Elle Turns 1!

You know how when you don't see a child that you know for a while, you're shocked at how much they've grown since you've last seen them? Well, I've been with Elle every day for the past year and I STILL don't believe that it's been that long! I can't believe that my little girl is already 1 year old! Ah! Call me crazy, but I know most of you agree, it goes too fast! :)

The party is here!

Elle's personal cake

And everyone else's!

As you can tell, she wasted absolutely NO time at all. And it goes on from there!

We gave her a mirror so she could survey the glamorous job she was doing

She wanted to share, the little sweetheart!

Dylan kept borrowing people's cell phones :)

Present time!

She kept coming back to this book over & over, she loved it!

Adorable dress, isn't it?! I love it!

Dylan's other cell phone nab

What a fun box!
This was a bop 'n' go penguin and the box flipped up to show a full-size picture of it

She spent 10 minutes just turning and sitting over and over again on this box, It was so funny!

A lamb hoodie bath towel, so cute!

Dylan checking out how it all worked. So he could show Elle, of course! ;)

And I didn't want to forget the "griller " of all those burgers! My love!

We had so much fun celebrating her birthday with friends and family and
were so glad we could have them there! That is what is was all about!

Our Little Ones

Hello again! I'm doing better, slowly. It's only been a month instead of 3 since my last post! Woohoo! Maybe next time it'll only be a few weeks... ;) Enjoy!

Dylan & Grammie

Cyclops Boy!

My Papa's 86th birthday party

Helping Gram & Great-Mama find something under the fridge

I was shocked at 4 and thought there was no way he'd make 5 (I don't think I could even make 5)...

...but HE knew that he could...

...and, of course, he DID!!
(Shame on me for even doubting :) )

Cuddling with Dad

My 3 loves

The infamous "Orange Juice Pops"

OK, this was in a very tiny corner behind the glider in his room, between Elle's crib and the wall...hahaha!

My cousins wedding at the Portland Temple

Her (or rather Dylan's) lovable Curious George

My big helper

Yay!

I just love this one!

Look into my eyes...you're getting sleepy...

Dinner with Papa at Claim Jumper

He asked for a tiny cake and they made it up like they do for birthdays. He loved it!

No fair, I want one!

Sharing Cheerios with Papa

One day for a nap, he fell asleep in Elle's bed :)

A cool dude and his squirt bottle

We love food!

It was so cute! Randomly one day, he came over to Elle his butterfly and gave her ladybug to her and
pushed them both so they played at the same time over and over again. Wow, it was great!

As soon as I saw this, I knew it was practice for the birthday cake coming up a couple weeks later