Par-Tay!

What a day! Today all of my friends came over to help me celebrate my first birthday. It was a lot of fun seeing everyone, opening gifts and trying cake for the first time. Man that stuff is tasty! Thank you again to everyone who came and generously donated to my toy, book and outfit collections! :)


Waiting for guests to arrive


Some of my friends and their parents


Daddy got a little carried away with the BBQ and almost burnt down the deck


Checking out my new purse while Nyah and Anna help my mommy unwrap more gifts


I can't wait to read this book!


Surrounded by some of my gifts





Hmmm....what is this I'm eating?


I could get used to eating this stuff!


Are you sure its ok I'm eating this?


Birthdays are tasty!

ONE!

Today I turned the big 0-1! I had a great time celebrating this weekend with my parents and Nana's side of the family! We got to celebrate my birthday as well as Mommy's, Nana's and Great Grandma Stacey's birthdays too. AND it was Easter! Its been a lot of celebrating!


Opening my first birthday gift from Mommy and Daddy


Cool a puzzle!


Fun tunnels to play in!


Enjoying the tunnels with Daddy


I had so much fun crawling around in the tunnels - I thought I'd check out the box it came in


The four birthday girls


Sitting with Papa enjoying my sugar Easter egg


Surveying the gifts...hmmmmmm....where to start?


My fun catepillar from Nana and Papa


This is great!


Showing Great Grandpa Stacey my birthday balloon and presents


Wheeeeeee! Ballooooooons!


Hunting for Easter eggs


The hunt continues


Putting my eggs into my "basket"


Checking out the neighborhood park


The swing was ok....


But the slide was GREAT fun! I kept wanting to go down again and again and again and again!

First Aquarium Trip!

Today I took my first trip to the Seattle Aquarium with my friends Regen, Claire, Abi and Colby...our mommies came along too :) It was lots of fun checking out the different fish and sea life!


Peek a boo!


Colby, Abi and Susie checking out the "petting zoo" of the aquarium


To begin with Claire and I just watched from our strollers...


But then we decided we'd check things out up close


Hey Claire - how cool is this?


Colby, Abi and Regen in front of the seals


Me and mommy at the end of our adventure

Eleven Months!

It has been a busy past month - I've learned to walk, stand up without hanging onto anything and I've even figured out how to whistle! I love to whistle for Kona when we're out on our walks!


The weather has been getting nicer so Mommy and I had lunch on the deck


Hmmmm....these may be a bit too big


I love to beg for food from Daddy - he always gives in!


Getting a fun wheelbarrow ride!


Waiting for swim class to begin


Going down the slide at swim class


Practicing my walking...sometimes Kona gets in the way though - but we hug it out ;)


Whistling!

Walking!

Yes, it finally happened! Kelsey figured out how to walk - sort of :) She has moments where she can cross a room easily and then other moments where two steps is a challenge. I guess that's why they call it baby steps! She (of course) always walks best when the camera isn't on her so here is the best we could get on tape.

Happy Valentine's Day!

Happy Valentine's Day everyone! It has been a busy few weeks for me - I've taken a few steps here and there, I'm learning to stand on my own, and sometimes Mommy and Daddy let me practice feeding myself with a spoon! I've also finally gotten my first teeth!


My Valentine's Day outfit from Nana and Papa


We got a lot of snow recently - it was fun to look at but too cold to play with!


Feeding myself like a big girl!




Teething sucks!


This is a great book!


I learned how to put the rings back on!

Ten Months!

I'm ten months old now and I still don't have any teeth - though it sure feels like some are coming in soon! I've had a fun month of helping Mommy around the house and my friend Izzy came all the way from Las Vegas to visit!


Showing Izzy my collection of walkers


We both agreed this one was the most fun!




I shared my snack trap with Izzy...


...while I taste tested her Mommy's shoes


Mommy lets me play with the recycle when she needs to get work done - its GREAT fun!


Kona lets me try to ride her sometimes...such a good doggie!


"Helping" Mommy sort my laundry


What? Who me? I'm not up to anything :)


Reading is becoming one of my favorite past times now that I know how to turn pages!


Watching Daddy out in the yard