More breaking news.....

Magnolia's "cousin" Shelby Marie Robert was born yesterday (June 23) in Louisiana (I say "cousin" because I'm not sure what the actual genealogical name is for their relationship...Mimi and Shelby's grandmother are first cousins...I'll let someone else figure that out!)

Here are a couple of pics of the cute little thing....congratualtions to everyone down there!!!!

(bunny hat compliments of Mimi)

Breaking news.......

Magnolia had a tooth pop through on Sunday night! Her first one, obviously....it's on the bottom in front! She's been a good sport about everyone now shoving their hands in her mouth to feel it, but she has managed to prevent the little white stub from being photographed up to this point. We'll get a pic posted soon!

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Well, all of our worst fears......er, wildest dreams....have come true. Magnolia has started to crawl around. For a few days, if she saw something that she wanted, she would get on all fours and raise her body up, then fall forward towards the goal. After a few rises and falls, she eventually got there. Now, she has figured out how to drag her body along with her arms and she is ALL OVER THE PLACE. She hasn't quite coordinated the knees yet, so for now, it's more of an army crawl than anything else.




Downward-facing dog: Our little yoga master






She also pulled herself up on her piano the other day. She was sitting at the piano, playing it, then the next thing we knew, we turned around and she was standing up. I guess she's got some Jerry Lee Lewis in her..........






Goodness gracious, great balls of fire!

Way cuter than Jerry Lee

We had a bridal shower for Aunt Brooke at our house last weekend. Magnolia was, of course, a gracious hostess. Except for some reason she had it out for Mimi.

"Mimi I've got a secret...."

"I learned this one from Mike Tyson!"

Don't worry, Mimi recovered eventually. We went into Chicago on Father's Day to visit Uncle Tyler at his apartment in Chicago (where he has an internship this summer). It was my first Father's Day and let me tell you, Magnolia really spoiled me!

Father's Day in the Windy City

Big city, big smile

"Uncle Tyler, let's take a nap."

"Ahhhh! Tricked you!"

"That was hilarious."

Last but not least.....bathtime in the sink:

Studying for the Bar with Daddy

Brooke's Bridal Shower

Gramma Kath threw Brooke a shower in Valparaiso on June 1st at the Chocolate Cafe downtown.