This weekend we took our high school teens on a retreat to Brenham, TX, home of Blue Bell ice Cream(I know right?). It was the best thing ever. While there our youth intern Kelsey bought Aspen this cute ice cream shirt and hat. It was a really great weekend to just get to know some of the kids we didn't know well, and also to tell our youth interns how much we appreciated them before they go off to AIM and college.

While we were in Brenham some of the girls and I went shopping and had a lot of fun. We actually went Antique shopping because that is all there is to do there and although none of us were in the market for antigues, we had a lot of fun trying things on. In fact, Aspen was with the girls most of the day. She is pretty much their baby and while I was not looking they dressed her up in a tiara and sunglasses as you can see below. She loved it. I think I might have a little "Ham". Aspen is the funniest kid. She laughs constantly and will go to absolutely anyone who reaches for her. When we dress her up I think she acts a little sassy like she wants to put on a show or something.

Here are a few stats about our little Lady that you may not know:

Age - 8 months
Weight - 17.9 pounds
Teeth -NONE!!
Words - Mama, Dada, Nanny(I know...:-)), Duck, Mimi(just yesterday)
Crawling - YES!!!!! she took her first little crawls? crawl? today. She was going after her diaper bag and succeeded in pulling everything out.

FINALLY SOME REAL FOOD!














I'm like my momma. I get cranky without my ice cream.














Yes - I am lookin good!


















She is deep in thought in this picture. We didn't put those sunglasses in her mouth, she just naturally put them there.











This is my Kelsey who is my favorite "GIRL" intern ever! We love you too STEVE!!