Sailor Girl

hmmm..... I really thought these pictures turned out better than this. i knew the sun was in her eyes but it was the best lit angle, really.... too bad there's no smile to go along with such a cute outfit.

Bubble Bath

We've been blowing alot of bubbles during bath time. Natalie likes it so much that as soon as she hears me running the water, she runs to the cabinet and pulls out the bubbles. It is so neat to see that she makes the connection and enjoys it. Tonight, Matt was home and able to spend some time with us.... Natalie just loved having daddy there (so did mom!) :-)

Pots and Pans

Video Games

Matt and Natalie "playing" video games.

New toys

Here's some video and pictures of Natalie enjoying her birthday presents.

Play-Doh is FUN!!!!!

Matt and I had so much fun playing with Natalie's play-doh. She enjoyed putting the lids back on the containers.

Sleepy Natalie

Last weekend, Natalie and I had a busy day..... unfortunately, Natalie was WORN OUT. So tired in fact that she fell asleep as I was about to feed her lunch.

"Happy" Natalie

I forget what she was upset about this particular time but she was really too cute I had to get the camera. She's starting to show frustration now and although we don't get cries like this all the time, it is more frequent.

12 Month Checkup

Natalie had her 12 month checkup recently and the doctor said she's looking great and right on target with her development (duh!). Unfortunately, she had to have 4 shots!!! and a finger pricked for blood work. It was soooooo sad. Matt had the afternoon off so he took her home afterwards so she didn't have to back to school.

Here's her stats:
Weight: 21lbs (50% percentile)
Length: 30-1/8" (80% percentile)
Head: 18-1/4" (80% percentile)

Things she says:
-momma
-dadda
-thank you (kind of)
-the end (after you finish a book)
-no
-baa (sheep)
-blue
-yellow and red (kind of)

Things she can do:
-reads to herself and turns the book right side up
-stack objects
-throw objects (ugh!!)
-walk (YEAH!!! no more knee shuffle)
-climb onto our bed
-climb out of the bathtub (almost)

Things she enjoys:
-she LOVES books, either reading to her or looking at them
-pulling kleenex out of the box
-swimming (jumping in especially)
-going outside
-looking outside (from the front door or the windows)
-cats -but she is kind of scared of them too

Her favorite foods:
-peaches!!!! this kid loves just about any fruit but especially peaches
-animal crackers
-puffs & goldfish
-She will eat most things you put in front of her but if she doesn't like it or she's full, she starts throwing it (mommy and daddy then get her out of the highchair)

Things she's done so far in 1 year:
-flown on an airplane to New Orleans(3x), San Antonio, Omaha, Birmingham & Cleveland, Ohio
-gone to San Antonio and Omaha zoo
-3 pool parties
-4 birthday parties just for her (yikes!)
-swimming classes

Labor Day Weekend & 4th Party!!

BIRTHDAY PARTY (4th and last party!)

We're had so much fun over this Labor Day weekend. First, we had Natalie's birthday party here at our house...this makes it her 4th!!!! party of the season. That's alot for alittle girl. Thankfully, she probably won't remember having 4 birthday parties her first year. All of her friends from church came over for her Hawaiian themed pool party. It was alot of fun and was great to hang out and spend time with our friends.

PLAYGROUND
This morning, we walked over to our neighborhood park to swing, climb and slide. We're so lucky to have this playground so close to our house. It was pretty humid outside so we're really looking forward to swimming when Natalie wakes up from her nap.

PURSES & BABIES

Here are some pictures with her new purses and baby doll that she's been playing with. She's been entertaining us - there are tons more pictures but we didn't want to bore you guys out there.

Summer 09 Vacation - Mississippi