Teefies!

Audrey finally got her first Teefies(this is what Shannon calls teeth). She has two lower teeth coming in. They might be incisors(hopefully one of our four dentist friends will correct me if i'm wrong). We are trying to get her in the habit of brushing her teeth. We don't want her ending up like her uncle Pat brushing only once a week! Just kidding.

Weekend in Beaumont

Jason, Kendra and Gavin came into Beaumont so we went down and had a great time with them. Here's a pic of Kendra, Gavin, Shannon and Audrey swimming at grandma's.

Best friends!

The Proudest Dad in the World

I can't even describe all of the emotions that come with being a dad. I think that the James Taylor song "Your Smiling Face" describes best the way that I feel about both of my girls. "Isn't it amazing a man like me can feel this way, tell me how much longer it grows stronger everyday."
One of the more powerful things that I've realized about being a parent is how amazing it was of God to sacrifice his own Son, Jesus. You hear it every Sunday, but I see it from a totally different angle now. I just can't fathom giving up your own child for anyone else much less a sinner such as myself. Often I think of Abraham willing to sacrifice Isaac, and it scares me so much. But I also admire that faith and hope someday soon that I would have that faith that strong.
Anyway here's some more pictures of our little sweety taken right here in the Heights just about a half a block from our house.

I'm not sure if I'm supposed to wear it or eat it

Even though you can't tell it from the picture, Audrey is starting to get the hang of eating solids.

Growing up fast

Here's some new pictures that my dad took of Audrey this past weekend.

Isabella is here!

Isabella Cristina Oliver was born on August 2, 2005 to Sara and Bret Oliver. Audrey and Isabella quickly beecame good friends. Here's a picture of the two proud dads.

Swimsuit Model

Check out Audrey in her sailor swimsuit. She better get all of these bikinis out of her system now, because there won't be any of that once she gets older per her dad.

Britney Spears is my role model

Aunt Kelly tried to make Audrey look like a big girl. Check out the halter top, the very trendy lower back tattoo, butt cleavage, low rise pants and very stylish sunglasses.

Trip to Asheville, North Carolina

Audrey took her second vacation as we traveled to Asheville, North Carolina for Shannon's family reunion. We had a great time getting to see all of our relatives and Audrey was quite a hit with everyone. Some of Audrey's stops included Mobile, Montgomery AL, Auburn University, Atlanta, Asheville, Lake Lure NC, Univ of Tennessee, and Nashville. One of her favorite spots was the Rosa Parks Museum in Montgomery where she learned about the civil rights movement. She also went to Chimney Rock Park near Lake Lure, NC where the film "Last of the Mohicans" was filmed at. While at Lake Lure, she even stayed in a hotel where FDR once stayed as well as Patrick Swayze as he filmed "Dirty Dancing" at Lake Lure.
While on vacation, Audrey celebrated her 6 month birthday. We can't believe how time has flown by and much fun it has been.

Godspeed Granny Williford

Last week Audrey's great-great-grandmom died. Peggy Williford was 95 years old! Thankfully, she had met Audrey on a couple of occasions. Granny kept saying, "She's just the purtiest little thing I've ever seen!" This is a picture of the 5 generations: Peggy Williford, Dorothy Edgar (her daughter), Beth Morrison (her daughter), Josh, and Audrey.

Tongue tricks

Here's a couple of cute pics from Audrey's great-grandparents The Morrisons. She is very expressive with that tongue!

New Orleans-First Vacation

Shannon and I got off work for two days and decided to take Audrey on her first vacation. On the streetcar down St. Charles St, Audrey and I were sitting close to the aisle when a girl in a mini-skirt got on and started to sit next to us. Before they sat down Audrey started grabbing the bottom the girl's skirt. The girl turned around really fast and I thought she was about to slap me. Then I felt like an idiot saying that the baby did it. Well people on the streetcar got a good laugh out of it.
We started a new tradition for Audrey and will buy an ornament for all of her places that she visits. Shannon and I got to add a new flag to our tradition of buying flag magnets to all the places that he have visited together. We had a great time and ate some unbelieveable food. We recommend K-Paul's Cajun Kitchen and Redfish Grille.
I'm proud to say that neither of my girls earned any beads on Bourbon street.

Josh's first Father's Day

Josh had a great first Father's Day--very relaxing and low-key. We watched two movies and the NBA finals. Audrey is really able to hold things well so I gave her the presents to give her dad and he liked it very much. Here's a picture of what we made her granddads.

Future Baylor Bear

Another trip to Waco! On her first trip she was only 5 weeks old so we decided to take her to visit Sarah and Bret before they move to Lawrence and see the Baylor Bears win the SuperRegionals! Audrey also got to see her second cousin (?) Gavin and eat dinner with him in his gorgeous new house.

I'm a bad mom.

Audrey fell off the bed for the first time today! We had only seen her roll twice (from back to tummy) so we were very surprised that she was able to roll more than 3 feet over pillows and off the bed! Poor Jennifer (Josh's sister) had to console her but we took her to the doctor and everything was fine. Since that morning she has rolled over a hundred times or more.

Soaking up the sun

Audrey laying out after her first swim! Our next door neighbors Dr. Wensveen and Dr. Smith built a beautiful pool and we are putting it to good use!

Here we go...

Well I've been inspired by my friend Abbey to better document all of Audrey's accomplishments and keep our out-of-town friends and family up to date on what's happening. This is probably as close as I'll come to making a great Creative Memories scrapbook!

Baby Blue was the color of her eyes

One of Lil' A's most striking characteristics are her beautiful blue eyes, which sure is a great quality for an optometrist's daughter to have.

Audrey meets the National Champs

Audrey met the National Champion Baylor Lady Bear basketball team at an Astros game. They were there to be honored after stomping Michigan State in the title game. Sophia Young, the Tournament MVP, even told me to e-mail her the picture because she really likes babies. Here's lil' A with Coach Mulkey.