Thursday, September 9, 2010

Summer Wrap Up

Well hello there folks! Sorry I've been MIA lately, but Mommy
and Daddy and I have been trying to soak up the last few weeks
of summertime! 

I have been very busy since turning one! I went on my first vacation,
learned a lot more words, started running and wearing big girl shoes,
visited the state fair, and turned 13 months old!

Not long after my birthday, Mommy and Daddy took me to the beach
for the first time. Daddy could only stay for a few days so we tried to pack
as much fun as possible into the first two days. We went to Ocean City, MD
 where I took my first walk on the sand (that I didn't enjoy at all!)
and even did some walking on the boardwalk!



Then we headed to the beach house in Dewey, DE where we would
be staying with all of Mommy's side of the family. That night, Daddy cooked
everyone a nice steak dinner and all us kids played in the big yard.




The next morning, Mommy, Daddy, and I walked to the beach
when I woke up (early!). Daddy took me to the water so I could see the ocean
for the first time. I was not a big fan of putting my feet in the water either.
That afternoon, we went back to the beach with the whole family. I 
spent most of my time in the little baby pool Ms. Jen and Jules let 
me borrow for our trip. That night, Daddy took me and Mommy
to dinner for pizza at Grotto's and then he headed home.








The next day was Mommy's birthday and we tried the beach again.
This time it started raining and we had to head home early. That night,
we all went out for dinner to celebrate. 

On Wednesday, it poured rain all day long so me and Mommy took a girlie
shopping trip to the Delaware outlets.


And then on Thursday, it happened!
Mommy had been taking me up to the beach every morning, in hopes
that I would start to like it. Thursday morning seemed to be no different.
Then, when Mommy sat down on the beach and put me in her lap, I
touched the sand and didn't hate it! All of a sudden, I was playing
in the sand, throwing it in the air (and my hair), dragging my
feet through it, and laying in it! The madness didn't stop there! 
When Mommy took me to the ocean, I walked right up to it!
I was suddenly a beach girl! That afternoon, when everyone went
back to the beach together, I showed the family how much I now
loved the beach. I was playing in the sand and Mommy had
a hard time keeping me out of the water! Our trip was really fun and I
loved spending time with my cousins.






 


Once we were home, we only had the weekend to recover before
Mommy went back to work and I went back to Ms. Robin's for daycare. 
We finished up the summer with a trip to the Maryland State Fair 
and got ready for Ravens season! This year, I pay a little bit of 
attention to the game and even clap and cheer when the team does
good things!












I will try to be more frequent with my posts since I have
lots of fun things happening this month. Hope everyone is finally
enjoying this fall weather!

Thursday, August 12, 2010

What a Difference a Year Makes

And just to show how much has changed in the last year:

Here I am just minutes after being born
August 7, 2009


and


This is me 3 days before turning 1
August 4, 2010


I sure am a big girl now!

I'm a Big Girl Now!

Hi everybody! So it finally happened...I finally turned 1!!! 


None of us can believe it, but it's true! On August 7, I turned the
big 1! Mommy and Daddy threw an amazing duckie themed birthday
party for me with all the people who loved me. I got lots of fun gifts and
got to play with all of my friends. I even got to eat (and wear!) cake
for the very first time! I had such a great time and am really glad 
we had such a beautiful day for the party. 











Before I turned 1, Mommy, Daddy, and I were really busy!
On the day before my birthday, we all went to the Baltimore Zoo.
We had such a great time and I even got to pet a giraffe named
Angel! It was a pretty hot day, but I just loved looking at all the different
animals, that I called "dog".





During the week, Mommy and I kept busy by visiting with some
friends. We went to North East, Westminster, Shrewsbury, and York on
our travels.  Aunt Holly, Zachary, and Olivia invited us to their pool
one day and we had a super fun time! I also got to meet Audrey,
who is just a little baby and Landon and Maddie who are older
than me.





Two of my cousins had birthdays really close to mine! We went to 
Zachary's third birthday first. He had a Cars themed party and a
bounce house, that I loved! Then we got to celebrate Cameron's
third birthday with a trip to Chuck E. Cheese!











We also asked Aunt Holly to take some family pictures and some
special "one year" pictures of me. She did an amazing job and we
can't wait to hang them all over our house! Here are some sneak peeks:







I have also been perfecting my walking and am expertly cruising around
the house and walking up and down the sidewalk in front of
our house daily. I don't need to put my hands up for balance nearly
as much as before and am feeling more and more confident everyday!

I am also expanding my vocabulary and am saying lots of words. 
Mommy and Daddy can't believe everything I can say. I say words
like, "dog", "belly", "bye-bye", "block" and I'm getting really close to saying
"bottle" instead of "ba-ba". I am also starting to identify Daddy just
by hearing the door open in the evenings!

Finally, I finished up my Mommy and Me swim classes! An extra
special treat was the day that Daddy got to swim with me! I am still
not a huge fan of going underwater, but I'm MUCH better than
when I first started.



If you have been a devoted reader of my blog, you can see that I have 
had an amazing first year! I just can't wait to see what fun I can get
into this year too!