Walking

Ansley started walking today. I mean she has taken a few steps here or there but today as the day progressed she got better and better. We finally captured it on film. She would take some steps, we would get the camera and then nada. Here she is in her walking debut.

Isle of Palms

Mary, Levin's adorable cousin and her adorable friend Amy came into town this weekend so they could go to the beach. It was cloudy and rainy everywhere in Charleston except at the beach! It was a gorgeous day for the beach. Ansley loved the water and playing in the sand with her uncle Sam. It wasn't quite like the beautiful Hawaiian beaches but it was very relaxing and beautiful in its own way. I do miss the crystal clear blue waters. While we were there I unfortunately burned the middle of my back because I'm an idiot. I put sunscreen on my shoulders 'cause that's normally what gets burned bad and you can see the streaks where I stopped the sunscreen coverage. Ansley, thank goodness was well covered and did not burn at all. I'm gonna have to fix her swim suit. The belly showing is just out of control ;) Please excuse my whiteness I know its blinding. I will definitely have to take her back to the beach.

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New Crafts

Well Levin and I had some unfinished projects we were working on and then when we were in Gatlinburg I realized I wanted a backpack diaper bag instead of the over the shoulder one I have now. So we decided to make one and thus we decided to finish one of our other unfinished projects. So here is my new bag... I used the placemat purse design but I added a drawstring and a zipper pocket on the inside of the bag. The other project was a small arm chair for Ansley. Levin was at Big Lots saw one and said "I can make that." So he took some of his scrap wood...nailed it together, put some cardboard on it, and then found some free chairs on Craig's List to snag the cushion foam from them. The Craig's List chairs were just disgusting but after a few washings the smokey smell finally left the seat foam. We cut the foam into thirds so we could line the chair. We still have one more chair to make for my cousin Sonni but that will be next week sometime. Overall I think the two projects were a success!

Strawberries are so good!

Today we went to go strawberry picking in Holly Hill. It was very pleasant and we had a good time. I was supposed to go to a different farm this morning with the ward but then Jeanine said she couldn't go with me so I decided to wait for Levin to get home. We, and Ansley and Sam drove out and got ourselves about 4 lbs of strawberries. They were so ripe and juicy.

Harmonica Prodigy?

Ansley is very musical. She likes to sing during church and lately she has picked up the harmonica. She is also saying Hi and Hey now and it just brightens up my day. Here is a video of her playing a song for her grandpa Wagner. The blowing is good practice for blowing out her candles for her first birthday coming up.

Family Time

We had so much fun this past weekend up in Greenville and then onto Gatlinburg, TN to spend time with Levin's family. Lewis, Nat and the girls flew out from Seattle and Keri flew out from Arizona. We met on Saturday at the temple in Columbia for Leckie's endowments which was super cool to be in the temple with family and then we all went back up to Greenville. We had a flat tire on the way and barely made it to the session but it ended up good in the end. We went to church and sang a nice song as a family. It's sweet when family can sing together cause all the voices blend. We packed and stuffed three cars and headed off for Tenneesee. We spent Monday and Tuesday hanging in the cabin getting to know each other better. The cabin was so sweet. We only ventured out to play lazer tag and Putt Putt Golf. We went swimming not only in our hot tub but in the heated pool such a hop skip and a jump away. Grandma Gunter brought so much food and so we all ate like kings until we couldn't move anymore. We also took time to take family pictures and watched some family DVD's. The weekend was so so so fun and I know Levin and I really enjoyed ourselves. We were sad that Cameron wasn't there but he's doing important work and it gives us an excuse to do it again cause we definately will have to do it again. Here's some photos...a lot of photos

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