On Your Birthday...

Good morning birthday girl!





You slept in until 7:30 this morning!  Daddy had to leave early for his golf league, but he gave you a kiss before he left.



After some breakfast, we took Nala for a walk (in our pajamas!).



We played when we got home and to my surprise you were already ready for a nap around 9:30.  You were pretty tired because you slept until almost noon.

We ate lunch, Daddy got home, and then it was present time followed by pool time!

Luke was really excited to give you his present (a My Little Pony Book and 2 Little People - Batgirl and Wonder Woman - so fitting for Luke's love of superheroes right now!).









You were really excited about your stroller and baby doll - much more than I thought you would be at this age.





There are certain moments when you are sure your child is your child.  This moment for me with you is when we are by the pool.  You and I like to be BY the pool, but we don't necessarily need to be IN the pool all the time.  You come in for awhile, but you after a short while you are trying to get yourself back to the deck.  And lately, you just plop yourself in your pink chair and sit there.  It cracks us up!  Then after awhile, you want to get back in the water to cool off and then back to the pink chair you go!  Love it!







You lasted as long as you could outside, but it was time for another nap for you around 3 or so.  This was a short one.

After nap time, we headed to Buffalo Wild Wings for your birthday dinner.



I would say that you loved your mac and cheese.  You ate all of it - the entire bowl plus all of the mandarin oranges!  And had a taste of ice cream.


We came home and played for a bit.  Daddy and Luke were outside doing some watering and you were busy playing with your baby.  You can say baby (ba-ba) and I'm pretty sure you gave your baby no fewer than 1,000 kisses.  We would ask you to do it and other times I would catch you giving kisses all on your own - such a good little mommy you are!
















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Finally, we lit a candle and sang Happy Birthday.  You enjoyed your first taste of chocolate brownie - not a bad ending to the day!

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I hope you enjoyed your day as much as we did!



We will celebrate one more time with your watermelon picnic party on Saturday - we can't wait!

One Year

Our sweet baby girl is one year old!  We can't believe it!



This year was definitely the fastest year of my life!  Luke's first year went by quick for me too, but having two kids has made life even crazier and even more amazing.  And we wouldn't have it any other way!



Paigey, every month since you were born we have been getting a little glimpse of your personality, but within this past month we now know for sure that you are super sweet and cuddly, you get angry fast, you also get over it fast, you are funny and know it, you can turn on the charm and act bashful around others, you are super smiley and happy, you like your freedom, and you are pretty easy going.



You are officially walking and fast.  I suppose you will be running in no time!  You love for us to chase you and with the biggest smile and giggle on your face, you can't seem to move those legs fast enough to get away!





You have been drinking whole milk 3 times a day for a few weeks now and have no issues with it.  You still take a bottle of milk before bed and sometimes in the morning if you don't drink it well with your breakfast.  Other than that, you are just drinking water and you love it!  If you see a water bottle, forget it.  You want it NOW!



You are taking 2 naps and sleeping all night.  You are pretty relaxed about when your naps are and when you go to bed, which is great!  As I have mentioned before, you tend to sleep in later than your brother.



We still haven't found a food you don't like.  I love it!  I remember your brother starting to get really picky around 11 months, but you eat it all.  You definitely have your favorites (noodles, cheese, bread), but really you eat everything off of your tray.  You seriously amaze us at times!  We are officially a 2 frozen pizza family now - just one doesn't cut it!



You are your brother's biggest fan.  Even when he gets a little rough, you can't get enough.  You are a tough cookie!  You are also still Mama's little shadow!  Daddy says you don't really whine all day long, but as soon as I walk in the door, you whine like crazy until I pick you up.  And once I do, there is no putting you down for a long time.  Believe me, I am not complaining.  I will hold you and cuddle you as long as I possibly can.



You give kisses (especially to Daddy and your baby dolls), wave, play patty cake, dance, roll the ball, sing into a microphone, and talk on the phone.



You can say mama, dada, Nala, hello (or the sound that means hello to you), and hi.



You understand a lot of directions that we give you.  Such as: get the ball, go upstairs, time to eat (you know where your highchair is for sure!), go bye-bye, go outside, and many others.



We go to the doctor next Monday for your checkup, but I am guessing you are around 24 lbs.  Your thighs are still the best thing ever!  And we have been holding strong at 8 teeth for awhile now!



You hair is getting so light and while you are getting more of it, it still isn't getting very long.  You seriously have layers.  I definitely can't give you a little ponytail on top yet!  And your eyes are a greenish color - not as light as Daddy's, but not as dark as your brothers.



You are seriously just a joy to be around.  You have turned up the fun notch in our family (and we were pretty fun before!).  You are silly and sweet - just how we like it!



We love you to the moon and back Paigey girl!




Happy ONE year!  Keep smiling :)

Weekend Wrap Up

This weekend was mostly about finishing up some stuff around the house so that I can enjoy my "stay"cation this week and celebrate Paige's birthday and the 4th of July.  I think we did a pretty good job of getting things done!

Thursday was a hot one!



As soon as I got home, Luke and Wally jumped in the pool.  And I mean Luke actually jumped in the pool for the first time - yay!  I am so happy he is enjoying the pool this year!



The first thing I did when I got home on Friday from a long 2 weeks at work was jump in the pool myself!







 

 

 



After getting everything done that we wanted to on Saturday, we headed to a festival by our house that night.  We actually didn't leave until about 7 PM so we got out later than we had planned, but Luke was told we were going to a carnival that night so we had to stay true to our promise!  It was well worth it!

 

Luke loved the rides!









And Paige loved, well, everything!





Luke won a stuffed fish during this game - he is currently sleeping with it!


(I forgot I can't turn the camera when shooting video.)


I'm not sure why we even bothered with the stroller.  Paige just wanted out and ended up pushing it herself!






We got ourselves a funnel cake and sat down to listen to some music! (The videos are a little dark but hopefully you can see them.) Another good and productive weekend!