Like the Energizer Bunny...she keeps growing and growing...

Violet is 3 months old now. She keeps growing and changing every day. I haven't updated the blog with pictures in awhile, so I thought I'd take some quick ones today. Everything is from today except for the Teddy bear suit and the striped purple outfit, which Shane has said makes her look like a prisoner. :) I've been back to work for two weeks now and getting into a new routine. I miss my little girl during the day and try to make up for lost time in the evening and weekends. I'm looking forward to her first Easter coming up soon.

Violet's Valentine's Day

We had a fantastic day with family and friends at Violet's Baby Dedication at our church. The service was beautiful then we had a nice lunch back at our house. Violet was wearing violet and so was a lot of our family. It was a great day!

Girlfriends

Violet and Audrey had another play date today and we got some great shots of them. They're best buddies already... :)

The Big "2-8"

Violet's First Trip to Bronner's

My sweet husband gave me a beautiful amethyst ring. It was a complete surprise. :)

Shane and Violet did a great job on the cake. I love how it says, "Mom"...

Violet checking herself out in the mirror.

Violet's cute penguin Baby Gap outfit. Thanks, Jennifer!

Sharon and Violet

Violet enjoyed being with the family today.

My brother Mike, Grandpa Patton, Violet and me.

It was a delicious cake!

Proud Grandpa Richard!

Grandpa was giving Violet her first keyboard lesson...

We had a great birthday weekend! My mom was able to stay for a week which was wonderful. We took Violet for her first trip to Bronner's and took her picture in front of a pretty Violet tree. My mom watched Violet so that Shane and I could go to Zehnder's for my birthday and then she took me out the following night to the Cracker Barrel. So, needless to say I was eating well this week. :) Shane and Violet made me a beautiful lemon cake. It was my first cake with "Mom" written on it. :) Violet got me a pair of amethyst earrings and Shane gave me the beautiful ring you can see in the photos. I'm trying to wear as much purple as I can now so I can wear it as much as possible. I got to celebrate today at my dad's house. Sharon made a delicious dinner and Violet was able to get passed around a bit. She looked cute today in her penguin outfit. Thank you so much to all my family for so many great gifts and making it such a great birthday!

To Great-Grandmother's House We Go

Today my mom and I traveled with Violet to my Grandma and Grandpa Colley's house in Troy, MI. We had a very nice visit and they were very proud of their new great-granddaughter. This is their fifth great-grandchild. We took a four generation picture of Great-Grandma, Grandma Sally, Me, and Violet.

Frills and Bows

Violet, Mom, and Beth went to church last Sunday and thought it was a great opportunity to dress her in one of her many frilly outfits. She looked beautiful in this green dress with purple bow. The ensemble was complete with a sweater and hand crocheted booties (made by Grandma Sally :) ). Everything was going fine until we got to church where she immediately had to be changed because she had completely soaked through. So, she went back to her basic sleeper for the rest of church, but she lasted long enough for us to get these cute pictures. We'll try again sometime soon...