Marcella Reese

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Thursday, July 21, 2011

Squash, Carrots, Peas, Apples, Bananas, Peaches and Cereal


Since the first part of June, we have slowly been introducing baby food to Marci. Depending on her hunger level she can be a really good eater at times. She has gotten used to the word "open" which means open your mouth because the spoon is coming in! We started with squash then moved onto apples, sweet potatoes, sweet peas, peaches, and now bananas. If she had her way she'd only eat bananas for every meal, and I don't blame her. They are very sweet. She absolutely detests peas; if you're not careful she'll spit them right back at you! She'll also do this if you're trying to feed her and she's no longer hungry. Meal time is a fun but interesting adventure. At 25 weeks her daily meals consist of oatmeal cereal and a fruit in the morning, fruit and veggie for lunch, and fruit and veggie for dinner. I am still pumpin' away for her and she consumes most all of a day's supply, which is roughly 25ounces or so. To us she seems to be good eater, but don't let this fool you. She is very petite and still wearing some 3 month onesies.

This picture was taken by Aunt Arianne in the cabin at Grand Lake. No, it has not been digitally altered; her eyes are really that blue.

Tuesday, July 19, 2011

July 4th

Over the 4th of July weekend we made our first long road trip to Colorado to visit Uncle Josh, Aunt Lauren and Aunt Arianne. We spent Friday night in Denver and headed up to Grand Lake Saturday morning. Rather than taking the interstate we took Trail Ridge Road through the Rocky Mountain National Park on our way to Grand Lake. It was a beautiful drive topped with snow capped mountains and a HUGE heard of elk. This was our first time on Trail Ridge Road and for those of you who have traveled it you know what I mean when I say it was breath taking, literally! We had a great family weekend and even learn Marci will be welcoming her first Burger Cousin on Christmas Day! To close out the holiday weekend I celebrated my last "twenty" birthday. I couldn't have asked for a better day. We started the morning with a F16 fly over by Josh's guard unit, took a hike to Adam's Falls, had a delicious birthday cake, a memorable game of "I'm going on a picnic," and a glorious fireworks show. We've never seen fireworks like the one's in Grand Lake.
Here are a few snapshots of the weekend courtesy of Aunt Arianne. I have yet to get my downloaded off of our camera but will soon!




Monday, July 11, 2011

In training

Dirt


On June 12, Marci helped me plant some new flowers around the house while in her baby carrier. While dangling from my chest, I knew she had gotten a hold of some of the plants, but what I didn't realize was that she was eating the dirt. I snapped this picture after I started cleaning her up!

20 Weeks

On Saturday, June 18 we took our first trip to Sears for a few quick snap shots of our baby girl...who isn't so much of a baby these days! Marcella has started to scoot and crawl! Overall, we are very pleased with the photos and the cost of them too. We hope you enjoy them as much as we do!





Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Marcella's Baptism

On Sunday, June 12 we celebrated Marcella's baptism. It was a joyful morning for all, and Marci never fussed. Her baptism took place during the second service at our church, The First United Methodist Church with Pastor Troy Bowers officiating. This was a very special moment for J.D. and I as we were not only dedicating our lives to raising Marcella to know God but the ceremony was conducted by the same individual who married us five years ago this July. Several family members made it back for her baptism and we are very thankful for this! After the church service a light lunch was served at Marci's Grandpa and Grandma B's home. We had sandwiches, salads, and pink cup cakes.

Pictured above is a photo of J.D., Marcella, and Papa Warren Shirer

Our family photo at Grandpa and Grandma Burger's house before lunch.

Marcella and ALL of her Garber cousins. From bottom to top, left to right: Gabe Garber, Noah Garber(holding Marcella), Jenna Argabright, Bradent Argabright, Trista Argabright and Austin Garber.

Our family photo at Grandpa and Grandma Burger's house before lunch.

Kenwood Cove

We took a break from the Festival on Saturday and tested the waters at Kenwood Cove. With us we took our six Garber nieces and nephews as well as Aunt Summer Garber and Aunt Brandi Garber. The water was a bit too chilly for Marcella, but this didn't stop the rest of the kids. They swam, floated in the lazy river, dominated the slides and even tested their luck on the large lily pads. They even convinced their moms and Uncle J.D. to go down what we call the toilet bowl of Salina. While they all enjoyed themselves, Marcella wanted NOTHING to do with the water. She cried if her big toe even touched the water; however, we now know the water was just too cold as we have taken her, again, to the Cove and the lake and she LOVED it! She's now a natural born water bug. Here are a few pictures of her sporting her super cute hot pink on powder pink, ruffle swimming suit. She's our little doll!