so we made the best of it!!!

Trying a Family Picture....

She started in her high chair....Yep, she's a monkey ;)

Cuute...huh (no)?!? Josh & Faith couldn't wait they ate the chimney & tree...

...and it lasted about 1 min before they ate the rest...

MOM!! The roof fell off!!!!!!!!!
I hope everyone has a very merry christmas, and you get to spend good quality family time! Faith & I will be off to Vegas on the 27th....hopefully Josh is home from work before then!!!

Merry Christmas...xoxoxoxo,

E

KinderMusik!

Well hello again!!

For the past 11ish weeks we have been going to KinderMusik! And we LOVED it! We had a great time, and got to know some new friends!! Faith also learned a lot, from dancing, and sharing and telling toys and instruments "bye,bye"! Let me tell you that first class, the first time she had a shaker taken from her was NOT a very pretty scene!

I have really enjoyed taking her there, and will be sad until or next semester starts at the end of January! We always looked forward to Thursday mornings and taking her! Let me tell you though, Faith is not a "normal" kid, at least compared to all the kids in Kindermusik around her age! She is a NON STOP toddler, she doesn't sit still, she pulls things out from under the table, she runs crazy through out the whole class! I learned early, that there was no stopping her!!! Especially since a lot of the kids were 6-10 months old it was kinda embarassing at first, but she ended up charming everyone, even while running a muck! I am looking forward to next semester when we get bumped up to the next age group and she is the youngest, maybe she will appear less...."crazy"!
Check out Kindermusik in your area! It is super fun!!
www.kindermusik.com

Here are some pictures for your pleasure!

Miss Penny ;)

Ok ok I had to put this one in..tired mommies!! lol

Faith "hammocking" her FAV!

....and riding around with Caroline, who was generous enough to share with Faith!

"Quiet" time ;)

XOXO,
E

and thanks Margo for making me post something ;)

Pre-Turkey Day update ;)

I know I know, I am HORRIBLE at blogging, I never knew once I had a toddler, I would have ZERO time, well especially since I don't have a desk or anything like that and she is ALWAYS turning my computer off, or trying to push buttons (mine & the computers).

YAY!! Mommy FINALLY updated our blog!!

Faith is doing GREAT, developmentally, we went for her 15 month check up (a little late), once I found a doctor here in Morgantown! He was super nice, thanks to a referral from a friend in Kindermusik! And he didn't get on me about her weight, which I consider a home run, because that is all I EVER hear about!! Are you ready for this one....my almost 16 month old is weighing in at....take a guess.....whatever your thinking is wrong.....she is......16 lbs, 12 oz :( hahaha, Josh and I were positive she was almost 20 lbs...no such luck!! She isn't in any percentile for her weight, which I am use to...she is 29 and 1/4 inches long, which puts her in about the 45th percentile for her height!! So at least she is on the charts somewhere right?! And in the spirit of Thanksgiving, I am thankful for my healthy, tiny little peanut!! Who makes it easy to carry her around ;)

I hope everyone is having a great Thanksgiving week, Faith and I are off to my Kentucky to visit my Uncle Jimmy and Aunt Jean, also my Grandma and Grandpa Shively will be there!! Unfortunatley Josh only has Thursday off, so he can't join us! I have seen them more in the past 6 months than I have in 3 years, and for that I am VERY Thankful for, especially since last Spring we almost lost my grandpa before he even met Faith, Thank you God, for giving me the opportunity to let them spend time together!! I will post lots of pictures...eventually, hopefully before Christmas ;)

Annnddd...now time for some ahhhmazing pictures...haha enjoy, since I know that is why most people look at the blog anyhow, which I am ok with!!!

First Snow of the season!!

Faith's first snow suit ;)

xoxox,
E

PS, I am VERY Thankful for everyone who is reading this, because you are all very special to us, eventho I don't see many of you often, I still Love you all, I am thinking of everyone this week, and the wonderful memories we have shared!

baby its cold outside....

Ok so it isn't that cold....but it is snowing todat!! And suppoed to ne.in.the 20's tonight!! So here is a special pic of a bundled up tired monkey!!

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Vegas/Halloween!

Faith & I had our worst flying adventure yet....and I wont go into details, because it was just that bad I would have to write for HOURS!! Not because of Faith, tho thankfully, I will never fly Delta again that is for sure!!

