Keepin it Real

during the storm

Happy Weekend Friends!

My Daddy is done with wrestling season! 

WoOoOoHoOo, let the fun begin again!

help! (again)

Mommies...I can't find Berkeley's owner's manual anywhere, so I'm not sure what to do!

Is B already ready for only 1 nap? I feel like this is way too early. Is this just a phase?

She hasn't been napping very long. This past 3 days she is awake after about 15 minutes of napping. I leave her in there for a long time to see if she will go back to sleep, and of course she never does. When she is back up she is happy. She goes down right away at about 10:30 and 3:30, but doesn't stay asleep. For awhile she has had at least one crummy nap (never more than 45 minutes), but now it's both naps.

How the heck am I supposed to know when it's time for 1 nap. (I know this usually doesn't happen for a few more months)

Any advise is welcomed!

and the winner is...

Random vacation spot.

Killer deal.

Can't wait to wake up when I want.

2 more months to wait.

Will she even notice we're gone?

Hate

 This

 but...

Love 

This

Make this mental picture:

B in an adorable pink tutu outfit, full of smiles, with her pink purse; walking around to each person in Tim's office handing them a valentine cookie pop. Several times she had to have it pried from her little hands. Each time someone said thank you, she let out a loud laugh followed by  the cutest grin ever.

Hopefully that gave you the cutest picture ever, because I didn't take any!

What a difference

A Year Makes

Remember this?

7 lbs 12 oz

20.5 inches

head=small (don't remember #)

1 year later...

19 lbs (17%) finally she's moving up in the weight class

29" (55%) finally looking like she won't be a 6 ft giant anymore

head 17" (32%) must be all those books she's been reading

So much in 1 year!

Lions and Tigers and Bears

Or maybe just a tiger (that got ultra ticked when Tim woke him)

Off to Zoo we went!

 That's one cute baby cub!

 These 2 were crazy for each other!

 Don't get very many of these pix anymore

 Thanks Pops and Grandma Judy!

help!

Go light?

or

Stay dark?

Hurry! I only have 2 hours to decide!

Party-n like...

a sick baby?! 

 (There's way too much detail here) 

 

B woke up the night before her festivities with a fever of 103 and it stuck around for 4 days! While we tried to tend to a screaming, sick baby all night, I was down with food poisoning all night also. We didn't crash out until 5:30 a.m., but no worries, she still partied like a rock star (sort of). She was not herself and on;ly wanted to watch her buddies have fun. She wouldn't eat anything, including the cake.  Despite our minor set backs, we had a blast. Just check out how sick little Miss B looks. Upside..she was well again by her actual birthday.

The decor "Our Birdie is turning 1" :

(I think the pix didn't do it justice (my humble opinion))

Yard sign (and sad winter grass) 

"Berkeley's Birdhouse"

 

 We put a tree in the front courtyard with her monthly pictures

Favor table with cookie pops "Tweet you for coming! Love, Berkeley"

 

The branch had a picture of her every week for the 52 weeks

Banner and slide show (wish I made the banner but, B's BFF's Mama did that one)

 Adorable cake...BFF Queso's doing...cupcakes, mine (I can't frost!)

 

Check out the high chair decor

 

The butt says "ONE" with a birdie

 The Event:

 

  One of the few smiles that day

 She grabbed the bird head and showed in her mouth

 

 Daddy fished it out and set her off

 After much demonstration, she gave it a try

  Stopped to re-hydrate

 Then back at it again, this time with a spoon

 (the only pic of our fam)

 How could you not smile at these little ones

 My nieces drive up with my awesome parents for the big event

 Just before she crashed

 Her new hat from her cousin London

 But the best gift...a slumber party with some cousins

 

The Real Deal:

She woke up to a balloon, a present and the parents singing

Grandma and Pops flew in to help celebrate (and off to the park)

 Cruisin with Grandma Judy

 

We finished off the day with loads of fun, kisses, dinner at Lucilles and a few gifts were snuck in the mix and maybe a cupcake or 2

We are partied out over here folks!

Happy Birthday B!

How did we go from this ....

 To this already?!

Happy 1st Birthday to the coolest kid of 2010!

Party and birthday details to come, just as soon as we are done partying it up over here