Springtime Snowflakes at Our New House

On March 12th, we closed on our new house. Here is a photo of it from this morning (and yes, we still live in Dallas, in case you were thinking we had perhaps moved to the North Pole...). I love the house. It is still pretty empty and I really like to yell and listen to my voice echo. I also love to close myself in the kitchen cupboards and to sit and play in the grass out back. We should be all moved in by early next month.

Here is the living room. This fireplace will be great for Santa come December!

And this is my backyard. It is so BIG...

This is my room. It is bright and cheery just like me!

Hope you like the house, I am sure you will be seeing more of it soon...

My Personality is Really Starting to Shine!

Hi there everybody. Now that I am one, my personality is really starting to come through. I am a loud, funny, and bouncy little girl. I have learned how to say "Jackie" (pretty clearly too) and use it to refer to Jackie (my dog) and any other dog that I see. I am not at all afraid of voicing my opinions and let Mom and Dad know what is on my mind. I also really hate the word "No." Why are there so may things in this world that a little girl can't play with (light sockets...glass picture frames..dirty diapers...full cups of juice or soda...come on people!)? Here are some photos from the last few weeks:

Thank you for the shades Mary Margaret. I really LOVE them!

And thanks for the necklace YaYa. I know that it looks broken, but trust me, it is better this way.

Dad loves this shirt. It is true too - I can climb up the stairs, onto the couch and up mom and dads legs - I am a little Monkey!

I am tall enough to reach EVERYTHING!

In the end though I am still cute as a button :-).

Most of the time....

One Year down!

I am ONE!!! Yes, Mom and Dad kept me alive for an entire year (I know the grandparents were a bit worried about that...). In light of my making it this far, they even threw me a party. Not just a cake and streamers party either, but an all out Dr. Seuss bash!!!

Here I am with my Friends Nolan, Marin, and Topher.

This was my present from Mom and Dad. I LOVE it. I ride it all around the house.

Balloons are such fun!

And I ate the cake by the handfuls! A whole cake just for me!

And this is the cake before I got it (It is Cat's Hat!)

San Diego Vacation with Dad

So Mom had to go on a work trip to Coronado Island (right off the coast of San Diego) and Dad and I got to tag along so that she could feed me at night. I had a great time with dad. He took me to the San Diego zoo. I really liked the elephants and monkeys! Dad even bought me a little zoo keeper outfit (complete with my very own real keys). I was a little bit frightened by the goats in the petting zoo, but in all fairness they were bigger than me...

I loved the hotel, too. I got to walk and run through the halls during the day and all the housekeepers stopped to talk to me. I even got to walk around town with mom on her lunch breaks. It was a great trip! Check out my pictures below:

An elephant getting a pedicure.

Dad and I by the llmas

Just standing around :-). I am so big!

That is our hotel behind me.

My Merry, Merry First Christmas!

Mom and Dad took me down to Austin for my very first Christmas. It was fun to spend the day with my uncles Brock and Zane. I even got to go see my Auntie Dena, Nana, and Opa in Kyle, on Christmas Eve. Nana and Opa got me a caterpillar that you can ride on and Auntie Dena got me a teapot that sings. I carry it around everywhere!

I had so much fun opening presents, although I definitely liked the paper better than anything else!

Santa even left Brock, Zane, and me a note.

Ho, Ho, Ho everyone!

I MET SANTA!

Everyone, I had a wonderful day. I met Santa Claus. He was big and jolly and super nice. He told mom and dad that I was a great baby girl - I didn't even flinch when mom set me on his lap! Here is my official shot with him. We were checking each other out...

Here are a couple of other photos that dad got of the two of us. I really though that he a was pretty cool guy (in case you can't tell, spot on with the "curiously stare" votes!).

Here are some photos of the family decorating our Christmas tree. It was so much fun. I loved all the ornaments. Mom and Dad even let me help out.
And, finally, here are some of my official Christmas photos. Aren't I a cutie?

Staying Home with Dad

So Mom started her new job a couple of weeks ago and now I stay home with Dad. We have lots of fun. He takes me to the store and to parks around town. We even painted pottery! Here are a couple fo photos he has taken.

(Thanksgiving photos to come soon!)