ok. so i'm getting requests for new pictures and updates, and i have to admit, it is about time. right now, ari is sleeping in her swing and dave is napping on the couch. i am sick with a bad cold and feel pretty miserable. i'm trying my best to keep ari from getting it, so i'm sanitizing my hands with purell every time i blow my nose, which is like every 5 min. dave never gets sick, so i doubt this will faze him. he has tomorrow off and i am very thankful. every tuesday since may he has worked open to close, which translates into 6 am-9pm. there is a weekly tournament and he usually has to be there. but not very many people are playing tomorrow so he decided to have that day as his day off (since he makes the schedule, it's pretty easy to work these things out). i am so glad that he will be home to help me with ari. she was good today and took a 3 hr. nap with me before dave came home. so here are some pictures from a few weeks ago. my best friend and her hubby came out for TLC at BBC with some kids from their youth group. they live near chicago and we only get to see them a few times a year, if that. ash took all this pics, except for the one where she's holding ari. i took that one. we were at perkins having a late night snack. i miss you ash!



ash holding arianna



ari discovering grass for the first time



playing in the grass



laying in the hammock and holding her up