Team Huntley has a Mascot!

Introducing the newest member of the Huntley Clan...Runyon!
Runyon is a seven-week-old yellow lab. As you can see, she is absolutely adorable. (And you'd think she's even more adorable if you could see her right now...she's asleep in my lap as I type this!)

Here are the two little ones, checking each other out
And here they've decided to attack Daddy
Runyon chasing Delilah

Enjoying our backyard
Sweet puppy

Welcome home, Runyon!

10 Months Old!

The little one is now 10 months old, and we are about to change her nickname to The Destroyer. She crawls and climbs into, over, under, around, and on top of just about anything that comes in her path. She can walk if she's holding on to something, and she can stand by herself for about 5 seconds or so before she falls. She also has a penchant for all things dangerous; i.e., if you're missing scissors, Delilah's probably putting them in her mouth. Just kidding. Kind of.

She seems to do everything with gusto, which I find adorable. For example, she doesn't just eat, she smacks her lips after every bite. And she doesn't just pull out the drawer and put stuff in and out of it, she puts herself in and out of it. So I've resigned myself to the fact that we have a daredevil and that I have to be hypervigilant when watching her. And I love it. :)

The bouncer is becoming a bit superfluous.
I know this seems like a random shot, but one of her favorite pastimes is making springy doorstops go "Boooiiiing."
Needed some new pics in just her diaper. She's so cute!!

Peekaboo!
Climbing up the stairs.

Another new skill and favorite pastime: clapping!

Swing Time

A few weeks ago, I snapped some shots of Delilah's first time on a swing, but I never ended up posting them. Here's the smiley girl enjoying the wind in her hair and the sun on her face.

A Classic

Every kid has fallen asleep in the highchair while eating. Enjoy the documentation of the first time it happened to Delilah. :) She had finished her oatmeal and was drinking her bottle when the bottle just sort of slipped out of her mouth and she was gone.

Even removing the tray didn't wake her up. (Neither did unbuckling her, changing her diaper, taking her upstairs, nor laying her down in her crib. Sometimes a baby's just gotta sleep.)
Sweet dreams, baby girl.

Team Leslie

In my last post, I mentioned that I was unable to take pictures during our playdate with my friend Natalie and her precious daughter, Avery. Here are the pics Nat took...thanks for passing them along to me so quickly, Nat--it was so fun to see you!!!!!!

Avery, Rach, Delilah

Group pic taken with the auto-timer. Lila thought Avery & Nat were much more interesting than the camera and I can't blame her...how cute are those two?!?!
Me and my baby girl

Hope we get to see you again soon, Team Leslie--we had a blast!!!!

And the Spirit Award goes to...

...Delilah Huntley for being the most easy-going, patient, giggly little traveler ever. We spent 5 days in The Woodlands/Houston while Chris was working and I dragged Lila all over the place. She always got 3 meals, 2 snacks, and 2 naps a day, but I don't think any of those happened in the same place twice.
We started off visiting my high school friend Natalie and her daughter Avery, but I didn't take any pics, so I'll add those when I get the ones Natalie took. We also visited Miss Linda (my friend Jennifer's mom) and Miss Susan (my friend Emily's mom) but I didn't take any pictures b/c my hands were too full to also bring my camera. :) And the last thing I didn't take pictures of was my parents' awesome SuperBowl party...I was too busy having fun and holding Delilah.The rest of the week can be documented in the pictures below!

My high school friend, Travis, and his daughter, Jayden. Thanks for a great evening, McHam family!

Delilah with the Milburns, dear family friends of The Huntleys. Chris grew up next door to them!

Delilah and my friend, Brianna. Brianna and her husband are leaving in March to go to Costa Rica for 2.5 years with the Peace Corps. Congrats, Brianna, we'll miss you!

The rest of the pics are with my family...my brother Bryan, his wife Shannon, and their 3 kids, Sydney, Maddie, and Cannon. There's also one pic with my dad, better known as Pop Pop. :)

Delilah and her Uncle Bryan. She adores him and I think he's pretty smitten with her as well.

Shannon, Maddie, and me. Maddie took some of the pics below...so talented. :)

Sydney and me. She's the most lovable little thing in the world...and quite the artist, too.

The three kiddos and me. LOVE this pic!!!!

Delilah, Chris, and Cannon.

Aunt Shannon and Delilah. So sweet!

Cannon and Delilah. FYI, he's an AMAZING swimmer...as in, breaking Michael Phelps' records when he was his age. And he's the most thoughtful teenager I think I've ever known.
Sydney playing with Delilah. She would fill a straw about a quarter full with water, then drop it in Delilah's mouth like a momma bird feeding a baby bird. Lila loved it!!!
Kisses from Sydney. How cute is their matching hair color?!?!
And last, but certainly not least, we have a pic of Delilah taking her first nap with Pop Pop...a Clifton family tradition. While my dad fell asleep right away, if you look closely, you can see that Lila's little peepers are still a little open. :)
Whew! That's it. If you read this far, YOU get a Spirit Award, too!

Grrrr.....

Chris had to speak at conference in The Woodlands last week, which is where I grew up, so Delilah and I decided to join him (well, I decided; Delilah doesn't have a lot of say at this point). While he was working hard, we had a fabulous time visiting tons of family and friends. But it seems that the fates are conspiring against me. First, I left my photo memory card at home (remember when I swore I would NEVER do that again?), so I didn't get any pictures with my friend Natalie and her daughter Avery. But I ran right out and bought a new card so I could take pics the rest of the weekend. And I did. But now I get home, and my computer won't recognize the card, so I can't download the photos. Booo!!!!!
So...as soon as I get this straightened out, I will make a new post that will be filled with photos. Sometimes technology is hard.