I think I can get back into this! Just got a new camera to replace the broken one, and downloaded an app to blog from my phone. Maybe that will help with being able to easily put pictures from my phone on here, since both Aaron and I take lots of phone pictures!
Ahh! I'm 5 months old!! I sing because I'm happy.
What do I want for my 5th month birthday? One million dollars.
Sweet girl. She is changing everyday. I'm still thinking about my list of things I want to remember about her for this month...I'll come back and update this post when I have more time for that.
Aaron came home for a few short minutes to play with her. And then we bundled her up (the high was around 35 degrees today, and we woke up to a little snow on the ground) to go deliver dinner to the Carrolls. 
Julia is two weeks old tomorrow! We brought a warm meal to them and stayed for a while to talk about how cute and sweet babies are. Julia is being very good to her parents and giving them good nighttime sleep! Vivian got the biggest kick out of the circle print on these pillows, and it was hard to get her to look at the camera. hehe
Vivian stole Ansley's princess hat and immediately felt grief over her sin.
Brett, Ansley's dad, handed out bubbles to the kids. It was a beautiful fall day so the kids played outside.
The adults made conversation (jokes) about the upcoming presidential election.
There were lots of babies in attendance! This is Joey, Jeff and Bekka's 7 month old. The party was at their house.
The birthday girl opened presents on her new chair. Vivian just couldn't wait for her 1st birthday, so she tried to get in on the action.
Jonathan, Joy, and Seth came to visit us this past weekend (they live in Greensboro). Jonathan and Aaron went hiking on Saturday while Joy and I played with the babies. Their Seth turned 3 months old on Saturday and he is a great baby! I told Vivian to take notes, especially on his napping skills.
Ahhh! Attack!
And the men enjoyed their afternoon in the woods. They hiked almost 20 miles in about 9 hours!
I'm thrilled for Vivian to have a sweet playmate.
Nathan brought her out to introduce us...and the name! We had been waiting to find out what her name would be. I love it. 
Beautiful family! I must also say that Erin is superwoman, going all natural with no meds. I am so impressed!
The anxious family members...can't wait to meet her!
We live next door to famous people! This is Adam and Tina. Tina has lived in the house beside us for many years, but this year she married Adam and we've been getting to know him, too. They are a sweet couple. But the crazy thing is that they are both pretty famous in the bluegrass world. In fact, Adam just recently won Mandolin Player of the Year. He used to play for Allison Krauss and now he plays for the Dan Tyminiski band (think music from O Brother, Where Art Thou movie). Tina's pretty well-known also for her banjo playing. We've heard her play...she's awesome!
Fun neighbors :) And they love Vivian...potential babysitters?!
Last night the youth came over for afterglow. All the youth. This small house hosted around 30 people. Aaron grilled chicken wings and sausage and we had great conversations about the foundations of grace and Martin Luther and part-time jobs and what clothing fads we used to adhere to. These kids are very impressive.
We love our big deck for nights like this!
Love his smile! :)
I was excited about the cake because I found this one that matches the colors in her nursery. But I was also nervous about it because when I ordered it, I watched the lady write, "Wellcome Baby" on it. I didn't know what to do...call her out and embarrass her about misspelling, or trust that the person actually writing on the cake wouldn't make the same mistake? It worked out...I didn't say anything, and it was spelled correctly :)
Congratulations, mommy!