More pics of Sonora at 6 months

Sonora has been a happy baby full of smiles, giggles, and some time big hearty "throw your head back" kind of laughs. It's been a joy to be around her. She is starting to have pain with teething and it's been hard to watch as she cries and fussies. Hopefully this will be over soon! Here are a few of her on her good days! :)

Daddy was jumping her up and down and she LOVES it!

Look at those beautiful blues...

My happy little sunshine girl.

Pretty in purple

One of those good hearty laughs - just like her Momma!

She is starting to crawl slowly but for some reason she likes to keep her left hand turned backwards when she puts it out! I guess she is showing off that she can use both sides.

Look guys...I can fly!

A classic example of how she falls asleep. She has to be in the corner with both sides of her head touching the sides of the crib (and we don't put her down like that).

One more week until she's 7 months old - time is flying by!

Pismo Beach

The first weekend in May we went to Pismo Beach with Mom & Dad Kessler and Team Kess (aka Ryan, Wendy and Corey, Jordan & Riley). We had a lot of fun in our day and a half together; walking along the pier, eating at Splash Cafe, eating at McClintock's, doing puzzles together, playing Clue, reading, and just relaxing. It was Sonora's first time to the ocean and although it was too cold to go in, she was fascinated by the sounds of it!

At McClintock's...

This picture cracks me up! She was really into character!

Team Kess with Sonora - it was great to see them again!

Mother's Day

What a thrill it was to celebrate my first Mother's Day this year as a Mom. We spent the day celebrating with ours Moms and Grandma Marie.

Sonora, CA

We drove up to Sonora & Angel's Camp for my birthday weekend and had a great time exploring the area. The weather was beautiful and the hills and mountains were still green. It was the perfect time to go. We enjoyed taking pictures of Sonora with signs that said Sonora on them. She's famous in that small town!

We also went to a beautiful winery called Ironstone in Murphys. The flowers surrounding the winery were unbelievable - all in bloom and so colorful. Sonora & Steve took a picture with the 44 lb gold nugget -biggest nuggest still intact.

My birthday dinner was spent in our hotel room because it was late and Sonora was fussy after a long day. Steve surprised me with a delicious chocolate cake with a candle in it!

Sonora is 6 months!

Sonora turned 6 months on April 23rd and we can't believe how fast the time went. She is now almost sitting up and flips over a lot in her crib. She is teething now and is a lot more fussy than she usually is, but she still is so much fun to be with and gives great big smiles when she wants to! Below are some pictures of her on her 6 month birthday and a few cute ones in the last couple of weeks.