♥Miss P Turns 1♥

It was a humble party of three--P, Daddy, and me! Her daddy said that when he took her to daycare this morning, she just "knew" that it was her birthday. She was struttin' her stuff, screaming, and acting really different. As we affectionately call it, she was hamming it up!

Even when I picked her up this afternoon, she was in rare form. One of the other parents, Cody, jokingly said that she was drunk! Since she's the oldest in daycare, all the other babies will be hitting her up to score some milk since she's "of drinking age" now.

When we got home, we had a birthday celebration for our special girl!

Happy Birthday Sweet Pea! You have enriched our lives, made our life complete, and given us so much love and joy. We wish you many, many more birthdays to celebrate.

It's My Party and I'll Cry If I Want To...

Lovin' every minute of it!

But she didn't! We had a pre-celebration with RT's family this past weekend in conjunction with his niece, Jordan's birthday (March 12). Miss P reveled in the attention and was not shy with anyone. What a hambone. As all of us gathered round to sing Happy Birthday, she just watched us all and you could tell she was DELIGHTED!

Of course she wasn't interested in her presents so much. She was more interested in walking around Mak and Poppa's house--especially going up and down the step from the living room to the kitchen!

Mmm mmm!



P's cousins--the other birthday girl!



Cousin "G" keeping me busy!

Friends Janet and Maya...even Minnie joined the fun!

Yummy cupcake tree!

Hanging out with Uncle Steve.

Oh Mommy! You say the funniest things!

Oh Daddy, you're too late. Cupcake all gone!



Mommy & Me Time

Now that I am back to going to work only 3 days a week, I am loving it! Work has slowed down considerably with all my big projects done. Yippee! So stress levels are also down. I am so excited to be able to spend more time with P and hang out with other moms, and hopefully meet new friends.

P is at a really fun stage, and we have lots of fun hanging out together--giggling, dancing, and just being goofy.

Plus, among the three of us, we've been up and down with sickness since New Year's Eve. Hopefully, cutting back on daycare a couple days will give our immune system some rest!

Stay tuned for more adventures for Miss P and me...

These Shoes Are Made For Walking

The day has come when we had to purchase shoes for their actual purpose and not just for show. We have actually not bought Miss P a pair until now. We were given at least 5-6 pairs of shoes from our baby showers. I have read a lot about how shoes are not necessary for babies who aren't walking yet, and especially if they are learning to walk. They need to see what their feet are doing. So, loving shoes like most women, it was hard to refrain from shoe shopping for baby girl!

Now that she's an "expert" at walking, we are letting her walk around in public places besides around home and daycare. So, last weekend, we took her to the park with her brand new, deliciously pink, little birdie shoes!

She had a ball! She stopped to check out what the other kids were doing, but most of all I think she just wanted to walk! walk! walk! Don't let the photos fool you, it was very cold and breezy that afternoon even though the sun was out. Her eyes were watering, it was so cold!

Here's looking at you!