Nine Month Pics - Luke & Marissa

(L) Marissa - 9 months (6/30/09)
(R) Luke - 9 months (7/9/07)

Marissa - 9 months old!

Sweet Marissa is 9 months old! She has started saying "da da" and has even said "ma ma" a couple of times.... probably by accident, but I'll take it even so! She enjoys cheerios with a passion and has tried some table food. She STILL doesn't have any teeth, so I'm too chicken to let her try too much! I've found that she can roll over EASILY if she really wants something that is just out of her reach. This proves my "she could do it, but doesn't have to" theory.

Luke continues to be an awesome big brother. They play a screaming game where he makes a high pitched squeal, and Marissa imitates. It's one of those "cute for 10 seconds" things.... then it gives you a headache! He loves to tell her "It's ok" when she cries, and sometimes it helps. He also loves to be in her face, and I think that Marissa is one who enjoys her personal space because it never lasts long.

These are great kids, let me tell you! They are easy going and are easy to take places.... and we do go places! They spent a couple of days with Grandma and Papa Ellis in June while Daddy was Best Man in a wedding.... they've been to Aunt Jackie & Uncle Bill's for a day of swimming.... they've had a good summer so far!


I love this face!!

Fun in Columbus

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Luke & Marissa (and Daddy) spent the day with Uncle Bill, Aunt Jackie, Nicole, Zane & Connor. They had a fun trip to the park, spent some time around the pool, and watched movies with a wisdom-toothless Zane.

The Lius come for a visit

Our good friend from high school, Amber, and her husband George came for a visit. It's a couple of weeks later, and Luke still asks if George & Amber are coming over. They must've made quite an impression!

Jon's Wedding

This is Scott's best friend from high school - Jon. He married a great girl, my new friend Paige, and Scott was the Best Man.

I didn't get many pictures of the big day, and most of the ones I got were dark or blurry. I'm not the best photographer in the world... But here's one just minutes before the ceremony.... They clean up nice, don't they?

Luke & Aslan

Luke's best friend these days is Aslan. Aslan's mom watches Luke & Marissa every day, so they get to spend alot of time together. This is from last night in the back yard - I thought it was such a cute shot!

Hoodlum Baby

Family picture attempts

Night at Victory Field

We went to Victory Field for a charity softball game - it was fun! The kids were great and it was cheap! Luke was cracking us up, though... at the end of each inning, he thought it was his turn to play. He had his glove on and would get up from our seats and walk down toward the dugout. Fortunately, there weren't alot of people there, so it wasn't a big deal to let him roam.


Here's Bob Sanders and Dwight Freeney (#93).... the teams were made up of alot of Colts players... Peyton Manning even made an appearance, but to every Colts fan's relief, he did NOT play! (He's the one in the khaki shorts and loafers)

Playin' Tag!

Luke on 6/6/07


Marissa on 6/1/09

a Kenworthy kid pastime.... Ashley continues to be a good sport!!

Eight Month Pics - Luke & Marissa

(L) Marissa - 8 months (5/30/09)
(R) Luke - 8 months (6/9/09)

Marissa - 8 Months Old!!

Well, here's our baby girl - 8 months old already!! She has all of a sudden started doing fun things like making a "ba ba ba" noise and waving bye-bye. Amazingly enough, NO TEETH! Where are they? She still is content to sit and let the world come to her - no rolling or crawling. She does kind of pull herself up if she has the opportunity, but other than that, she's enjoying "diva" status! She is also a mama's girl, which mama loves (most of the time anyway). She gives the best kisses - okay, slobbers - but she's always so excited to give kisses! And Marissa has the sweetest laugh with the big giggles being reserved for Daddy.

I tried to take her picture outside on her 8 month birthday, but there was just too much going on as you can see...

Marissa's crinkly smile

Marissa's nose crinkles up when she smiles - it's very cute! Her dimple in her right cheek is getting more noticable too. What a doll baby!

500 Festival Parade

The huge Grover balloon....


Luke watching the parade with the War Memorial in the background...


Mario Andretti!!

I think this was Luke's 1st parade. It was pretty hot that day, but we enjoyed ourselves. The highlight for Luke was the float that had Pablo from The Backyardigans on it.... here's a video:

Luke's Tractor - "Just Like Papa's"

Anyone that knows my dad knows that this tractor isn't really "Just like Papa's".... my dad has never had a green tractor!! But apparently, John Deere has the corner on kid tractors. This is a toy that stays at Grandma & Papa's... more room to roam!

Only Daddy could come up with this...

Scott pulled the kids around the upstairs for about 15 minutes - wearing Daddy out and wearing the kids out from all the giggling!!

Laundry Basket Fun

It's dark because I took it with my digital camera....

Uncle Wade

Marissa - 7 months old!

Marissa is 7 months old! She is much more dependable when sitting up on her own and she is enjoying baby food at lunch and dinner. She fills out her 6 month clothes, so we've moved up to the 9 month in some things - that's hard to believe! She has discovered her toes and really enjoys putting them in her mouth. She still doesn't want to roll over! I don't know why she doesn't want to, but she won't do it! Marissa has also graduated to the "big" tub for bath time - I try to get her in there before brother, since Luke likes to "help" by pouring water on her head. She continues to sleep for at least 10 hrs every night.

I think that she may finally be getting hair! It's really filling in around the back and everyone who sees pictures of her asks if she has red hair - I don't notice it just to look at her, but it does appear to have a red tint in pictures. I would love that! She is NOT getting any teeth, however! I don't know when those are going to show up!

Luke continues to be a great big brother (bathtime help aside) - the other day when Marissa was crying, he went to her and said "Don't be mad baby - be happy!" He has a knack for making her laugh - that is especially helpful in the car!

Scott & I just look at each other and say "Can you believe these kids are ours?" They are sweet and beautiful and we couldn't ask for more!



I love this grin! What a happy baby!

Seven Month pics - Luke & Marissa

(L) Marissa - 7 months (4/30/09)
(R) Luke - 7 months (5/9/07)