Walk the Walk

Look out!  Crazy legs coming through!  :)  Does this mean I'm officially the Momma of a TODDLER??

 

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Pony Lovin'

The babe is all about giving "love" to everyone these days.  She will love on her books, the floor, toys, chairs, people and stuffed animals.  It's pretty darn cute.

Mr. Pony just hanging out minding his own business.



Little did he know he was about to get some lovin'.



Outta that basket and time to get mauled!



On the walking front, she took about 12 steps in a row today.  I just know it's going to click for her any day now.  Until then, she keeps me on my toes waiting for it to happen!





 

Bacheloretting!

This weekend we celebrated Steph's last official wedding event before the big day- her bachelorette partay!  It was supposed to be the first time I spent the night away from the babe... until we realized we're kinda getting old and we were all pooped by midnight :)  So, home I went to a baby who was just fine without me.  This whole no more breastfeeding thing is going much easier than I thought it would.  Knock on wood!  Anyways, back to the last fling festivities.

The beautiful bride-to-be!  Multiple people spotted the blonde in the sash and tiara and thought she was a princess/beauty queen.  I'm pretty sure the little girl who spotted the "princess" was devastated she didn't get to take a picture with her.

 

This little drink is delicious fruitiness at first and then it kills you with HABANERO infused vodka.  No thanks.  I'm definitely not into that!  That nice sweet pineapple mojito in the background is more my style.  :)

Canby crew!

Aaand, don't ask me how- but P's favorite crabby made a cameo :)

Congrats to Steph!  So excited for the happy couple!

Did Somebody Say Cake?

There's such a big build up to the whole give the babe some cake and watch her make a big spectacular mess moment.  Our little lady wasn't having any of that.  She just did a little dance while everyone sang to her and then poked her cake a few times.  She did get after it a couple times with the direct mouth to cake method... but it didn't get much more exciting than that :)

Mmmmmm....

I handed the camera over to my Dad for all the messy fun- and somehow I had it set on something weird so they all turned out dark, dark, dark.  I'm pretty bummed about it.  I managed to salvage a couple.  I'm not sure what the heck we're doing here, obviously we think she needs some help with her big bite.

I'm sure her lack of interest in eating the cake had nothing to do with my baking skills.  Right?

Every Birthday Needs Cake

If you ask me, the best part of any party or wedding is the dessert bar.   The husband, Guncle Bling and I stayed up WAY too late the night before her party putting all of the finishing touches on her cupcakes, smash cake, push pops, rice crispies and chocolate dipped oreos.  Nothing like a little candy and gossip to get you through a marathon baking session.

The kiddos really loved the cake push pops.  They are pretty cute and something kinda different than cake pops which seem to be everywhere now.  I just made mini cupcakes and slipped them in  the push pop holder- perfect fit!

My Dad couldn't resist feeding her a cupcake before her party started.  He is definitely a trouble maker when it comes to her.

More party snaps to come tomorrow!

My Baby Turned ONE

I did great all weekend until tonight at bath time.  Finally it all hit me and the tears started welling up.  Everyone I've talked to over the past year has told me to enjoy each moment because the time will fly by.  Man does it.  We have been so lucky to have a happy and healthy little girl.  She has given us the best year of our life- by far.  I still miss being in the hospital the weekend she was born and soaking in the time with family and our closest friends.  Since that weekend we have celebrated so many "firsts" with her.  It's amazing what you'll keep track of, her first ride in a shopping cart, her first Starbucks (don't worry, just a vanilla bean frapp), the first time she pooped in the tub... the list goes on and on.  Anyways, I'm obviously sentimental right now and rambling on and on but the moral of the story is I love my baby girl more than I could ever attempt to put into words.  She is BY FAR my best accomplishment.  Happy 1st Birthday Presley Ryan!! WE LOVE YOU!

One last snap from our walk back home.  Imagine what the people who passed us on the path thought... I had P and a giant balloon (plus an awesome outfit) and the Husband was carrying her highchair and a rocking horse.  Just another day in his awesome life.

We started a birthday tradition this morning by fixin' up some cake batter pancakes with LOTS of sprinkles.  They were really yummy- tasted just like birthday cake.  I used a recipe I found on Pinterest.

I think she liked them!

Here's a snap from today at her low key family party.  I'll post about her big birthday bash tomorrow.