Anyways! We arrived to Vegas on Rochelle's birthday, we got to see her new house, and spend some girl time, with Chelle, Angelina and Mom :) Faith got to show off her walking skills to everyone, and get used to having people in her face 24/7! We had to go to Wal Mart, to buy clothes...our luggage ended up in Jacksonville Fl! Then we arrived to YaYa & Papa's house and ate Happy Joes Pizza...it was AMAZING!!!!! It was for Chelle's bday, but I had some selfish reasons for having it shipped too!! Tuesday we had a girls shopping day...without Ang :( she had school!! But I got some MUCH needed jeans from my favorite store (The Buckle)! The rest of the days were filled with napping and just hanging out going here, and there and everywhere!!! And hair appointments ;)

MOM! 3 hour time changes SUCK!!!!

Apparently only on the West Coast do they do trick or treat on Halloween night, so Sunday night we got the girls all dressed up for halloween! Angelina had pink eye so we had a little scare that she wouldn't be able to go, but we put gloves on her and used a lot of sanatizer!!! Faith did great, tried walking in everyone's house...to be expected I guess!! Monday we got to see Grandpa Ken, then went to the Kolar, Shively, Fenn house for dinner...spaghetti...mMmMmMm...

Baby Sock Monkey!!

Hannah Montana....with pink eye ;)

Grandpa Ken...he remindes me of my daddy!!

I hope everyone had a great halloween!!

xoxo,

E

Changes in Attitudes....Changes in Lattitudes...

So after a year of taking care of Faith, and not really doing anything for myself, or even taking time for myself, I decided I needed to get back in the swing of things!! I decided it was time for a change, time to chop my hair off. This may sound stupid to some people, but I can't descirbe how it made me feel! My long hair NEVER got done, I just jumped out of the shower, and threw it up, I spent more time getting Faith ready for the day then I did myself, and honstley I think I cared more what she looked like than me! It is crazy how a cut and color can change your whole outlook and change how you feel about yourself! I never thought I would have short hair that I couldn't even pull up, but it forces me to straighten it, and I think that is a plus!!! It forces me to spend time on myself, which is good. I think my husband appriceates it too!!

So here are some pics, that most of you have already seen, but enjoy anyhow, I know I am!! Especially the only 20 min. it takes me to actually do it!! ;)

xoxo,

E

droid bogging!

I just uploaded an app for my blog on my phone! So im trying it out!!! Here's a video for you, of Faith so tired that she couldnt decide to laugh or cry! Ha

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We are BACK!!!

WOW, I know I haven't blogged in FOREVER, we haven't had internet, except on our phones in town, but now we are back on track, THANK GOODNESS!! I have been missing everyone's blog posts and updating everyone on my little princess!! Our lives are pretty crazy right now, but we are trying to get back on schedule. We have moved to Morgantown, West Virginia. It is beautiful here, and we like it for the most part...except family isn't here, but we are used to that!!

Faith signing "more" on our drive to West Virginia!

I don't have time or memory to update everyone on the last 2 months, but it has been FULL!!! Faith is a walker, she started at 13 months and 1 day, and hasn't stoped since! She is almost a runner now! I love it!! I love chasing her around outside, letting her explore, and act like a spider monkey thinking she can climb up walls!! She is getting LONG, and still skinny, but has a bigger belly than she has EVER had,and wears all 12 month clothes, which for her is a HUGE accomplishment! She has always been one size behind on her clothes, but somehwhere between 9-12 months she caught up! She has the longest legs, which I am jealous of!!

We are working really hard on sign language, although Faith usually comes up with her own variation of signs, but I guess at least I understand what she means! She can sign milk (correctly), eat, and more...we are still working on some others!!! She says a few words, her favorite is "HI!" with a phone, a remote, or her hand up to her ear like a phone. She LOVES dogs, and will point at a dog and say "dog, dog, DOG" while trying to run twords it!!! Of course, she says momma, dada, and ball, but other than that is a lot of babble that she can repeat back to you if say "what Faith?"

"HIIII...HIIII...HIIII!"

Ok well I have bored you enough for now, I promise to post from now on, Faith and I are leaving for Las Vegas on Monday to spend time with Chelle for her birthday and halloween with the family! I will have lots of pics I'm sure!!!

