5 Months Old

Remi Roo is growing like a weed and changing so much every single day.


Here are the stats:
*Estimate of weight - ~17-18 lbs. (we don't go back to dr. until end of October)
*2 bottom teeth are IN!
*Eating baby food & cereal in the morning and at night
*Still HATES naps...ready for this to change! When she does nap...30 minutes TOPS! (As I write this...she's SCREAMING :( in her crib! I HATE this "cry out" method, but it's the only way she'll nap. It's that or shop, and we know there's no $ for that!)
*Almost rolling over, but not all the way yet
*LOVES Buck...her eyes follow him everywhere! She now laughs at him when he plays fetch with us.
*Smiling and laughing a TON!
*Sleeping through the night - 7:30 p.m. - 7 a.m.
*Starting to play with toys...it's about to get really fun, not that it hasnt' been already ;)



We're headed to Dixie for vacation tonight. Buck is staying here to guard the house...with our nephew/dogsitter of course. We'll miss him, but can't wait for Remi to meet all the family and friends down south! Pray that we drive safely...if you know me at all, you know that freeways scare me to death!! Visit back soon for pics!

Just Like My Dad

I got this video last night of Remi Roo eating peas.



It's probably the texture that she's not a fan of yet, but right now...she's just like her dad! There's a rumor that my sweet husband was once kicked out of daycare because he wouldn't eat his peas. To this day, he picks out the peas in anything. It's the one thing in this world that he really despises.

Remi's First Visit to...St. Clawdale Park

You may be wondering..."where is St. Clawdale Park?" Well, it's not a place, but a city of campers built around one focal point...a campfire!! St. Clawdale Park is our annual Labor Day camping trip to wrap up summertime fun. Each year we travel to River Country Campground in Evart, Mich., 3.5 hours north of where we live in metro-Detroit. Sitting around a campfire a few years ago after we found this hidden gem of a campground, we decided to combine portions of each of our cities to form the name of our "city" - ST. Clair Shores (Maes'), CLAWson (Partin's, Nelson's and Maliszewski's), FernDALE (Chryslers) and Hazel PARK (Evangelista's). And so...St. Clawdale Park was born. Some might say...we had a little too much sunshine the day we figured that one out, but we like it! So much that a couple of years ago, Sally, Randy and I made a sign. :) Oh the time we had before children ;)L to R: Mike, Andre and Christa Maes, David and Sara Evangelista, Austin, Diane, Tyler and Matt Chrysler, Sally, Audrey and Mike Nelson, Randy, Remi & Krista Partin...and Buckshot Partin of course :)

So, as I was saying...Remi had her first trip to St. Clawdale Park. We arrived Friday afternoon and had a great long weekend, returning home on Monday, Labor Day. The drive south on I-75 after a long weekend is always fun with the thousands of other Detroiters, but it was well worth it. We enjoyed our weekend, but all good things must come to an end.

We hope everyone had a great Labor Day as well. Summer is over, but Fall in Michigan is the best time of year, so I plan to post a lot more camping pics in the coming months. Stay tuned!!!