Eleven

Without further ado, here's the pic you've all been waiting for...  Happy belated 11-month birthday, Lu!

You can find her nine month photo here, seven month photo here, five month photo here, her three month photo here, and her one month photo here.

Newness!

I am very very happy with the house renovations.  Most of all I love the new kitchen, complete with a fancy new dryer.  Cute baby not included, in case you're thinking about ordering your own.

First Swim, First Boat Ride

Another stop on the way to Austin was our favorite little lake in the whole wide world, Club Lake.  As we suspected, Lu is a full fledged water baby! She also loved helping Poppa steer the boat.

4 Generations

So much to tell you about Austin - we're so happy to be back home!  AND I know I need to get Lu's 11-month yellow chair pic uploaded.  However, you'll have to wait for another post.

On our way down to Austin, we stopped off in Dallas to see family, including my grandmother, Nancyma.  She has followed Lu's progress closely, as she was also 4 lbs, 9 oz when she was born!  Looks like Lu is following in her tiny footsteps.  This pic of Nancyma, Mom, Lu and myself is very special to me.

Movin'

We've made it to Austin, and we're still in the process of unpacking, but I thought I'd take the time to post a quick photo update.  The last few weeks in Knoxville were full of fun (and a few sad goodbyes) - the most exciting thing was that Lu started crawling the week before we left!

Lu is much more interested in moving than anything else these days.

We went swinging for the first time and she LOVED it.  

We played in the sprinkler at Noah's house.

We ate and drank at some of our favorite restaurants.

And visited our beloved Market Square farmer's market one last time.

Placeholder, for now

We're in Texas, on our way to Austin, and I have so many things to post about once we settle in.  Lu started crawling last week, she's saying Baby, Mama, and Buddy (well, Buh Buh)...  She's pointing and clapping and "putting it in the bucket."  She's trying to be a big kid and take just one nap a day...  and of course, she's finally a Texas resident!! 

More posts and pics coming soon, I promise.  And maybe even a video if I can get my act together.

World Cup Fever

Even though the US has been knocked out, World Cup fever is still alive and well at Casa de McFincher.  I'm not sure if all of the soccer games she's been exposed to over the past three weeks will contribute to Lu's love of the game or a pavlovian response when she hears "Goooooaaalll!"

This pic was taken during the last minutes of the US-Ghana game on Saturday.  As you might expect, Lu was having a much better time than Allen by this point.