Shoes and Sidewalk Chalk

Ta-Da! Amelia loves putting on everyone's shoes and walking around. She got really excited after finally getting on my flip flops. It took about 5 minutes of hard work. That's like 3 hours in baby time!

Sidewalk chalk fun.

The Park!

Amelia went to the park playground for the first time today. She really liked running around and exploring. The slide was a huge hit too!

Rush Delivery to Abu Dhabi

Any idea how much this is going to cost?

The Talented Miss Amelia

Another picture!?!?

While I was busy making dinner, Amelia was busy making something else.....

 

Notice how there is only one toy in the middle of all the mess? Toys just aren't as much fun as newpaper ads, DVDs, and blankets.

Speaking of messes....we puppy sat an adorable, spunky little puppy last week for a few days. She cured us of any desire to get a puppy anytime soon.

 

Why aren't there updates very often?

Amelia! Hey Amelia!

Look over here! Mama wants to take your picture.

Come Back!!  She just won't sit or stand still anymore. She is always on the go!

In other news, we have to switch Amelia's daycare. At her new place, we have to have her name on everything. I thought that it would help the transition if she had a nice blanket that she was familiar with. So, I got all crafty and made her the blanket below. I think it turned out pretty cute and I can guarantee no other kid will have the same one!

Photo Roundup #2

I've been lapsing on my blogging duties. We went to the lake for vacation and had a great time, Amelia walks around like a champ, and she still has the craziest hair ever!

 Silly Daddy and baby!

 Pretending to be shy for the camera.

















This was what her hair looked like after a nap. No help from Mom or Dad!

 Sound asleep even through the fireworks next door.

 Amelia's first boat ride. She hated the life jacket, but we think she liked it.

Swim Lessons

Amelia has had about a week and a half of swim lessons. So far she really likes them. She even fell asleep while floating on her back! I would say she is comfortable in the water!

Playing on her birthday horse and reading one of her new favorite books.

Happy 1st Birthday Amelia!

Check out my sweet hat

Oops, spelled wrong

My very own cake

Want some?

The Aftermath

Happy Birthday to a cute, sweet, cuddly, clever, adorable, hilarious, fun-loving, beautiful, happy, joyful, adventurous, music loving, smart little girl. We are so blessed to have such a wonderful daughter and can't imagine life without you. It's hard to believe that you are already a year old! I hope year number two is as exciting and wonderful as year one.

We love you - Mommy and Daddy

Walking!!!!

 Please ignore my cheering at the end. I had to stop the video quickly so we could clap!

How to take along your toys.......

 ...when you can't quite walk yet. The last couple of weeks, Amelia has decided that using her mouth is an effective way to transport her toys. She does it with anything she can get a good grip on, no matter the size. Here she is carrying her turtle bath toy.

I just had to take the photo above. She was having an especially great hair day. Lots of volume!

To the right she is standing all by herself. She's gotten really good at it and can stay standing for a couple of minutes before she falls or decides to crawl somewhere.

Oh, and SURPRISE Amelia took about 5 steps tonight on her own. I just back from my trip to Boston last night and she waited for me to get home before she started walking. So she made it by her first birthday!