RIP Betty Owens "Nanny"

On Wednesday February 8th, my nanny, Betty Owens was called home to Heaven and will forever be at peace. I feel blessed to have known and loved such a strong women. Her death brings sadness for those she left behind but I'm comforted in knowing she lived a long fulfilled life and is no longer in pain. I will forever be grateful to her and all my grandparents who have left me with amazing childhood memories and allow me to cherish the family I have today. Nanny, may you forever rest in peace and live in my memory.

A year in review

It’s been so long since my last blog and I’m hoping in the year ahead to do better with keeping up to date! On Saturday, February 11^th Piper will be turning 1!! The last year has been so amazing; Kevin and I feel so blessed. It’s definitely bittersweet, it’s awesome watching Piper grow and learn everyday but there are times I miss my little newborn who loved to cuddle and who was less independent.  She has become such an active, happy, goofy little girl. She absolutely loves music and has since she was only a few months old. Along with music, she loves to dance! We get such a kick out of her little dance moves and rhythm. She loves to paddy-cake, chase the dogs around the house, read her books, and go for walks among other things. Her most used words are “dog”, “dada”, “go”, “hi” and a bunch of things I haven’t figured out yet.  She is eating a lot of solids foods; ham is her favorite and anything she can feed herself. She loves Mexican- beans, rice, and avocado especially and fruits and most veggies are always a pleaser from apricots to zucchini she eats about everything (except peas!). 

The last week has been very exciting, planning Pipers birthday, but also because she started to walk! By the end of January she was taking steps then in the last week she was walking. She still crawls a lot but she can walk a good distance on her own and as she gets more confident the faster she goes! Yesterday we were walking in the yard and I started off by holding her hand and walking with her but then she was ready to do it alone and didn’t want to hold mommies hand! She is such a big girl, I can’ believe how much she has grown and changed. We have a busy spring ahead and look forward to visiting friends and family in the months to come! We have so much to be thankful for and can’t wait to see what this next year brings!

Love,

Cass

Goodbye Summer, Hello Fall!

 It’s been a busy summer for the Foley’s! Piper and I spent the first week of September in Ohio and Indiana visiting friends and family, it was a great trip but too short! And last week we spend a few days with the family cruising the Gulf of Mexico and visiting Cozumel!! We had a wonderful time and are looking forward to fall and fall weather!  In November we are going on our annual trip to Gatlinburg Tennessee to spend the weekend in the Smokies- shopping, eating, hiking and watching football! We have been going a few years now and I can’t wait to take Piper and maybe even see some snow! Piper continues to grow every day; she is such a little character! She loves to be loud-screaming, grunting, squealing…so much for a quiet little princess. I think we officially have a tomboy!  Unfortunately her size and round chubby face get her confused for a boy most of the time so bows are a must these days! She has such a goofy, playful personality just like her daddy. I think I’m going to have my hands full with the two of them! She loves to play with Louie and Thomas always smiling and talking to them.  And dada has become a very popular word in our house, still working on mama. I swear the only time I hear “mom” is when she screams lol. I’ve added some pictures below from the summer, enjoy!

Happy 4th!

Wishing everyone a safe and happy 4^th! We had a great Holiday with family and watching Piper celebrate her first July 4^th! She spent the weekend playing with cousins, swimming at Nana and Papaws and watching fireworks. In 6 days, Piper will turn 5 months! I can’t believe how much she has grown and what a little personality she has developed. She loves to smile, play and swing! She has rolled over a few times now and can sit-up with very little support. She loves the dogs more and more everyday and has even got a hold of Louie’s hair a few times but fortunately it doesn’t bother him, yet! We are so blessed to have such a great little girl; she has been sleeping through the night for a few weeks and has a pretty good schedule going.  She is a great little swimmer already, kicking and splashing. We are going to start a mommy and me swimming class in a few months when she is old enough and we cannot wait! She is such a water bug already and I know she will love it. I will keep you all posted and have some pictures to share. That’s all for now!

The Foley's

American Girl 

20 weeks 

 Swimming

3mths 2wks & 4 days

What an amazing 3+months it has been! Piper is growing more and more every day, she weighed in at nearly 14lbs 2 weeks ago and 24 inches long. Watching her develop mentally and physically has been so enjoyable. She loves to coo and make faces, especially smile :) The exersaucer has become her new best friend; she loves to sit and study all the objects and has learned how to play. The dogs have caught her attention too; she follows them with her eyes and has even reached out to touch them. Hopefully that means we have another dog lover in the house, I'm sure she will be. We are still working on tummy -time, it’s not her favorite thing at the moment but hopefully the more movement she has it will be better. Below are some recent pictures, we hope you enjoy them as much as we do.

8wks.11lbs.13oz

Piper is now 8 weeks old and growing not only in weight but in personality! She was 11lbs 13 oz and 22 inches long at her 2 month check up. She is alert and smiling more and more each day and we are loving every minute of it. Today, Piper met her cousins for the first time...it was very fun and exciting. We are looking forward to introducing her to the rest of the family the end of the month and all our friends back in Indiana and Ohio! Here are some recent pictures of our little Piper :)

10 pounder

Piper was 10lbs at her last check in, 5 weeks on March 18th! She is slowly developing her own little personality and keeping mommy and daddy busy, she laughed out load for the first time this week and it was adorable! It's going to be an exciting month for her; we just arrived at Nana and Papaws house in Alabama and will be staying a week while daddy is off in Houston for work. Then at the end of the month we will be in Indiana and Ohio visiting friends and family. We are all very excited.

Best Friends

 O-H-I-O

Pretty Piper

Mommy, Daddy and baby Piper