Alexis' FIRST Birthday Party!

Lexi's first birthday party...in a nutshell. Not much explaining necessary, other than the fact that I totally acknowledge having a big party for Alexis' first birthday was way more for me, than for her! She was so confused/tired by the whole thing, that we put the birthday girl to bed 30 minutes into her own party! Regardless, I had a great time planning it, and it was a perfect excuse to get together with good friends, and eat cake.

It's hard to imagine life without that little face!!

Jumping

My baby has never-ending energy. She is ALWAYS moving. These days her most favorite thing is jumping with Grandma!

Not in the Mood...

It was one of those days with the camera today...

Luckily she redeemed herself with a couple of cute shots!

TV Addict?

"Hey, look what I found!"

"I know what to do with this"

"Yum!"

"Wait a second, I need a dvd to watch."

"Let me just put it in the dvd player"

"No wonder it wasn't working."

"Sheesh, that was hard work. All for the love of tv!"

It's so fun watching Alexis learn new tricks!!
She's getting pretty good on her feet these days...which basically means I can't ever take my eyes off her anymore!

I can't seem to get enough of this little face!

(Thanks for teaching me how to make collages Vanessa!!)

Camping with the Fam

A couple of weekends ago we met my brother's family and my parents for a day of camping in Niagara Falls. We had originally planned on camping the whole weekend with them...and then we remembered we had a baby! I was NOT brave enough to spend 3 days in the wood with a very active 9 month old who insists on putting EVERYTHING in her mouth!
We ended up having a great day together.

There was lots of hanging out around the fire pit...with/without a fire...

Playtime with the cousins

Some intense games of horseshoe...

Yogurt time in the stroller

Not too thrilled about the peas...

But loving having company at lunch time...

And lots of yummy food!