Sweet Cousins

Stella - 18 months & Ramzi - 19 months

Ferry Ride

Today, we traveled to Cape Girardeau to visit Auntie Pam in the hospital. On the way home, E decided that we should take a ride on the ferry. Not only is it cool to ride on the ferry, it cuts major mileage off of the trip home. The only downside of riding the ferry is timing. It departs in 30 minute intervals from the Missouri and Kentucky side. If you get there as it's leaving (like we did today), you have to wait around awhile. I'm glad that Stella was able to ride it today. She was mesmerized!

For those of you who live locally, you can board the ferry at Hickman and arrive in Missouri within 15 minutes. Check the website for departure times. Once you make it to the Missouri side, you're only about 40 miles from Sikeston. Can we say Lambert's?!?

The Grin

This little girl makes me very happy. Her personality is much bigger than that little 1 1/2 year old body.




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St. Louis Zoo

We had a little 2 day vacation in St. Louis last week. Our first stop was the St. Louis Zoo. It was so much fun! I highly recommend it! The zoo is beautiful and very well kept. Even in the hot July sun, there was plenty of shade and we made it just fine for five hours.














After the zoo, Stella was in desperate need of a bath. Our hotel had an awesome shower, but no tub so we bathed her in the sink. She thought that it was so funny!



Another great memory to add to the books. . .

Sleeping Beauties

Daddy and Layla after a long, hard day.




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Potty

Guess who used her potty for the first time this week? Yay for Stella! And the road to no diapers begins. . .




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1 1/2

Stella is one and a half today! She's so much fun at this age. We never know what to expect from day to day. Her curiosity sometimes gets her into trouble, but Stephen and I just have to turn our heads and laugh. We went for an 18 month checkup yesterday. Stella is 32 inches long and 21 pounds. Tiny for her age in weight, but slightly above average in height. She is a very healthy little girl. We are very blessed and lucky to call her our own.