Hiatus to Vegas 2010

The house.

The strip.

The dam.

The 3 of us.

The kids (Elizabeth & Londyn.)

The preserve.

The gang.

The show.

The end.

I like snacks

Elizabeth's 1 Year Check Up

We had Elizabeth's 1 year check-up a few weeks ago. Other than being told not to change her eating routine AT ALL because of the reactions she's been having, it went great.

Social update:

• She still prefers crawling to walking, but she will walk behind the little walker we've borrowed.
• She has 7 teeth and LOVES to use them on everything (sad news for the once beautiful crib).
• She eats everything she can get her hands on, so we're trying to be sure it's nothing with dairy, nuts, or eggs (hopefully we can get her tested in a few weeks to verify our assumptions about allergies). Her new favorite is strawberries. 
• She still says Mamma and Dadda and we're pretty sure she knows it's us. She definitely looks at Zach when we ask where Daddy is. And she has babble conversations with herself all the time. It usually involves lots of sticking her tongue out. 
• She's also started saying "Pup" the last couple weeks whenever we saw Zach's parents dog BG. She loves that dog and I'm sure they'd be BFFs if we'd let them get close.
• She loves giving kisses and she's started giving unexpected hugs. Those are the best...little arm squeezes.

Physical update:

• Age: 1 yr.   Length: 29.25 in (54%) Weight: 18.44 lbs (10%) Head: 17 in (20%)
• Age: 9 mo. Length: 28 in (60%) Weight: 17 lbs 6 oz (20%) Head: 16.9 in (18%)
• Age: 6 mo. Length: 27 in (87%) Weight: 16 lbs. (47%) 
  Head: 16.7 in (48%)
• Age: 4 mo. Length: 26 in (94%) Weight: 13 lbs 9 oz (50%) Head: 16.1 in (44%)
• Age: 2 mo. Length: 22 in (75%) Weight: 10 lbs 10 oz (75%) Head: 30%
• Age: Birth Length: 20 in Weight: 6 lbs 15 oz Head: ?

Happy Birthday Grandpa Dwight!

(Sad that this is the only pic we have of my dad with Elizabeth since our hard drive crashed and took our pics with it and I've done a bad job of taking pics at family things with everyone.)

Elizabeth is 1 YEAR OLD!

Elizabeth turned 1 on Sunday, January 10th. Here she is at her "1" moments so far:
1 hour old

1 day old

1 week old

1 month old

1 year old

We sure love you doodlebug!

Elizabeth's "Tinked" Out Birthday Party

Elizabeth's 1st birthday party had a Tinker Bell theme. It turned out pretty cute!

Cake & Presents

Giant Cupcake Pan= $25.00

Tinker Bell Candle= $5.00

Ingredients to make a Vegan Cream Cheese Frosting for the Dairy Allergic Baby= $30.00 (not to mention the ingredients to make the 6 practice cakes)

A 1-year-old who smashes everything put on her tray EXCEPT her birthday cake made for smashing= Priceless.

This is literally the ONLY thing she put in her mouth...the jelly flower that came from a box added last minute.

The extent of the damage she did...and Jen even dug into the cake to get to the center for her. 

Opening a few presents

Of course, her favorite part was the paper envelope.

Celebration Guests

Thanks to our family members who were able to come celebrate the big #1 with us. (We missed Grandma & Grandpa Aland, Aunt Patrice, and the Oliverson Family.)

THANKS FOR A WONDERFUL

1ST BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION EVERYONE!!!

Mom, I think I need a bigger car seat...