I love suckers!!!!!

xoxo,
E

Birthday EXTRAVAGANZAAAAAA

Ok, it wasn't really an extrtavaganza, but I can pretend right?!?! It was a great time, Faith might not agree, but I enjoyed celebrating her birthday!! Jessie & I made her the cutest Skull Cake...thank god for Jessie and her creativity (and steady hand)! I ordered a cake with Faith's picture on it, for the adults and it turned out....ok....lol!

Faith wanted NOTHING to do with presents, I mean nothing, she didn't care about the paper or anything, she like one card, from Angelina & family....other than that no intrest! She did enjoy her cake, after I had to shove some in her face, to show her she was supposed to eat it and that it tasted GOOD! lol, then she dug in, it was quite a big cake though, so we had some leftovers! Then I had to hose her off to open gifts! It was TOO hot to be outside, so we were all crammed inside, so everything went pretty quickly, then we were off to the pool!! Faith thougth she could swim apparently, because she started freaking out & moving my hands off of her, crazy kid!!! Anyhow, that is pretty much all about her birthday, all in all it was a good time. Our family was definatley MISSED, but we have learned to make the best of things

Sorry it took so long to post...we've been hoping and preparing to move, but it looks like we have another week here!!

xoxo,

E

1 year...ALREADY?!?!?! AHHHH

My baby is one...I still cannot believe it, I haven't cried, but I think that is because I literally cannot believe it! I feel like just yesterday I was in the hospital, holding my brand new baby, giving her her very first bath, counting her fingers and toes, swaddling her, and staring at her in amazement! This year has gone by faster than any year in my life, and I feel like they are just going to keep flying by!

Faith is so amazing, and although sometimes I'll admit she drives me bananas, she is still the light of my life! She makes every day so special and perfect, I wish she understood that today is her birthday, but I know she doesn't! She still isn't walking, and I really don't feel like she will be anytime soon, and I don't want to push her, she has always been on her own schedule, and I know she will do it when she is ready. And in true Faither's fashion, she will just up and take like 5 steps, and be completley on the go! She always does things late, but she does em good! When she sat up at 6 months, she stayed sitting up and she did soo good, when she started crawling at 9 months she TOOK OFF! I know she will be running soon after her very first steps, so for now I am ok chasing around a crawling baby! She has 3 almost 4 teeth, I say almost 4 because I am sure today her 4th will be breaking through, it is soo close I can feel it right through her gums!!

We are having her birthday party on Sunday, it will be small, but I wanted to do something for her, so we will have a little shindig! Wishing everyone could be there, but that's the life of pipelining!!! I will have lots of pictures tho!!!!

xoxo,

Erin

busy, busy, busy...

So I finally uploaded a ton of pictures off my camera, and realized I haven't posted many latley...probably becayse there isn't really anything exciting going on... Faith is on the move constantly, we are pretty busy, between going to the gym, taking naps, ohh and Faith's favorite thing....EATING! I hardley find time to do much, especially since Josh doesn't usually get home untill around 8...then it is bed time, and mommy & daddy time! So...since I know next week I will be posting birthday party pictures (tear), I figured I'd give you a look back at the last couple weeks!!

Faith's personality is as BIG as ever!! She loves giving kisses...high fives....and laughing really hard, usually so hard it gives her hiccups!!

Enjoy, and I will TRY my hardest not to post a sappy 1 year birthday post on Thursday...but no promises ;)

xoxo,

E

Where ohhh where did my baby go?!?!?!?!?

Ok, I am in total disblief...my baby is 11 & 1/2 months old!!!!!!!!!! AHHHHH I am in shock, how did this happen soo fast? The last 12 months seems like it just flew by, and the last 4 months even faster, since 9 months she has grown & learned SOOO much it is unbeliveable! I'm still trying to keep up, she crawls, stands up, almost walks, eats her food on her own, she is SO BIG GIRL (as Josh would say)!! Independence is her favorite thing, she wants to eat on her own, play and crawl all around, she wants to go outside & play all day long, if someone opens the door, and she doesn't get to go out, she throws a HUGE fit...

What makes me get into all this and be so mushy you ask?!?! haha the little things in life...like Faith's new favorite food...SPAGHETTI, and she likes to use her own fork to eat it, or her hands, mostly her hands! Ok so enough talk...some pictures from Spaghetti & bath time afterwards!!!

XOXO,

E