Monday, March 31, 2008

Odds & Ends

One of my new hobbies...emptying out the drawers in the kitchen...especially the oh-so-loud baking tins!
Another hobby...playing with wires. I'm a ton of help during vacuuming! I love trying to sell our house since we have to vacuum all the time!

My new puppy towel I got for my birthday. I wasn't sure at first...

...but then I saw myself in the mirror and realized how cute I was!
Please, no more pictures from the papparazzi!
Mommy and Daddy were trying to get a picture of my two teeth.
It was a challenging project...they're kinda hard to see.
Here's my first teeth brushing!!

Tuesday, March 11, 2008

One Year Old!

Remember what I looked like in my one month picture??



Sunday, March 9, 2008

Getting Ready for My Birthday Party

Here's Mommy making my birthday cake. It's her first cake...she tried really hard!
I had my own mini-cake!
We went out to dinner the night before...to Magel's where my parents had their rehearsal dinner before their wedding.
My parents rarely give me juice, so I was chugging down, with my head way backwards. It must have been funny because everyone was laughing at me.
Reaching for Grandpa D
Grandpa D was supposed to help Daddy put together my surprise swingset, but as you can see, he wasn't much help!! Mommy and Nana had to help instead. The directions said it would only take 20 minutes to put together, so they timed it. It took 39 minutes! It wasn't their fault though...some of the holes weren't drilled. Daddy was secretly happy though because he got to use power tools (which Grandpa D continued to sleep through)!!

The Party! (the weekend before my birthday)

The day started with the perfect outfit. I'm wearing the same jacket Daddy wore on his first birthday! It was a little tight through the shoulders. Even though I'm little, I'm way more buff than my daddy was!


Here's the banner to set the theme--Puppies! Just like my room! Maybe next year I'll be really into something and decide on my own theme!! I really like Maverick, so puppies were good for this year.


I woke up to find my new swingset in the family room. It was just like Christmas morning! My favorite part was the straps on the swing!Ok, Mav and I are ready...where are all the presents?! Here I go!
I didn't need much help!!!

Nana helping me get the caterpillar out of the box. I wanted to play with every present I opened instead of going on to the next present!Maverick begging for attention during all the excitement!
Daddy playing in my new tunnelMe playing in my new tunnel...it has windows!Hanging out with Paw Paw
Hanging out with Nanny
I love my new O-Ring! Poppy VG picked it out just for me!
Here are all the partiers!
It was a beautiful day to grill out...sorry Poppy and Grandma in Ohio!! We were thinking about you in 21 inches of snow!!We lit the birthday candle from Poppy & "Mom", my Florida grandparents. Daddy told me how it works--I burn one year off every year for 21 years, and then I'm left with a stump. See Daddy's stump next to my candle? Mommy liked this idea because I have to spend my 21st birthday with my parents so I can burn the last number. She says that'll keep me out of trouble, whatever that means!!

The Cake!

I started by putting all 5 fingers in and feeling things out. Then I clawed into it.
I couldn't get enough into my mouth with my hand, so I dove straight in!
Here's the peanut gallery recording the event!
This birthday thing should happen more than once a year! I loved having my own cake!
Anyone want to hold hands?
Intensely studying the colors on my hand
Mommy and Daddy didn't know where to start cleaning me, so I took care of it.
What a day this was!

Tuesday, March 4, 2008

Snow in Texas!!!!!!!

I didn't think I'd get to see snow in my first year of life, but it came with a week to go!! Mommy had to wheel me out in it. I didn't have a snowsuit or anything to keep my feet from getting cold and wet!
Here's the first time I touched snow. Guess what I did with it?
Yep, you guessed it!
Yummmm!

Visit with Paw Paw & Nanny in Ft. Worth

We went to the park in their neighborhood!

We went to visit Mr. Lawson, one of Grandpa D's pharmacy buddies.
I got to take a bath in the big bathtub!I did a pretty good job, but I wanted to stand up most of the time!