Friday, February 20, 2009

2 sets of photos in one week... that's impressive


For Alia'a first birthday, Brad and I took off
and took her to the Magic House with grandpa,
Uncle Andrew, Aunt Julie, and Aunt Christie.
It was a rainy day, but once we got inside...
we had lots of fun.

We touched the magnetic ball... Alia couldn't
quite figure out why everyone's hair was
sticking straight up. :) Hers didn't go quite
as high because she couldn't directly touch
the ball.

This is the same face that she makes every time
we go outside and it's windy. :) There was quite
a burst of air from this area.


She really loved the water area... it was like
bathtime with her clothes on... good thing we
had extra clothes with us.

We climbed through tunnels...
On a different day, Alia had her first wagon
ride... she had so much fun!
Yet another day...we tried her
chicken outfit on her. It was
supposed to be for halloween, but
we didn't have her yet then so we
wanted to see what it looked like.
For Uncle Andrew's birthday, we went to
Incredible Pizza and ate lots of food and rode
lots of rides. She had lots of fun.
Here's one more fun Magic House picture. :)
We are in the mirror maze.
Well... that's all the pictures for now... We are
heading to Florida soon. We are going to go
to watch some Cardinal Spring Training.
It will be Alia's first time at the beach and
she'll be able to wear some summer clothes. :)
We'll update again soon...
Until then, enjoy these pictures along with the
birthday pictures that we posted the other day.
Steph, Brad, and Alia









Wednesday, February 18, 2009

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 :)