Hi there!!

Alia loves her new micorphone! She knew exactly

what to do with it. I wonder why???

She is a chocolate/ice cream crazy girl!

We started with ice cream cake, but she quickly

gave herself a brain freeze and had a little cry...

so, we took that away and gave her the chocolate. :)

She didn't quite understand why everyone was

singing to her...I think she enjoyed it though.

She missed her morning nap, but she hung in

all the way to the end. :) What a party animal!

We had a little ball pit set up for her...

she enjoyed it.

Some of our friends brought over

their bouncy house... Alia enjoyed

jumping.

My little drama queen!

She mostly liked jumping when momma was

helping... she was a little scared when it was

just her and the other kids.

She loves to walk... still needs

something to hold on to though.

Alia and her daddy.. Awwww!

Too cute!

Here she is again showing us what to do with

a microphone.

Ok, this is a little outfit that my

sister bought for her. She looked so

cute in it that I had to take a picture!
I just LOVE dressing her. :)

So, Alia is 1!!! I can't believe it! Hope you enjoyed the pics! She seems like she has changed so much in the last month. She has started saying some words (especially mommy, daddy, bye-bye, and duck). She has taken her first steps and is constantly on the go (even though she still requires a finger to hold on to). There are lots of people nearby who love to hold her hand and walk her around. That is a great way to her heart... well, that and chocolate.

I am still amazed every day at what a joy she is! Even now while she is teething and her and mommy have had a few sleepless nights, she is still so sweet. I love when I pick her up out of her bed and she just puts her head on my shoulder and calms down immediately. There is just something so amazing about how much she loves and trusts me.

Anyway... she is asleep and I am tired, so I'm signing off for now...

Talk to you soon...

Steph :)