An Amazing Easter in Austin...

Last weekend was Easter and boy did I have a great time! I got to dye eggs with my uncles Brock and Zane and my Grandma Shea. I got a big basket from the Easter bunny - it had chocolate eggs, marshmallow eggs, peeps, puzzles, a coloring book, and even a little bunny bath bomb. I also got a big duck that quacks and sings if you squeeze his foot. I love to make him sing in the car and quack along with him - "Quack, quack, quack..." Mom and dad think it is pretty funny. Mom and dad also let me eat as much chocolate as I wanted. I really like chocolate... I had so much fun.

Here I am with my Easter basket about to go hunt down some eggs. I wasn't too sure at first, but I got the hang of it pretty fast and found so many!

Here I am doing it all by myself!
A purple one to go with my others...

This BIG egg had money inside of it! It was great. It had all sorts of coins that rattled around.

My Nana had this car at her house. It was on a zip line and went so fast - I even knocked down my Uncle Zane at one point. I would have rode in this all day if we didn't have to get back up to Dallas. Thanks for pushing me along Uncle Brock!

And here is my Nana pushing me. She is so strong!

This is the duck, I mentioned above. Also, my uncle Zane picked out my pink dress when out shopping with mom. I think he did good - maybe he will be a famous fashion designer when he grows up!

And here I am in the lovely Texas Bluebonnets. See you all again soon!

Quick Update

Everyone - Mom meant to help me update this last night, but somehow forgot, so here is a quick update until we can get my Easter photos uploaded (I LOVE marshmallow eggs, but more on that next time...). We should be moved into the new house on Saturday. We picked out our washer, dryer, and refrigerator last night and I have been moving car loads of stuff with Dad all week. I am very excited about my new room! Anyhow, here is a photo of me at the park and many more photos should be up by the weekend!

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!