michigan.

guess what? Audrey and i are Michigan-bound on thursday!! i'm so, so looking forward to this trip! originally i had planned to do a super awesome road trip with my dad, but it would take about three days total when you consider that i would have to drive all the way from my house to my dad's, then turn around the next day and drive straight to Michigan (or break it into 2 days to MI). Will's mom kindly offered us her frequent flier points and we booked a non-stop flight from Jacksonville, FL to Detroit, MI! my dad is going to pick me up at 7 pm on Thursday night and our "road trip" will begin there, i suppose :)

we had a great time this weekend at the Boatright/Crummey family reunion! it was so great to see cousins, aunts, and uncles, as well as meet some of my extended, extended family. Audrey has not been feeling so great lately. she has been more clingy than usual, running a low-grade temperature some days, and is just plain cranky for the most part. bless her little heart! i hope she gets through whatever this is before the three hour flight! she did fairly well at the reunion, considering there were a ton of people there wanting to love on her! Audrey has taken a liking to bracelets, necklaces, and earrings as Will's mom, sister, and i are usually wearing at least one of the three. i happened to be wearing a long necklace with little charms on it that she took a liking to sticking in her mouth. whenever she went to someone new, the necklace had to go with! it was humorous to see Uncle Kerry with a frilly necklace around his neck and a content little girl in his arms (with part of the necklace stuffed in her mouth, per usual).

this morning, after getting another delightful round of vaccinations for baby A, we took her to get her first hair cut!!! she's been growing this weird double mullet/rat-tail combo looking hot mess in the back of her head for months now. i kept thinking the sides would catch up; however, they did not and it started to look strange :)

baby mullet!double rat tail special edition :)

she was so fascinated with 'the baby in the mirror'
that she didn't even realize what we were doing haha

the snip!

it looks soo much better! :) check out the blonde highlights she has coming in!

i wish i had more pictures to post but every time the camera comes out lately, this is all i get:

she is so curious about EVERYTHING! and so nosey too! i've actually had to start telling her "no" (gently, because she obviously doesn't understand what that means yet) because she is so fiesty and wants to put her hands on and in everything. she is also prone to slapping you in the face a few times if it suits her :) i think i'm going to have my hands full! she's crawling around with speed now, and loves to bounce up and down on her butt (ha!). she also started pulling herself up to stand and has taken a few tentative steps while holding onto the couch, table, or crib rails!

"mama get me out of here!!!"

"please?" :)

also wanted to post this picture from a month ago (excuse the hair and general slob appearance -- i was on Day 3 of a nasty sinus infection at the time and Audrey was on Day 1 of the same bug). i was trying to explain to Will's cousins, Lauren and Leanne, how i manage to clean, cook, and do chores when Audrey is sick and clingy or just being whiny and not wanting me to leave her sight. what to do? carry my little 16 1/2 pounder around in a baby carrier -- the wonderful Moby wrap! she's comfy and happy, and i get to be productive no matter what the mood is.

speaking of clingy, i took this picture earlier today while i was working (girl has to be less than 2 feet away from me at all times, preferably right underneath my feet!)

i was working from Jen's house updating pages with our new Lilly and Laura bracelets. we got the pre-order in this week and i can't wait until the rest ships in from Nepal! they are bright, colorful, fun bracelets that are handcrafted by women from small, outlying villages in Nepal. proceeds from each purchase go to helping their family!! the shipment should be in the first week of July, so if any of my readers are interested in purchasing a bracelet or two, keep an eye for color options and such on our page!